Downtown Park Visions
Submitted by Alan Pittman on Mon, 12/03/2007 - 11:20.
Now that the big development scheme for downtown Eugene has failed, park advocates are talking options. New parks in Chico, California and Vancouver, Washington have reinvigorated those cities' downtowns. Both large parks cost less than a third of the price of just one new downtown parking garage in Eugene.
Here's Chico:
Here's Vancouver, Washington:
cheap rent is the thing that will bring life to downtown. the more businesses open up, the more reasons people will have to spend time & money down there. eugene is surrounded & dotted with parks, what it needs is more human stuff, not more nature.
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Submitted by Mr. Sean (not verified) on Tue, 12/04/2007 - 23:55.Here are some quick ideas for making a community success, of the suggested 1/4-block Library Park (in downtown Eugene across from the Library). I direct a non-profit dance-hall & school on that block: The Tango Center.
Here's the link: --The Library Park--
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Submitted by Greg Bryant (not verified) on Thu, 01/10/2008 - 16:28.Post new comment