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Friends of the High Line is a private non-profit conservancy organization that maintains and operates the High Line, an elevated freight rail line transformed into a public park on Manhattan’s West Side.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The High Line: NYC Parks )〕 ==History== Friends of the High Line was founded in 1999 by Joshua David and Robert Hammond, both of whom lived nearby the unused, deteriorating rail line.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About Friends of the High Line )〕 The organization was initially formed as a small community group to advocate for the High Line’s preservation and transformation at a time when the historic structure was under the threat of demolition during Rudy Giuliani’s second mayoral term.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The High Line )〕 The organization is largely credited with saving the structure,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Joshua David and Robert Hammond: Friends of the High Line )〕 by rallying public support for the park and convincing Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s administration in 2002 to support the project by filing a request with the United States Surface Transportation Board to create a public trail on the site.〔 Friends of the High Line also played a major role in the visual aesthetic of the High Line, holding a competition in conjunction with the city of New York in 2004 to determine the design team that would lead the project.〔 Since the park's opening in 2009, Friends of the High Line has held a licensing agreement with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation to serve as the its primary steward.〔 As part of the agreement, Friends of the High Line is responsible for the daily operations and maintenance of the park, which amount to more than $5 million a year. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Friends of the High Line」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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