Antwerp's Zuidpark was built on the site of a former car park. Gorgeous!
"Two years after its opening in 2024, Zuidpark is lined by double rows of 500 new trees that provide shade during heatwaves...(Rain gardens) filled with old bluestone blocks unearthed during construction and vegetation that can grow in a wet environment, these wilder spaces have become popular play areas for children."
Reclaiming the streets: the architects clawing back Europe’s car-centric spaces
Memphis: Making MLK-Riverside The Grand Place It Should Be
"Shifting demographics led the South Parkways artery to Riverside-MLK Park to become homes to some of Memphis’s proudest African American neighborhoods; however, the park’s location – divided from “mainland” Memphis by I-55 in keeping with the myriad highway designs that divide African American neighborhoods...it’s likely that a large percentage of Memphians have never visited"
Making MLK-Riverside The Grand Place It Should Be | Smart City Memphis
New design for Building Trades Park
Looks nice! 2nd Street traffic between the park and Hopewell is going to be problematic if they don't do something about it though.
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Building Trades Park Master Plan Concepts by Mader Design, Dec. 7 2023
This is interesting. Carmel, IN diverting money from the parks department to build downtown green space. The city's master plan prioritizes more suburban parks instead.
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