Robert Hammond: Building a park in the sky

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืžืชืจื’ื: Ido Dekkers ืžื‘ืงืจ: Sigal Tifferet
00:15
The Highline
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ื”ืงื• ื”ื’ื‘ื•ื”
00:17
is an old, elevated rail line
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ื”ื•ื ืงื• ืจื›ื‘ืช ืžื•ื’ื‘ื” ื™ืฉืŸ,
00:19
that runs for a mile and a half right through Manhattan.
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ืฉืจืฅ ื›ืฉื ื™ื™ื ื•ื—ืฆื™ ืงื™ืœื•ืžื˜ืจื™ื ื“ืจืš ืžื ื”ื˜ืŸ.
00:22
And it was originally a freight line
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ื•ื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืžืงื•ืจ ืงื• ืžืฉื
00:24
that ran down 10th Ave.
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ืฉืขื‘ืจ ื‘ืžื•ืจื“ ื”ืฉื“ืจื” ื”ืขืฉื™ืจื™ืช.
00:27
And it became known as "Death Avenue"
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ื•ื”ื•ื ื”ืคืš ืœื™ื“ื•ืข ื›"ืฉื“ืจืช ื”ืžื•ื•ืช",
00:29
because so many people were run over by the trains
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ืžืคื ื™ ืฉื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ืื ืฉื™ื ื ื“ืจืกื• ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืจื›ื‘ื•ืช
00:31
that the railroad hired a guy on horseback to run in front,
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ืฉื”ืจื›ื‘ืช ืฉื›ืจื” ืื“ื ืขืœ ืกื•ืก ืฉื™ืจื•ืฅ ืžืงื“ื™ืžื”,
00:34
and he became known as the "West Side Cowboy."
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ื•ื ื•ื“ืข ื›"ืงืื•ื‘ื•ื™ ืžื”ืฆื“ ื”ืžืขืจื‘ื™."
00:36
But even with a cowboy,
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ืื‘ืœ ืืคื™ืœื• ืขื ื”ืงืื•ื‘ื•ื™,
00:38
about one person a month
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ื‘ืขืจืš ืื“ื ืื—ื“ ื‘ื—ื•ื“ืฉ
00:40
was killed and run over.
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ื ื”ืจื’ ืžื“ืจื™ืกื”.
00:42
So they elevated it.
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ืื– ื”ื ื”ืจื™ืžื• ืื•ืชื•.
00:44
They built it 30 ft. in the air, right through the middle of the city.
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ื”ื ื‘ื ื• ืื•ืชื• 10 ืžื˜ืจ ื‘ืื•ื™ืจ, ื™ืฉืจ ื“ืจืš ืžืจื›ื– ื”ืขื™ืจ.
00:47
But with the rise of interstate trucking,
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ืื‘ืœ ืขื ื”ืขืœื™ื” ืฉืœ ื”ื•ื‘ืœืช ืžืฉืื™ื•ืช ื‘ื™ืŸ ืžื“ื™ื ืชื™ืช,
00:49
it was used less and less.
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ื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ืคื—ื•ืช ื•ืคื—ื•ืช ื‘ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ.
00:51
And by 1980, the last train rode.
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ื•ื‘ืฉื ืช 1980, ื”ืจื›ื‘ืช ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื” ืขื‘ืจื”.
00:54
It was a train loaded with frozen turkeys -- they say, at Thanksgiving --
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ื–ื• ื”ื™ืชื” ืจื›ื‘ืช ืขืžื•ืกื” ื‘ืชืจื ื’ื•ืœื™ ื”ื•ื“ื• ืงืคื•ืื™ื -- ื”ื ืื•ืžืจื™ื, ื‘ื—ื’ ื”ื”ื•ื“ื™ื” --
00:56
from the meatpacking district.
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ืžืื–ื•ืจ ืืจื™ื–ืช ื”ื‘ืฉืจ.
00:58
And then it was abandoned.
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ื•ืื– ื”ื•ื ื ื ื˜ืฉ.
01:00
And I live in the neighborhood,
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ื•ืื ื™ ื’ืจ ื‘ืฉื›ื•ื ื”,
01:02
and I first read about it in the New York Times,
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ื•ืœืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืงืจืืชื™ ืขืœ ื–ื” ื‘ื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืง ื˜ื™ื™ืžืก,
01:04
in an article that said it was going to be demolished.
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ื‘ืžืืžืจ ืฉืืžืจ ืฉืขื•ืžื“ื™ื ืœื”ืจื•ืก ืื•ืชื•.
01:07
And I assumed someone was working
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ื•ืื ื™ ื”ื ื—ืชื™ ืฉืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืขื‘ื“ ืขืœ
01:09
to preserve it or save it
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ืœืฉืžืจ ืื•ืชื• ืื• ืœื”ืฆื™ืœ ืื•ืชื•
01:11
and I could volunteer,
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ื•ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœื”ืชื ื“ื‘,
01:13
but I realized no one was doing anything.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืฉืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืœื ืขืฉื” ื“ื‘ืจ.
01:15
I went to my first community board meeting --
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ื”ืœื›ืชื™ ืœืคื’ื™ืฉืช ื”ื•ืขื“ื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืฉืœื™ --
01:17
which I'd never been to one before --
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ืฉืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืื—ืช ืœืคื ื™ ื›ืŸ --
01:20
and sat next to another guy named Joshua David,
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ื•ื™ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืœืฆื“ ื‘ื—ื•ืจ ื‘ืฉื ื’'ื•ืฉื•ืข ื“ื•ื™ื“,
01:22
who's a travel writer.
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ืฉื”ื•ื ื›ื•ืชื‘ ืžืกืขื•ืช.
01:24
And at the end of the meeting, we realized
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ื•ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื”, ื”ื‘ื ื•
01:26
we were the only two people that were sort of interested in the project;
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ืฉื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืฉื ื™ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื™ื ืฉื”ื™ื• ืžืขื•ื ื™ื™ื ื™ื ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ื›ืœืฉื”ื™ ื‘ืคืจื•ื™ื™ืงื˜;
01:28
most people wanted to tear it down.
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ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ืจืฆื• ืœื”ืจื•ืก ืื•ืชื•.
01:30
So we exchanged business cards,
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ืื– ื”ื—ืœืคื ื• ื›ืจื˜ื™ืกื™ ื‘ื™ืงื•ืจ,
01:32
and we kept calling each other
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ื•ื”ืžืฉื›ื ื• ืœื”ืชืงืฉืจ ืื—ื“ ืœืฉื ื™
01:34
and decided to start this organization,
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ื•ื”ื—ืœื˜ื ื• ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืืจื’ื•ืŸ ื”ื–ื”,
01:36
Friends of the High Line.
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ื—ื‘ืจื™ื ืœืžืขืŸ ื”ืงื• ื”ื’ื‘ื•ื”.
01:38
And the goal at first
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ื•ื”ืžื˜ืจื” ืชื—ื™ืœื”
01:40
was just saving it from demolition,
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ื”ื™ืชื” ืœื”ืฆื™ืœ ืื•ืชื• ืžื”ืจื™ืกื”,
01:42
but then we also wanted to figure out what we could do with it.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื– ื’ื ืจืฆื™ื ื• ืœื”ื—ืœื™ื˜ ืžื” ืืคืฉืจ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืื™ืชื•.
01:45
And what first attracted me, or interested me,
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ื•ืžื” ืฉืžืฉืš ืื•ืชื™ ืจืืฉื™ืช, ืื• ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ืื•ืชื™,
01:47
was this view from the street --
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ื”ื™ื” ื”ื ื•ืฃ ื”ื–ื” ืžื”ืจื—ื•ื‘ --
01:49
which is this steel structure,
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ืฉื”ื™ื” ืžื‘ื ื” ื”ืคืœื“ื” ื”ื–ื”,
01:51
sort of rusty,
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ื—ืœื•ื“ ืžืฉื”ื•,
01:53
this industrial relic.
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ืฉืจื™ื“ ืชืขืฉื™ื™ืชื™.
