Photo: #The High Line, an abandoned rail structure turned into a park by Robert Hammond and Joshua David. The first phase of the park was completed in June 2009.
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The High Line, an abandoned rail structure turned into a park by Robert Hammond and Joshua David. The first phase of the park was completed in June 2009. (Robert Hammond)

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City and state government budgets are tight, so where does that leave parks? As it turns out, some parks go from a wild idea to reality with the help of private funds. Robert Hammond took an elevated rail track and turned it into one of the most talked about parks in New York City, the High Line.

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  • Robert Hammond: Co-founder and executive director of Friends of the High Line.
  • Cecily Hines: President of the Minneapolis Parks Foundation.

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