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Originally Posted by Jjs5056
Were you at the presentation? How was the reception? I'm frankly embarrassed at the time and effort that went into planning this product.
Wouldn't the clouds make more sense over each side of the park? Everyone knows Central is there, but they have no idea parkland exists to the east and west. High, huge shade clouds might make that a bit more obvious. Unless there's signage involved or something, I just don't see how it will be any kind if wayfinding feature.
Thanks for the info on the food carts; the article says those are "being talked about," however, which makes me think they'll never happen. Or, they'll pack up and leave since we are still left with the problem of nobody knowing the park is there or giving them a reason to use it.
There are so many projects in Phoenix that could use the money they're asking for to do this non-job. What a shame.
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I was at the presentation, the reaction was mixed. I should note, there will be similar cloud like structures as entries at least two points....one near the Jewish Center/Burton Barr area and another somewhere on the West side of the park. I think the details are all up in the air, but the idea is they'll look similar to kind of pick up on the theme.
Sadly, a lot of the reaction was "there's not enough parking!" Even the main designer from !Melk was flabbergasted, making a quick snide "you people here really love your cars." The current design has wayyy too much parking, especially of the surface variety.
When they mentioned trying to get a restaurant (perhaps Japanese) on that dirt lot on the NE corner of 3rd Ave/Portland many people from that neighborhood got vocally upset and flipped out. Sadly, even though the live in freaking downtown they want the quiet of suburbia.
I think we really need to educate people on, if you're living in the city- city type stuff is going to happen! Noisy, cool restaurants might be nearby. People might parallel park their cars on your street. You may occasionally see a homeless person.
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Originally Posted by Phxguy
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Yep, this is good news.