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|Las Vegas, Nevada is known by many names one being “Sin City” and has people around the world perceiving it as fun but bad place, “ What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas” but beyond the strip there are communities with people going on with their daily lives. Las Vegas is more than just fun and games. There are misconceptions made about Las Vegas which is understandable considering the partial experiences tourists have had with Las Vegas. In reality Las Vegas is very similar to most cities and towns; it is full of every type of life there is.
Pocket parks in the city would create a better sense of community. A pocket park is a miniature park that provides interference with all age groups and the environment. A pocket park can be seen as a meeting place or a comfortable place to enjoy the environment. The area in Las Vegas, Nevada where the pocket park is planned to be sited downtown. The design for the project should target teens till late twenties at a higher level than other age groups. The site where the park will be located at is about ten minutes or less from Advanced Technologies Academy making a great chance for the park to become a meeting place for students when group projects are assigned. Also, students of Advanced Technologies Academy come from all over the city since it is a magnet school so a pocket park in very close proximity to the school provides a good working environment.