Urban Design Advocate & Nonprofit Leader; Co-Founder & Former President of Friends of the High Line; Author of "High Line"
Joshua David Biography
Joshua David is an urban activist and nonprofit leader recognized as the co-founder of Friends of the High Line, the organization responsible for transforming an elevated railway on Manhattan's West Side into a public park. Before focusing on urban advocacy, David worked as a freelance magazine writer and editor for publications including Gourmet, Fortune, Travel + Leisure, and Wallpaper. His involvement with the High Line began after attending a community board hearing about the railway's future, where he and Robert Hammond decided to advocate for its preservation. Together, they established Friends of the High Line, a nonprofit conservancy dedicated to repurposing the structure as a public space.
The High Line is a continuous, 1.45-mile-long greenway featuring more than 500 species of plants and trees, maintained and programmed by Friends of the High Line in partnership with the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation. The project has influenced urban design and public space development globally, serving as a model for transforming industrial infrastructure into community assets. David served as founder and president of Friends of the High Line for over a decade and later as interim executive director.
David and Hammond documented their experience in the book "High Line: The Inside Story of New York City's Park in the Sky," detailing the process of converting the railway into a public park. David has appeared in the documentary film "Urbanized" and on "Project Runway All Stars," sharing insights on urban planning and public space transformation. The High Line received the Veronica Rudge Green Prize in Urban Design from Harvard Graduate School of Design, with David speaking at the award ceremony alongside architects and designers.
David's work in urban design and public space advocacy has been recognized with honors such as the Veronica Rudge Green Prize in Urban Design, the Vincent Scully Prize from the National Building Museum, the Jane Jacobs Medal for New Ideas and Activism from the Rockefeller Foundation, the Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award from the New York Landmark Conservancy, and a Community Leadership Award from Citizens Union of the City of New York. David and Hammond were the fifteenth recipients of the Vincent Scully Prize, which acknowledges contributions to architecture, historic preservation, and urban design. Beyond the High Line, David is a founding board member of +POOL, an initiative to build a water-filtering floating swimming pool, and serves on the Advisory Council of Transportation Alternatives. His career highlights the impact of grassroots civic engagement and community-driven urban revitalization.
Joshua David Speaking Topics
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food
energy system change fuel audience grain cheap health care
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global
system cities greece mobile growth government china countries euro
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