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Food-related events, such as cooking, farm-to-ta <br />48%645 <br />- <br />ble dinners, etc. <br />Kids’ playspace <br />608 <br />45% <br />At several pop-up stations, participants were asked what they <br />would like to do or see in the Park Blocks: <br />More trash bins <br />40%549 <br />Better landscaping <br />546 <br />40% <br />Carousel / other permanent interactive, fami <br />What do you want to do in the Park Blocks? <br />538 <br />40% <br />- <br />ly-friendly activities <br />More market days <br />Mini playground <br />Comments: <br />Movable seating <br />Food trucks <br />Concerts/performances <br />Most comments discussed addressing the homeless issue, <br />drugs, and negative behaviors. However, some talked about <br />Close streets for events <br />renovating the space and others wanted more active commer <br />- <br />Restaurants/cafes <br />cial uses in and around the parks, as well as events and pro <br />- <br />Positive activities <br />gramming: <br />Regulate loitering & crime <br />“I don’t believe it will ever be a safe, welcoming spot unless there <br />Sit/nap among the trees <br />is retail and food adjacent to the blocks.” <br />Restrooms <br />“This could be a great place for a family-friendly downtown <br />“park.” Ensure still works for Saturday market. Consider ways <br />68 <br />02410 <br />to provide “eyes” on the park. Eg., better connect to adjacent <br />Number of respondents <br />businesses. It may be worth integrating portions of the adjacent <br />side streets into the design. They currently cut the park blocks <br />“Question to ask ourselves: Why is it this space is not a desti <br />- <br />nation for all of the downtown folks? We need something there, <br />like food or entertainment, to attract a wider cross section of the <br />population. Right now it functions mostly as a void that col <br />- <br />lects activities randomly, and those activities are often not very <br />friendly-looking.” <br />31 <br /> <br />