Las Vegas Park
05/20/15
What makes a good park is not necessarily whats within it, but exactly where it is placed which relates back to how often it will be used by it's community. A lot of the time parks appear as empty for most of its life span despite the features it holds as it is placed with little consideration to the nearest community.
Parks meet the needs of it's community by providing an open space for the surrounding people, parks may serve as a buffer between residential and commercial spacing which in return serve as a benefit to the communities overall aesthetic as well as purposing as a space for various people to disconnect from their days.
Above is another example of a community park.
This Step
What should I upload in this Collect Info step?
Help us understand the existing conditions and the location of this park. The following types of work should be uploaded:
- photos
- a short video
- site plan drawing of your existing parks or lot.
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