Dan Barasch: A park underneath the hustle and bustle of New York City
Dan Barasch: Taman dibawah hiruk pikuk kota 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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taman bawah tanah
to build an underground park,
membangun taman bawah tanah,
mereka pergi
membangun kehidupan baru
dekade-dekade itu
sebanyak mungkin
ke luar negeri,
kalau aku tahu lebih banyak
politics of my own hometown.
politik kampung halamanku.
masalah sosial.
making the world a better place.
membuat dunia semakin baik.
yang sangat spektakuler,
mengantarkan kita ke daerah itu,
sepenuhnya adil.
kamu berada di daerah itu.
sebesar lapangan bola
adalah Indiana Jones
memiliki dua per tiga lahan hijau
sepersepuluh lahan hijau.
dan membuatnya menjadi sesuatu
ke bawah tanah
harvests sunlight above the street,
yang mengumpulkan cahaya di atas jalan,
tanaman dan pohon
kamu bisa membuat tempat
kita merilis gambar-gambar itu,
"oh, itu seperti
orang-orang ingin
aku memutuskan berhenti bekerja
memperlihatkan teknologinya.
cahaya di tengahnya.
panel surya di atas,
untuk melihat pameran kita,
di seluruh dunia.
masih terasa
sesuatu yang akan
tapi yang terpenting
ekosistem keseluruhan
dari bagaimana kita sebenarnya
ke ruang bawah tanah yang hangat ini.
ketika sangat dingin di luar,
absolutely freezing outside,
kamu datangi pasti
bahwa Lowline akan melengkapi
akan berfokus pada kembali mengklaim
bagaimana menciptakan komunitas kita
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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