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Q17: What improvements could be made to make the Park <br />Beer garden 26%357 <br />Blocks a more comfortable and attractive place to you? <br />Sit-down restaurant 24%324 <br />(1,356 responses) <br />Outdoor reading room19%252 <br /> <br />More lighting 56%753 <br />Comments: <br />54%737 <br />Of the 594 comments, 84% dealt with getting rid of homeless, <br />restrooms <br />drugs and negative behaviors. Of these, 47% of the comments <br />Food and beverages kiosk51%692 <br />focused on the types of people who are there—more than be- <br />haviors or feelings of insecurity. <br />Nighttime activities (such as mov-51%685 <br />Some talked about renovating the space and others wanted <br />ies and music performances) <br />more active commercial uses in and around the parks, as well <br />Public art 48%657 <br />as events and programming: <br />More group activities (yoga, sports, 48%646 <br />dance parties, etc.) <br />“I don’t believe it will ever be a safe, welcoming spot unless there <br />is retail and food adjacent to the blocks.” <br />Food-related events, such as cook-48%645 <br />ing, farm-to-table dinners, etc <br />“This could be a great place for a family-friendly downtown <br />Kids’ playspace45%608 <br />“park.” Ensure still works for Saturday market. Consider ways <br />More trash bins 40%549 <br />to provide “eyes” on the park. Eg., better connect to adjacent <br />Better landscaping40%546 <br />businesses. It may be worth integrating portions of the adjacent <br />side streets into the design. They currently cut the park blocks <br />Carousel / other permanent, family-40%537 <br />friendly activities <br />Interactive fountain33%453 <br />“Question to ask ourselves: Why is it this space is not a desti- <br />Movable chairs and tables33%441 <br />nation for all of the downtown folks? We need something there, <br />Live-streamed events on public 32%429 <br />like food or entertainment, to attract a wider cross section of the <br />screen <br />population. Right now it functions mostly as a void that col- <br />lects activities randomly, and those activities are often not very <br />Games, such as board games or 28%383 <br />friendly-looking.” <br />chess <br />Youth activities such as open mic <br />28%383 <br />and slam poetry <br />Community information board 27%370 <br />83 <br /> <br />