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Originally Posted by Via Chicago
people who think modern parks arent capable of spurring economic development are conveniently forgetting Millennium/606/The High Line etc.
the thing is, by virtue of leaving the land alone, the passage of time has transformed it into the kind of contemplative reclaimed prairie that would suit this site well
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Utterly different kind of potential parks and programming obviously. This would be more forest preserve/athletic compound I would imagine.
Which would be perfectly good and fine but it is not likely to bring an influx of activity and new residents scrambling to live near it in an area that is already not in high demand. Which again is fine, not every new space needs to have the goal of spurring maximum economic activity and hopefully whoever lives in the area in future generations will appreciate a real sizable lakeside forest preserve/park if that is the direction that Southworks eventually takes.