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Originally Posted by PhillyPDX
Maybe the problem isn't the park itself, it's what's near the park. How do you engage that to make it a work-live-play area instead of just an "events" space?
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I’m not sure I follow, the park itself is what’s acting like just an events space, not what’s near the park. I think the editorial makes a good point, in that we need to move away from this set up/break down cycle of events that leaves the park an uninviting mud pit the rest of the time. I’m not sure what the perfect approach is, but I think the downtown area nearby would see more housing and activity if the park were more inviting year round. It doesn’t have to be Seattle style with tacky tourist shops, (although they have done some great stuff recently) but we can still look to places like that and Vancouver WA for ways to make this a place people want to be. It really is the lynchpin for revitalizing that section of downtown and even the city as a whole.
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