The center of the new area will be an open 2.2 acre green space near Leavey Library and Fagg Park lined on the east and west with large trees and concrete sidewalks trimmed with brick. Everyone will benefit from the new landscaped quads, which can be used for anything from Frisbee golf to commencement exercises, from football game picnics to outdoor classrooms and from quiet study nooks to community outreach programs. A small section of West 35th Street will be removed and landscaped as well. As part of the plan, the existing basketball and volleyball courts on the west side of PSX in Fagg Park will be relocated to the east side of the parking structure. However, Fischer said that efforts have been made to coordinate the construction schedule and impact with these departments.
Many students are excited about the plans.
It has a bumpy, messed-up road and a park that no one uses. It doesn't belong. We need more open lawn space, especially near Leavey, where people can take study breaks. Greg McCoy, a freshman majoring in kinesiology, is a resident of Pardee Tower, which is next to the area to be landscaped. Even during finals, at 1 in the morning, people are there.