Kidding. But Charles, in light of your earlier post about the closure of 77 parks in Detroit and the fact that parks and rec funding are often among the first casualties in economic downturns, what do you think is the likely effect of such activism at the present time?
Confidential to 5280: what is the matter with you?! Parks versus parking lots! I now have an image of you as a grumpy old man who eats asphalt while receiving a daily IV whiskey infusion, all the while waving his cane in the air and shouting about the second amendment. And wearing a cowboy hat.
OK, land prices are down and it would be a good time to buy.
BUT Parks can't afford to maintain what it has now (talk of closing down community centers for the summer). The LAST thing we need is more parks that we can't afford to maintain! Particularly if we spend more money (that we don't have) that MIGHT go to maintaining what we do have!
Kidding. But Charles, in light of your earlier post about the closure of 77 parks in Detroit and the fact that parks and rec funding are often among the first casualties in economic downturns, what do you think is the likely effect of such activism at the present time?
Consequences ...
Confidential to 5280: what is the matter with you?! Parks versus parking lots! I now have an image of you as a grumpy old man who eats asphalt while receiving a daily IV whiskey infusion, all the while waving his cane in the air and shouting about the second amendment. And wearing a cowboy hat.
Goodness!
Good on Ashley et al. with the message/public art. Nice touch.
BUT Parks can't afford to maintain what it has now (talk of closing down community centers for the summer). The LAST thing we need is more parks that we can't afford to maintain! Particularly if we spend more money (that we don't have) that MIGHT go to maintaining what we do have!
C'mon, reclaiming urban space is cool.