Freshkills Park Talks: INNOVATIVE PARKS FOR RESURGENT CITIES, 7/27
By: Lauren Wolman Jul. 15, 2010
DATE: Tuesday, July 27, 2010
TIME: 6:30 p.m.LOCATION: The Arsenal, 3rd floor galleryFifth Avenue at 64th Street
ManhattanDETAILS: As part of the Freshkills Park Talks series, a lecture series related to the reclamation and development of Freshkills Park, Peter Harnik, director of the Center for City Park Excellence at the Trust for Public Land in Washington, D.C. will discuss transforming unique areas into community parks. For many years, urban parks across the U.S. sank into decay and disuse. However, as cities have begun to rebound - and as evidence of the economic, cultural, and health benefits of parks grows - investment in these valuable facilities has swelled. Many new parks are being built in surprising places-rooftops, old railyards, highway decks, covered reservoirs and widened stream valleys. The leader in the movement is New York City. The urban parks movement is transforming cities for residents, families, commuters and visitors alike.
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