RE: Moscow Central Park

[John Teeter <johnt@fsr.com>]

now if you made it COVERED (like the one in Milan?) so that it would year round
and 95 went away from main street it would be very nice indeed!

johnt

On Thursday, August 06, 1998 1:48 PM, Tim Ewers [SMTP:tewers@moscow.com] wrote:
> I had lunch in Friendship Square today and began wondering how it would look
> if the area between Jackson St. and east to the Police Station were to be
> converted into a park.  Main street would still go through, but the areas on
> either side would be trees grass, gardens, and benches.  I know this would
> have an impact on available parking and I didn't count the number of parking
> spaces that would be lost, but I would guess it would be around 20.  That
> loss could be mitigated by developing parking elsewhere, for instance, on
> the corner of 6th and Jackson.  And, instead of having an adverse impact on
> the surrounding business, I think it would increase exposure to those
> businesses by increasing the amount of time people would spend in the area.
> Next time you're in the area, I encourage you to picture the area as a park.
> I think it would have a tremendous impact and improve the downtown area.
> 
> Tim Ewers
>