Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space

"A community’s physical form, rather than its land uses, is its most intrinsic and enduring characteristic." [Katz, EPA] This blog focuses on place and placemaking and all that makes it work--historic preservation, urban design, transportation, asset-based community development, arts & cultural development, commercial district revitalization, tourism & destination development, and quality of life advocacy--along with doses of civic engagement and good governance watchdogging.

Saturday, August 01, 2009

More stuff to do with an active recreation space at Poplar Point


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Originally uploaded by City Kayak
(Yes, which likely would never be approved by the National Park Service.)

City Kayak is a waterfront operation in San Francisco. In this photo, kayakers are approaching Pacific Bell Park, the baseball stadium for the San Francisco Giants.

And, I have been intrigued for awhile with these in-river pools in New York City... See this blog entry about the "Floating Pool" from Dwell.

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