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AndyP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-05 05:54 PM Original message |
Parks- how useful are they? |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-05 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
1. Obviously for some people they may be the only sense of "wilderness" |
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abluelady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-05 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
2. I love our parks. |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-05 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
3. well, there are multiple approaches |
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AndyP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-05 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
4. what I'm getting at is |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-05 05:58 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. I like parks because they are the opposite |
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uberotto (589 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-05 06:13 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. Depends on how "Crappy" the community... |
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TallahasseeGrannie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-05 06:14 PM Response to Reply #4 |
13. I don't have any cites or anything, just common sense |
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texpatriot2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-05 05:59 PM Response to Original message |
6. Are you talking about local parks, state parks or national parks? |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-05 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
7. They provide recreational space, especially in urban areas. |
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benddem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-05 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
8. am not sure |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-05 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
9. right now our parks are housing evacuees & workers from katrina |
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livetohike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-05 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
10. Having parks is what separates us from rats living in mazes |
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sepia_steel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-05 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
11. I live in an apartment. |
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Tikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-05 06:16 PM Response to Original message |
14. My husband and I are raising our...... |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-05 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
15. Well, I'll take a shot at a couple of values... |
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Coastie for Truth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-05 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
16. In neighborhoods that are middle class, |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-05 06:18 PM Response to Original message |
17. they produce this thing called AIR which helps people LIVE |
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maxsolomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-05 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
18. Parks in downtown Seattle |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-05 06:45 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. We need a doable plan to end homelessness. |
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maxsolomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-05 03:06 PM Response to Reply #23 |
35. but WHO should be responsible? |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-05 03:52 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. So you have offered a solution. |
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rurallib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-05 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
19. "Quality of Life" (n/t) |
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politicat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-05 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
20. Environmentally, they work as carbon sinks and air cleaners. |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-05 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
21. Parks are environmentally positive additions to citys because |
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Cocoa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-05 06:41 PM Response to Original message |
22. Parks -- hyuh! -- what are they good for |
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justabob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-05 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
24. How about this |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-05 06:46 PM Response to Original message |
25. "Parks are |
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JanusAscending (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-05 07:00 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Yes H20Man, |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-05 07:03 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. I believe that |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-05 06:51 PM Response to Original message |
26. The more public space, the better. |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-05 06:54 PM Response to Original message |
27. I think that maybe the only useful quantitative data available would be |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-05 03:56 PM Response to Reply #27 |
38. A lot of people don't know how environmentally friendly |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-05 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
29. Read about Frederick Law Olmstead, and New York's Central Park project. |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-05 07:11 PM Response to Original message |
31. They Are Wonderful... |
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Taxloss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-05 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
32. "Bowling Alone", by Richard Putnam, |
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AirAmFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-05 07:19 PM Response to Original message |
33. Readers Digest grant money funded some respectable research on this topic |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-05 07:22 PM Response to Original message |
34. I guess I wonder what you mean by "useful" |
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Marnieworld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-05 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
36. Dogs |
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bunkerbuster1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-05 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
39. I moved from a place that had parks within walking distance, to a |
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dcfirefighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-05 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
40. Paying for Parks |
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Lisa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-05 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
41. a variety of valuable services |
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