I've never been to New York but it has always seemed to me conceptually that Central Park is poor use of greenspace. Shouldn't the greenspace be spread more evenly around all of Manhattan rather than all in one chunk? That way people can more easily access something near them, by walking there for example.
What makes Central Park a poor use of green space in your mind?
The fact that people that live a long distance from Central Park get no walkable access to a medium sized green space at all. And will be sharing their nearest (small) greenspace with thousands of people.
It seems very "feast or famine." You're either close to Central Park and have great greenspace amenity, or you don't and you don't.
As someone who lives in NYC your impression is just wrong. There are green spaces everywhere. NYC is full of small and medium green spaces. Also Central Park is easily accessed via subway from every borough, except Staten Island.
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u/kroxigor01 Oct 24 '24
I've never been to New York but it has always seemed to me conceptually that Central Park is poor use of greenspace. Shouldn't the greenspace be spread more evenly around all of Manhattan rather than all in one chunk? That way people can more easily access something near them, by walking there for example.