01:55
But when I went up on top,
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ืฉืขืœื™ืชื™ ืœืžืขืœื”,
01:57
it was a mile and a half of wildflowers
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืฉื ื™ื™ื ื•ื—ืฆื™ ืงื™ืœื•ืžื˜ืจ ืฉืœ ืคืจื—ื™ ื‘ืจ
01:59
running right through the middle of Manhattan
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ืฉืขื•ื‘ืจื™ื ื™ืฉืจ ื“ืจืš ืžืจื›ื– ืžื ื”ื˜ืŸ
02:02
with views of the Empire State Building
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ืขื ื ื•ืคื™ื ืฉืœ ืžื’ื“ืœ ื”ืืžืคื™ื™ืจ ืกื˜ื™ื™ื˜
02:04
and the Statue of Liberty and the Hudson River.
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ื•ืคืกืœ ื”ื—ืจื•ืช ื•ื ื”ืจ ื”ื”ื“ืกื•ืŸ.
02:06
And that's really where we started,
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ื•ืžืžืฉ ืฉื ื”ืชื—ืœื ื•,
02:08
the idea coalesced around, let's make this a park,
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ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ื ืจืงื ืกื‘ื™ื‘, ื‘ื•ื ื ืขืฉื” ืžืžื ื• ืคืืจืง,
02:11
and let's have it be sort of inspired
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ื•ื‘ื•ื ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœื• ื”ืฉืจืื”
02:13
by this wildscape.
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ืžืื–ื•ืจ ื”ืคืจื ื”ื–ื”.
02:16
At the time, there was a lot of opposition.
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ื‘ืื•ืชื• ื–ืžืŸ, ื”ื™ืชื” ื”ืจื‘ื” ื”ืชื ื’ื“ื•ืช.
02:18
Mayor Giuliani wanted to tear it down.
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ืจืืฉ ื”ืขื™ืจ ื’'ื•ืœื™ืื ื™ ืจืฆื” ืœื”ืจื•ืก ืื•ืชื•.
02:20
I'm going to fast-forward through a lot of lawsuits
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ื ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืžื”ืจ ืขืœ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืชื‘ื™ืขื•ืช ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ื•ืช
02:22
and a lot of community engagement.
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ื•ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžืขื•ืจื‘ื•ืช ืงื”ื™ืœืชื™ืช.
02:25
Mayor Bloomberg came in office, he was very supportive,
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ืจืืฉ ื”ืขื™ืจ ื‘ืœื•ืžื‘ืจื’ ื ื›ื ืก ืœืžืฉืจื“, ื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ืžืื•ื“ ืชื•ืžืš,
02:28
but we still had to make the economic case.
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ืื‘ืœ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืฉื›ื ืข ื›ืœื›ืœื™ืช.
02:30
This was after 9/11;
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืื—ืจื™ 9/11;
02:32
the city was in tough times.
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ื”ืขื™ืจ ื”ื™ืชื” ื‘ื–ืžื ื™ื ืงืฉื™ื.
02:34
So we commissioned an economic feasibility study
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ืื– ื”ื–ืžื ื• ืžื—ืงืจ ื”ืชื›ื ื•ืช ื›ืœื›ืœื™ืช
02:36
to try to make the case.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืขื‘ื™ืจ ืืช ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ.
02:38
And it turns out, we got those numbers wrong.
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ื•ืžืกืชื‘ืจ, ืฉืฉื’ื™ื ื• ื‘ืžืกืคืจื™ื.
02:40
We thought it would cost 100 million dollars to build.
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ื—ืฉื‘ื ื• ืฉื™ืขืœื” ืœื‘ื ื•ืช ืืช ื–ื” 100 ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ื“ื•ืœืจ.
02:43
So far it's cost about 150 million.
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ืขื“ ืขืชื” ื–ื” ืขืœื” 150 ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ.
02:46
And the main case was,
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ื•ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ื”ืขื™ืงืจื™ ื”ื™ื”,
02:48
this is going to make good economic sense for the city.
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ืฉื–ื” ื™ื”ื™ื” ื˜ื•ื‘ ื›ืœื›ืœื™ืช ืœืขื™ืจ.
