Dan Barasch: A park underneath the hustle and bustle of New York City
Dan Barasch: Un parc sub agitaţia din oraşul New York
Dan Barasch’s grandmother grew up in New York’s Lower East Side. Now, he’s building an underground park in her old neighborhood, where greenspace is limited. Full bio
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în oraşul New York.
to build an underground park,
un parc subteran,
înainte de a pleca din Italia
de oameni de pretutindeni.
de acele decenii
chifteluţe și macaroane
în străinătate,
în Kenya.
mai multe despre
politics of my own hometown.
politica din propriul meu oraş.
problemele sociale.
making the world a better place.
un loc mai bun.
James Ramsey
unui spaţiu spectaculos
al liniei de troleibuz
în spaţiu,
simţămintele magice incredibile
cât un teren de fotbal
a oraşului
aglomerate cartiere din oraş.
din spaţiul lor verde.
acest spaţiu în ceva
razele solare de deasupra străzii,
harvests sunlight above the street,
să crească
aceste imagini
în asta
acestui proiect.
expunerea noastră,
din întreaga lume.
în oraşul New York
în spaţiul propriu-zis.
ale oraşului
subteran primitor.
absolutely freezing outside,
pentru toate anotimpurile
s-au concentrat
în sus şi în exterior,
revendicarea
comunităţile noastre
şi mai egalitare.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Dan Barasch - StrategistDan Barasch’s grandmother grew up in New York’s Lower East Side. Now, he’s building an underground park in her old neighborhood, where greenspace is limited.
Why you should listen
Dan Barasch is the co-founder and executive director of the Lowline, an underground park that is being developed underneath the streets of New York City—in the Williamsburg Bridge Trolley Terminal. In use from 1908 to 1948, this terminal is now abandoned. The Lowline will be a one-acre park in a neighborhood where greenspace is hard to come by. The project uses innovative solar technology to capture light above ground and distribute it below, making it a space that can be used in all four seasons. Once a wild idea, the project got a big boost on Kickstarter, raising more than $155,000 for its development in 2012. The project promises to be the inverse of New York's High Line.
Barasch has long known that he wanted to make a difference, but for years, wasn't quite sure how to go about doing that. Before he left his job to work fultime on the Lowline, he led strategic partnerships at PopTech; held multiple roles at Google; and worked in small business development in New York City government. He also consulted for UNICEF in Nairobi and with the 9/11 Survivors’ Fund in Washington DC. He began his career at the World Affairs Council in San Francisco, co-producing the weekly NPR show “It’s Your World.”
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