I am so excited that at the end of last week work on the $56 million park, designed by Rios Clementi Hale Studios, began. The 12-acre space is said to open in the Summer of 2012 and will stretch from the Music Center to City Hall. The park will start on Grand Avenue and culminate at Spring Street. Although a park exists there now, it can be difficult to access, as users must navigate past two circular parking ramp barriers at the Grand Avenue entrance, or snake up L-shaped staircases from Broadway. The new design will make entry points easier on both the eastern and western sides. When finished, it will feature pathways of varying widths, a new “event lawn,” trees, seating areas and terraced green space. There will also be a small dog run. The fountain will not be changed, though the surrounding area will be extended with a pool shallow enough for people to walk through.
We need another park, of course it will be nice to have a new place for dogs, but the humans Downtown need this just as much. A place to relax that is beautiful and shaded will be welcomed and I hope it will continue to bring the community together. My fingers are crossed that the amount of green exceeds the amount of cement.
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