02:50
So we said over a 20-year time period,
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ืื– ืืžืจื ื• ืฉื‘ืžืฉืš ืชืงื•ืคื” ืฉืœ 20 ืฉื ื”,
02:53
the value to the city in increased property values
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ื”ืขืจืš ืœืขื™ืจ ื‘ืขืœื™ื™ืช ืฉื•ื•ื™ ื”ื ื›ืกื™ื
02:56
and increased taxes
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ื•ืขืœื™ื™ื” ื‘ืžื™ืกื™ื
02:58
would be about 250 million.
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ื™ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืขืจืš 250 ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ.
03:00
That was enough. It really got the city behind it.
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ื•ื–ื” ื”ืกืคื™ืง. ื–ื” ื‘ืืžืช ื”ื‘ื™ื ืืช ื”ืขื™ืจ ืœืชืžื•ืš ื‘ื–ื”.
03:02
It turns out we were wrong on that.
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ืžืกืชื‘ืจ ืฉื˜ืขื™ื ื• ืœื’ื‘ื™ ื–ื”.
03:04
Now people estimate it's created about a half a billion dollars,
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืื ืฉื™ื ืžืขืจื™ื›ื™ื ืฉื–ื” ื™ืฆืจ ื—ืฆื™ ืžื™ืœื™ืืจื“ ื“ื•ืœืจ,
03:07
or will create about a half a billion dollars,
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ืื• ืฉื™ืฆื•ืจ ื‘ืขืจืš ื—ืฆื™ ืžื™ืœื™ืืจื“ ื“ื•ืœืจ,
03:09
in tax revenues for the city.
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ื‘ื”ื›ื ืกื•ืช ืžืžืกื™ื ืœืขื™ืจ.
03:11
We did a design competition,
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ืขืฉื™ื ื• ืชื—ืจื•ืช ืขื™ืฆื•ื‘,
03:13
selected a design team.
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ื‘ื—ืจื ื• ืฆื•ื•ืช ืขื™ืฆื•ื‘.
03:15
We worked with them to really create a design
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ืขื‘ื“ื ื• ืื™ืชื ื›ื“ื™ ื‘ืืžืช ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืขื™ืฆื•ื‘
03:17
that was inspired by that wildscape.
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ื‘ื”ืฉืจืืช ื”ื˜ื‘ืข.
03:20
There's three sections.
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ื™ืฉ ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ื—ืœืงื™ื.
03:22
We opened the fist section in 2009.
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ืคืชื—ื ื• ืืช ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ื‘2009.
03:24
It's been successful beyond our dreams.
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ื•ื”ื•ื ื”ืฆืœื™ื— ืžืขื‘ืจ ืœื›ืœ ื—ืœื•ืžื•ืชื™ื ื•.
03:27
Last year we had about two million people,
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ื‘ืฉื ื” ืฉืขื‘ืจื” ื”ื™ื• ืœื ื• ืฉื ื™ ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ืื ืฉื™ื,
03:29
which is about 10 times what we ever estimated.
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ืฉื–ื” ื‘ืขืจืš ืคื™ 10 ืžืžื” ืฉื”ืขืจื›ื ื•.
03:32
This is one of my favorite features in section one.
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ื–ื” ืื—ื“ ืžื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืื”ื•ื‘ื™ื ืขืœื™ ื‘ืงื˜ืข ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ.
03:35
It's this amphitheater right over 10th Ave.
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ื–ื” ื”ืืžืคื™-ืชืื˜ืจื•ืŸ ืžืขืœ ื”ืฉื“ืจื” ื”ืขืฉื™ืจื™ืช.
03:38
And the first section ends at 20th St. right now.
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ื•ื”ื—ืœืง ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ื ื’ืžืจ ื‘ืจื—ื•ื‘ 20 ื›ืจื’ืข.
03:41
The other thing, it's generated, obviously, a lot of economic value;
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ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื ื•ืกืฃ, ื”ื•ื ื™ืฆืจ, ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ, ื”ืจื‘ื” ืขืจืš ื›ืœื›ืœื™.
