Many arterial collector streets are landscaped, including Lomas, Central, Coors, and Louisiana. Most parks, street greens and landscaped dividers, no matter how small, possess open space value. The landscaped space may be used to picnic or just to sit. Street medians, too small for a person to sit within, still offer the value of an improved landscape area in contrast to the street. There are many reasons for the existence of parks of all sizes and shapes.
Parks improve cities.
They complement the city and add a good dimension to the urban environment. Parks can be used as connecting or separating spaces. They can direct traffic flow and use undeveloped land to beautify and increase property values. Our challenge, in planning for the future, is to locate parks in places that will best serve and take into consideration both human need and the resources of nature. Tingley Park Options and Opinions Discussion Questions 1.