by Kim M 
Parks. Everybody loves them. They are green, full of trees, and the perfect escape for people seeking refuge from NYC’s concrete jungle. But these days the word ‘park’ is unfortunately a matter of semantics. According some, tossing some green astroturf on the ground, installing a couple of plastic benches along a cement walkway, and sprinkling a couple of real plants…
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A key point relating to design is the cost of maintenance. There’s no need to go far. Look at central park. It costs a lot to keep the place beautiful, and taxpayers do not want to pay more. So, if we are going to have high maintenance green areas in our neighborhood, we better start a conservancy type of group, donating money and time because the parks department is not going to do it. Look at Transmitter. The landscape could be beautiful but it’s so neglected (see weeds and large dead branches on the willow for example).
So what happened here? Can we get some notes from the meeting?
Stay tuned, Jim. A recap post is on its way!