Under the Elevated: Reclaiming Space, Connecting Communities

High Performance Landscape Guidelines: 21st Century Parks for NYC is the first document of its kind in the nation: a comprehensive, municipal primer for sustainable parks and open space. The product of a unique partnership between the New York-based nonprofit Design Trust for Public Space and the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation, the Guidelines cover every aspect of creating sustainable parks, from design to construction to maintenance, and feature hundreds of best practices for managing soil, water, and vegetation resources, as well as dozens of full color photos and illustrations. The Guidelines will become an indispensible reference for anyone working on Parks projects-from designers to contractors to community groups-and will revolutionize how New York City's open spaces are designed, built, and used.