Monday, June 11, 2007

Boone Park. Stinson Park. Ringhaver Park.

photo Sarah G


The picture above is between the ends of Hogan and Pearl Street on the lawn of the Times-Union Center for the performing arts. .
This could connect at the Southern tip of Kuhn Park, or Fidelity Green, or something else. Below is a video of an event we had mostly on concrete at the very river end of the hot bland culdesac with no parking, I mean upcoming park next to the neighboring Landing.
Picture This: Throw in some good continuous shade and green grass. We might have a big cool green fuzzy welcome mat for urban walkers. Walkers, cyclists, skaters, bladers, strollers, segways (we've seen one!), boaters, skywayers, from as far as Riverside and the Talleyrand. Without seeing a car. Every other urban community connects rather smoothly to the Riverwalk.
It will take a lot of corporate and neighborhood support. I think it would be an ideal public asset for all adjoining properties.


Folks already use the Riverwalk to connect to any part of the Northbank grid. Soon the Sports and Entertainment district will be reached on the Riverwalk through the Shipyards park and Riverwalk.

On with show, this is it: