tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767983040675315267.post8925294687810382398..comments2023-03-24T04:45:18.832-07:00Comments on Downtown Commentary: Playgrounds for ChildrenUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767983040675315267.post-41656679841034910882009-08-18T10:40:27.534-07:002009-08-18T10:40:27.534-07:00If the city is to keep the families of all those y...If the city is to keep the families of all those young people who have and are continuing to move into DC, playgrounds downtown (in addition to drastically improving the school system) is a necessary part. You can walk around downtown Manhattan and find plenty of parks with playgrounds. Why not in DC? Even for those who work downtown, seeing kids playing would add life and make it a nicer environment.<br /><br />I was disappointed when the developer of the City Center project (old Convention Center site) told us at an advisory committee meeting that a playground was not in the works, for a variety of reasons, many of which were based on the continued assumption that people don't have kids downtown: http://theother35percent.blogspot.com/2008/12/playgrounds-downtown.html.<br /><br />One option currently in the works is the park at 2nd and Massachusetts Avenue NW. While there is a redesign of the park currently planned, it is temporary (basically unfunded). When funding comes available, a more permanent redesign could use a portion of the park as a playground (the downside is that the park is surrounded by high traffic streets). It would be a short walk for people living in Penn Quarter and Mount Vernon Triangle.Cary Silvermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18069869511368628929noreply@blogger.com