Is Houston starting to overdo the park thing? Just a little? (West: neighborhood, university)

[stoneclaw]

Well? It seems like there is a plan for a new park in just about every part of the city. Although the Midtown superblock park plan is great, it seems to be a replica of discovery green on a smaller scale. It's kind of beginning to feel redundant and taking the originality out of great parks like Discovery Green. I'd rather see a park than a PARKing lot though.

But if there's too many, it's really hard to get excited about it.. If you want a park, there's enough in the suburbs. You come to the city to walk, shop, mingle, entertain, etc. Pretty soon we're going to be known as PARKCITY USA.

Jus sayin


stone

[key2thecity]

I respectfully disagree. I think the more parks we have the better. I never see Houston as just "Houston". I see it as the "metropolitan area" that it really is and to that extent, there are not enough parks in our area. And really, no two parks are the same - trust me, I know. I spent an hour and half looking for a park with a basketball court in it this past Sunday. I think we have more than enough concrete in our area and at some point every patch of grass gets concrete laid on top of it. We don't have much natural landscape, so parks are the next best thing.

Btw, parks should not be confined to the suburbs. That's kind of ridiculous. A huge metropolis such as the Houston area should also have more than one park like Discovery Green. I mean, there's 2 mil+ people in the city and 3 mil+ in the surrounding area. I don't think a few more Discovery Greens would hurt.

[Augiec]

I disagree as well. The way I see it, we have to do something in terms of greenspace since we don't have much for bodies of water (other than suburbanite man-made ones), or mountains.

[Schumacher713]

You are right. We should add more billboards and parking lots!

[Truth713]

Actual Houston ranked quite low for neighborhood to park ratios according to many urban lifestyle reports

[testmo]

One thing i love about seattle is there is at least a small city park on what seems like every street block. Its beautiful if maintained

[Even Further]

I would like more public golf courses. I agree with the more parks theme, but I believe general city maintenance needs to be stepped up.

[eastontracks]

def need more parks. additions even like trees and grass to me really helps. small additions like that imo one can never grow tired of.

[Pinkmani]

Keeps the people slim (or at least encourages them to be slim).

[Bike4Life]

City parks are very encouraging as it attracts urban families and a healthy lifestyle. Without them, where would the children go for fun? The West University Little League had a hard time providing sports until private land was purchased on West Bellfort. But more parks will be needed as the city continues to attract young families into the city.