WoodDraw wrote: ↑Tue Apr 27, 2021 4:38 pm
Rabble wrote: ↑Tue Apr 27, 2021 4:04 pm
WoodDraw wrote: ↑Tue Apr 27, 2021 9:27 am
If you want places to stop building private amenities downtown, start building better public amenities.
Exactly my point. A great downtown is full of public amenities that are well used. Our few parks and public areas are shabby and unused. Nothing will change until the city knows there is a demand for improved and expanded public space. Apartment buildings full of private amenities don't benefit the future of our public amenities.
I don't disagree with you, but we have to fix them. KC is notoriously bad at parks. Why wouldn't I moved to a place where I can be outside?
KC always wants the builders to subsidize everything. Just build a nice park and pool and take care of it.
There was a recent survey by parks on what people wanted to see. I put two things
1. basic amenities must be in in all parks. play ground, trash cans, benches, restrooms, trails, with some caviets. maybe 100% of parks get a bench and trash can at all entrances/corners while restrooms go in every park over 1 acre
2. every park needs something you would pick that specific park for. outdoor fitness equipment, a stocked pond, a skate park, a dog park, a specific kind of sports field/court