Urban parks

[tomh009]

2-3 blocks is too far for a playground? There is no way the city will ever be able to justify having a playground on every other block. And I can't think of any significant-size city that has that many playgrounds in its downtown area.

That is not at all what I said...

What I said was, I don't think there's enough, and "I don't know" how many would be needed. The corollary to that being, if we want families to think seriously about moving downtown. If we don't, then there's probably exactly the right number.

But if you're limiting "downtown parks" to the space between Weber and Charles, then you really are saying that the playgrounds must be right next to the people living downtown.

I personally think 3-4 blocks away from one's house or apartment is still very close: playgrounds are not frequently used by elderly or disabled people.