Contractors on schedule for 2008 opening as work progresses on new Highline park.The land wrapped in white sheeting hovering above nine downtown blocks is not the newest Christo exhibit, joked Joshua Laird, assistant commissioner for planning and natural resources at the New York City Parks This is a list of parks in New York City. There are three entities that manage parks within New York City. Each agency has its own responsibilities for its own parks. The three agencies are as follows: Federal Department at a recent event examining the High Line sponsored by the Association for Women in Real Estate. The sheeting was in fact draped drape v. draped, drap·ing, drapes v.tr. 1. To cover, dress, or hang with or as if with cloth in loose folds: draped the coffin with a flag; a robe that draped her figure. by Kiska Construction during the sandblasting Sandblasting or bead blasting[1] is a generic term for the process of smoothing, shaping and cleaning a hard surface by forcing solid particles across that surface at high speeds; the effect is similar to that of using sandpaper, but provides a more even finish that marked the latest phase of construction underway to turn the former elevated rail into a park space, one story above street level. The sandblasting and removal of lead paint from Gansevoort Street to 20th Street followed the completion of an earlier phase of construction which included the removal of soil and plants accumulated along the line, removal of concrete and gravel ballast bal·last n. 1. Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship or the gondola of a balloon to enhance stability. 2. a. Coarse gravel or crushed rock laid to form a bed for roads or railroads. b. where the tracks had been set, and the removal of the tracks themselves. Another imminent phase of construction will be the mitigation of the pigeons that are dead set on roosting and nesting along the High Line. Drainage systems will be installed in the concrete structure, and some repairs will be made to the concrete bathtub. Other possible highlights of construction include the creation of elevators and a "slow" staircase leading up from the street. Later the landscape will be reinstalled. After the ground is primed, many of the rails will be reinserted exactly where they stood, branching off to linear planks and evoking the spirit of the old rail. If land scape architect Piet Ouldolf's dream is realized, a spectacular pallet of wildflowers will bloom out of the split planks all four seasons, which will be lit up at night with ghostly ambient bulbs placed unobtrusively under the railings. People should be able to experience the "slow pace of the promenade" by strolling the first nine-block stretch completed by September 2008, said Robert Hammond For the evangelist and temperance leader, see . Robert ("Rob") Hammond OAM (born May 6, 1981 in Townsville, Queensland) is a field hockey midfielder from Australia, who was a member of the team that won the golden medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens by beating title , Friends of the High Line's co-founder. The next phase of the project, including another stretch of the 1.5 mile High Line, should be open by 2009-2010. Thus far, $130 million in public and private funds have been collected for the High Line, with another matching sum needed to complete the entire project. The High Line was originally created in 1925 as part of the West Side improvement project, to circumvent traffic accidents between street level trains, horses and pedestrians that earned Tenth Avenue the nickname "Death Avenue," and employed "Westside Cowboys" to ride on horseback on the back of a horse; mounted or riding on a horse or horses; in the saddle. See also: Horseback in front of the train and warn people to get out of the way. With the exception of one last official trip in 1980 delivering a trainload of frozen turkeys, the High Line had lain dormant for almost 30 years, due largely to alternative transport methods like the highway. In it's place, a garden of wildflowers and grasses sprouted. Adaptive reuse Adaptive reuse is the process of adapting old structures for new purposes. When the original use of a structure changes or is no longer required, as with older buildings from the industrial revolution, architects have the opportunity to change the primary function of the of the highline--which is currently under the jurisdiction of the New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. Department of Parks and Recreation--was spearheaded in 1999 by Friends of the High Line, a private organization. Plans to develop the park have been slow going since 2005, when the High Line was "railbanked" and jurisdiction was transferred from the railway to the city. However, it has spurred extraordinary changes in zoning and sparked development from the Meatpacking meatpacking or meat-processing, wholesale business of buying and slaughtering animals and then processing and distributing their carcasses to retailers. The livestock industry is among the largest in the world. district to West Chelsea just beneath the line. To that end, over 31 sites have been earmarked for development. |
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