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vatche said:
The city needs lots of little parks like this have the BIA maintain it
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I'm all for engaging people in the state of the public realm, but I would also advise some caution.

The problem in this model in the propensity towards overtly two-tiered levels of care/service in parks.

Now, as I've explained elsewhere, that already ready exists in some measure...........

But how much variation do we want to foster? Where a well monied community gets a great park and low-income area gets a neglected one........

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In general, we need greater funding of Parks, but also greater responsibility/accountability.
 
Sorry, this may have been covered already and this question will end up being a lazy one - but where is the suspended glowing heart? Is it there but just not captured in the photos shared so far?
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SLOCRO said:
Sorry, this may have been covered already and this question will end up being a lazy one - but where is the suspended glowing heart? Is it there but just not captured in the photos shared so far?
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It is not there and there has never been a confirmation if it will be included or not.
 
Worth every penny. A great job to all involved.
The tree island is awesome.
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The stones seems to be far enough out and rough enough to keep the amateur skateboarders away. I’m sure a few will try to jump this but should move on.
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Not ready for the dogs just yet Lola.
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Very cool, smooth, non latching gates. When inside the enclosed entrance, both gates open out. The artificial grass was dog approved. Lots of nice benches for the owners.
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The only thing that rattles are these two signs. Imagine that.
It probably ends up in the same place. Remove the tacky signs.
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I would support a very small fence to reduce the dogs in a few of the grass islands. Dog free island.
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Lots of seating, lot of space, great views.
It should be big a hit for locals, 9-5ers and tourists. Edit: and maybe the late crowd and overnight crowd too.
 
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AlvinofDiaspar said:
I wish we can set up a fund - and solicit donations from visitors for further upgrades (full granite paving; floating heart) and maintenance needs.

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Suggest the idea to WT; seriously. I think they might be open to testing the notion to see what it attracted; if it doesn't work out, it's a one-off, they still raise a bit of money towards what you outlined, if it takes off, you can be sure we would see more of it.

A variation on that theme would be perhaps be WT setting up a Waterfront Parks Conservancy, the City would retain a great deal of control, as with Central Park in NYC, but an independent board would set priorities, fundraise and hire staff for 'enhanced services'.

Another thought would be to get a philanthropist willing to do 'matching donations'. If someone stepped up and said I'll match public donations dollar for dollar up to 5M that might be an interesting driver of donations.
 
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