03:44
it's also inspired, I think, a lot of great architecture.
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ื”ื•ื ื’ื ื ื•ืชืŸ ื”ืฉืจืื”, ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘, ืœื”ืจื‘ื” ืืจื›ื™ื˜ืงื˜ื•ืจื” ืžืขื•ืœื”.
03:47
There's a point, you can stand here
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ื™ืฉ ื ืงื•ื“ื”, ืืคืฉืจ ืœืขืžื•ื“ ื‘ื”
03:49
and see buildings by Frank Gehry,
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ื•ืœืจืื•ืช ื‘ื ื™ื™ื ื™ื ืฉืœ ืคืจื ืง ื’ืจื™,
03:51
Jean Nouvel, Shigeru Ban,
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ื’'ื™ืŸ ื ื•ื‘ืœ, ืฉื™ื’ืจื• ื‘ืืŸ,
03:53
Neil Denari.
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ื ื™ืœ ื“ื ืจื™.
03:55
And the Whitney is moving downtown
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ื•ื”ื•ื•ื™ื˜ื ื™ (ืžื•ื–ื™ืื•ืŸ) ืขื•ื‘ืจ ืœืชื—ืชื™ืช ื”ืขื™ืจ
03:58
and is building their new museum right at the base of the High Line.
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ื•ื‘ื•ื ื™ื ืืช ื”ืžื•ื–ื™ืื•ืŸ ื”ื—ื“ืฉ ืฉืœื”ื ืžืžืฉ ื‘ื‘ืกื™ืกื• ืฉืœ ื”ืงื• ื”ื’ื‘ื•ื”.
04:01
And this has been designed by Renzo Piano.
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ื•ื”ื•ื ืชื•ื›ื ืŸ ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืจื ื–ื• ืคื™ืื ื•.
04:03
And they're going to break ground in May.
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ื•ื”ื ืขื•ืžื“ื™ื ืœืขืœื•ืช ืœืงืจืงืข ื‘ืžืื™.
04:06
And we've already started construction on section two.
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ื•ื›ื‘ืจ ื”ืชื—ืœื ื• ืืช ื”ื‘ื ื™ื” ืฉืœ ื—ืœืง ืฉืชื™ื™ื.
04:08
This is one of my favorite features,
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ื–ื” ืื—ื“ ืžื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืื”ื•ื‘ื™ื ืขืœื™,
04:10
this flyover where you're eight feet
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ื”ืžืขื‘ืจ ื”ืขืœื™ื•ืŸ ื›ื• ืืชื ื›ืžืขื˜ 3 ืžื˜ืจ
04:12
off the surface of the High Line,
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ืžืขืœ ื”ืงื• ื”ื’ื‘ื•ื”,
04:14
running through a canopy of trees.
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ืขื•ื‘ืจื™ื ื“ืจืš ืฆืžืจื•ืช ื”ืขืฆื™ื.
04:16
The High Line used to be covered in billboards,
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ื”ืงื• ื”ื’ื‘ื•ื” ื”ื™ื” ืžื›ื•ืกื” ื‘ืฉืœื˜ื™ ืคืจืกื•ืžืช,
04:19
and so we've taken a playful take
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ืื– ืœืงื—ื ื• ื–ื•ื™ืช ืžืฉืขืฉืช
04:21
where, instead of framing advertisements,
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ื‘ื”, ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืœืžืกื’ืจ ืคืจืกื•ืžื•ืช,
04:23
it's going to frame people in views of the city.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืขื•ืžื“ื™ื ืœืžืกื’ืจ ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ื ื•ืคื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ืขื™ืจ.
04:26
This was just installed last month.
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ื–ื” ื”ื•ืชืงืŸ ื‘ื—ื•ื“ืฉ ืฉืขื‘ืจ.
04:29
And then the last section was going to go around the rail yards,
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ื•ืื– ื”ื—ืœืง ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ ืขืžื“ ืœืœื›ืช ืžืกื‘ื™ื‘ ืœื—ืฆืจ ื”ืจื›ื‘ืช,
04:32
which is the largest undeveloped site
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ืฉื–ื”ื• ื”ื—ืœืง ื”ื›ื™ ืคื—ื•ืช ืžืคื•ืชื—
04:34
in Manhattan.
