Saturday, November 29, 2008

Jane Jacobs Atlantic Yards Report Card #6: Has Intricacy of Park Design? NO

Jane Jacobs Atlantic Yards Report Card #6: Has Intricacy of Park Design? NO

This is evaluation item #6 (of 47) of the Jane Jacobs Atlantic Yards Report Card

Has Intricacy of Park Design? NO

Jane Jacobs said that parks should be designed with intricacy. The Atlantic Yards green space design does not appear to respect this. Nor do Ratner’s Metrotech or Atlantic Avenue Malls.

JJ Cites: [Successful parks always look much more intricate in use than when they are empty. P.104]

(For more on this subject see Noticing New York’s post: Monday, September 22, 2008, Should a Teardrop be Shed- Considering the Burden?)

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