Comments on: People Make Parks http://urbanomnibus.net/2009/07/people-make-parks/ Exploring the culture of citymaking Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:28:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: faslanyc http://urbanomnibus.net/2009/07/people-make-parks/comment-page-1/#comment-14547 faslanyc Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:25:30 +0000 http://urbanomnibus.net/?p=7899#comment-14547 great article! Interesting focus on the capital project portion of public space. I know that one of the big issues with parks in general and especially in NYC is maintenance and operations over time. One of the theoretical advantages of community design is this social capital is constructed, where people feel invested and so take care of the park and continue to work on implementing new projects (be they capital or maintenance). This relies heavily on a relational ethic (people working together, community leaders rallying groups, etc.), which is awesome, but can also be a weakness. If key people leave or move or simply lose interest, then the park does not have a plan for the maintenance and further growth (which, for all its faults- which i loathe- the hierarchical bureaucracy does provide). Does HSC or the new People Make Parks have a strategy for that or experience with that issue? I've worked on projects myself where things start great but cool off over time (a decade) as the original group of kids become teenagers or community leaders move away and the spaces fall in to disrepair. thoughts? great article!

Interesting focus on the capital project portion of public space. I know that one of the big issues with parks in general and especially in NYC is maintenance and operations over time. One of the theoretical advantages of community design is this social capital is constructed, where people feel invested and so take care of the park and continue to work on implementing new projects (be they capital or maintenance). This relies heavily on a relational ethic (people working together, community leaders rallying groups, etc.), which is awesome, but can also be a weakness. If key people leave or move or simply lose interest, then the park does not have a plan for the maintenance and further growth (which, for all its faults- which i loathe- the hierarchical bureaucracy does provide).

Does HSC or the new People Make Parks have a strategy for that or experience with that issue? I’ve worked on projects myself where things start great but cool off over time (a decade) as the original group of kids become teenagers or community leaders move away and the spaces fall in to disrepair.

thoughts?

]]> By: Hillary Angelo http://urbanomnibus.net/2009/07/people-make-parks/comment-page-1/#comment-893 Hillary Angelo Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:29:53 +0000 http://urbanomnibus.net/?p=7899#comment-893 To get involved with People Make Parks specifically, contact Kate Louis at Partnerships for Parks (contact information available here: http://www.partnershipforparks.org/get_involved/projects_initiatives/people_make_parks.html). There's more information about the work Hester Street Collaborative and other lower Manhattan organizations are doing around the Hester Street Playground and Allen Street Malls and how to get involved on HSC's website (http://hesterstreet.org/). Thanks for your interest! Hillary To get involved with People Make Parks specifically, contact Kate Louis at Partnerships for Parks (contact information available here: http://www.partnershipforparks.org/get_involved/projects_initiatives/people_make_parks.html). There’s more information about the work Hester Street Collaborative and other lower Manhattan organizations are doing around the Hester Street Playground and Allen Street Malls and how to get involved on HSC’s website (http://hesterstreet.org/). Thanks for your interest!
Hillary

]]> By: Lisa Bateman http://urbanomnibus.net/2009/07/people-make-parks/comment-page-1/#comment-889 Lisa Bateman Thu, 06 Aug 2009 08:27:39 +0000 http://urbanomnibus.net/?p=7899#comment-889 How can we / I get involved locally? Who would we contact at Parks or in our neighborhood? Thanks for any info. Lisa Bateman How can we / I get involved locally? Who would we contact at Parks or in our neighborhood? Thanks for any info.
Lisa Bateman

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