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ื‘ืžื ื”ื˜ืŸ.
04:36
And the city has planned -- for better or for worse --
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ื•ื”ืขื™ืจ ืชื›ื ื ื” -- ืœื˜ื•ื‘ ืื• ืœืจืข --
04:39
12 million square-feet of development
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12 ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ืจื’ืœ ืจื‘ื•ืขื™ื ืฉืœ ืคื™ืชื•ื—
04:41
that the High Line is going to ring around.
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ืฉื”ืงื• ื”ื’ื‘ื•ื” ื™ื‘ื™ื ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื•.
04:43
But what really, I think, makes the High Line special
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื” ืฉื‘ืืžืช, ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘, ื”ื•ืคืš ืืช ื”ืงื• ื”ื’ื‘ื•ื” ืœื›ืœ ื›ืš ืžื™ื•ื—ื“
04:45
is the people.
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ื–ื” ื”ืื ืฉื™ื.
04:47
And honestly, even though I love the designs that we were building,
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ื•ื‘ื›ื ื•ืช, ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ ืืช ื”ืขื™ืฆื•ื‘ ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื‘ื•ื ื™ื,
04:50
I was always frightened that I wouldn't really love it,
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ืชืžื™ื“ ืคื—ื“ืชื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืœื ื‘ืืžืช ืื•ื”ื‘ ืื•ืชื•,
04:53
because I fell in love with that wildscape --
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ืžืคื ื™ ืฉื”ืชืื”ื‘ืชื™ ื‘ืฉื˜ื— ื”ืคืจืื™ --
04:55
and how could you recreate that magic?
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ื•ืื™ืš ื ื•ื›ืœ ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืžื—ื“ืฉ ืืช ื”ืงืกื ื”ื–ื”?
04:57
But what I found
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื” ืฉื’ื™ืœื™ืชื™
04:59
is it's in the people and how they use it
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ืฉื–ื” ื‘ืื ืฉื™ื ื•ืื™ืš ื”ื ืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื ื‘ื•
05:01
that, to me, makes it so special.
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ืฉื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™, ื”ื•ืคืš ืื•ืชื• ืœื›ืœ ื›ืš ืžื™ื•ื—ื“.
05:03
Just one quick example
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ืจืง ื“ื•ื’ืžื” ืื—ืช ืžื”ื™ืจื”
05:05
is I realized right after we opened
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ื”ื™ื ืฉื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืžื™ื“ ืื—ืจื™ ืฉืคืชื—ื ื•
05:07
that there were all these people holding hands on the High Line.
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ืฉื”ื™ื• ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืืœื” ืžื—ื–ื™ืงื™ื ื™ื“ื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ืงื• ื”ื’ื‘ื•ื”.
05:10
And I realized New Yorkers don't hold hands;
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ื•ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืฉื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืงืจื™ื ืœื ืžื—ื–ื™ืงื™ื ื™ื“ื™ื™ื;
05:13
we just don't do that outside.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืœื ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืืช ื–ื” ื‘ื—ื•ืฅ.
05:16
But you see that happening on the High Line,
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ืื‘ืœ ืจื•ืื™ื ืืช ื–ื” ืงื•ืจื” ืขืœ ื”ืงื• ื”ื’ื‘ื•ื”,
05:18
and I think that's the power
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ื•ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉื–ื” ื”ื›ื•ื—
05:20
that public space can have
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ืฉืžืจื—ื‘ ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื‘ื™ื
05:22
to transform how people experience their city
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ืื™ืš ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ื—ื•ื•ื™ื ืืช ื”ืขื™ืจ ืฉืœื”ื
05:24
and interact with each other.
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ื•ืžืชื™ื™ื—ืกื™ื ืื—ื“ ืœืฉื ื™.
05:26
Thanks.
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ืชื•ื“ื”.
05:28
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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