There’s a new book out about the development NYC’s incredible High Line Park, a project borne out of a community board meeting, driven by two men who didn’t have any experience in parks and recreation. 

from Cool Hunting: “The road to creating one of New York’s most beloved parks was not unlike the unruly terrain that Friends of the High Line co-founders Joshua David and Robert Hammond were determined to transform. Stretching from the Meatpacking District to West 34th Street, the mile-and-a-half-long elevated park represents the extraordinary rescue of an abandoned, overgrown eyesore by two inexperienced but dedicated individuals, and the rally of strong community involvement. “