2014.01.27 Pershing Square Task Force Meeting Powerpoint

8/13/2019 2014.01.27 Pershing Square Task Force Meeting Powerpoint

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Whats GOOD About Pershing Squa

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stage area seating area water feature public art caf facilities pet area parking garage plaza area lawn


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Additional Comments About What isGOOD about Pershing SquareI'm normally not cynical but it's hard to pick a good feature or quality at Pershing Square. It's a concrete box, it smells, and the "water feature" looks like

like to see is a park similar to the Maguire Gardens outside the Central Library - shade, meandering paths, beautiful and soothing water features, and placponder.

Restore Pershing Square to it's full retro style. The old nostalgia would be lovely!

Although I clicked "Like The Lawn" I have no idea where the lawn is. There is nothing appPershing Square as it now is. I would like to see it restored to the 1910 design with SMALfor dogs, perhaps a news kiosk; things that encourage contemplative use, not camping outit now is proves that persons who control our cityscape have absolutely no sense of histomakes life pleasant: small scale, welcoming-ness and closeness to nature.

The only good thing about Pershing Square is its location.

There is nothing about the current park design that I like. I love this city and I know that we can do bettereturn to the 1910 design -- it was elegant, welcoming and all that a city park should be.

All of the above are not so great, including the tower, the colors, the lack of shade... One good thing about ththan its location, is that it is used by the public -- ice skating, movies, farmers markets, etc.

As currently configured, I can't say any of the above are "good.

I like the seating areas around the perimeter of the park. My only complaint is that the aredirty littered with trash.


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Whats NOT so Great about PershinSquare?

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stage area seating area water feature public art eating facilities pet area parking garage plaza area lawn


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Additional Comments about what is so great about Pershing SquareThe current Pershing Square design is as ugly 1980's as it can possibly get. it is an eye-soar a

brings the area down.

All of these things are needed, but it would be great if there was more grass/lawn, bigger approachable water feature, less concrete.

Stop monetizing Pershing Square. That is the first step to saving it.

Way too much cement, the dog park is too small, the staging area occupies too much reanever available to the public.

More landscaping/ trees/ grass would be nice! Separate fenced in area for dogs so people can

sit or lay down and enjoy a grassy area as well!

There is just too much cement. Period. Also, if you were walking by, you'd never even know there is a park there - it's completely closurrounding streets.

Hardscape in general is uninviting and brutal. I don't need lawn, but more green with succulents, etc. Evesegmented in a way that you have to walk through the park in indirect ways. There should be clear diagonbetween 5th/hill and 6th/olive, and between 5th/olive and 6th/hill.


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What do you Want to CHANGE aboPershing Square?

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M ore space for recrea tio nal activit y usa ble wate r feature le ss organize d pr ogr aming mor e organized pro gramming mor e food an d co

better restroom access more shade less concrete more public art more green space


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Additional comments about what toCHANGE about Pershing SquareI don't think it needs to be re-invented. Restore the Square -- just as some of Broadway's theaters are being restored

simple sandwiches, coffees, salads, desserts -- would be a nice community feature. Everyone loves food.

With ample shade and more green spaces, the environment begins to feel like an Oasis amidst tjungle.

I believe that the best solution for the many problems of Pershing Square is for it to return to the classic 1910 architect John Parkinson: a traditional European-style park with a central fountain, long axial pathways, streettrees. There should be less organized programming, in keeping with the park's traditional usage, and no distinarchitecture, sculpture or signage.

A big complaint from downtown residents is a lack of green space, both for hum

dogs. Following the opening of Spring Street Park, the community was shockeamount of cement, especially when the idea is more green space! People havebeen organizing bocce ball games, more children in the neighborhood require space, more playgrounds, and the number of residents with dogs is astoundingbring all of this together into a beautiful park!


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Rank your preferred USE

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Taking a Nap Picnicking Walking a Dog Taking Your Children to Play Going to a Farmers Market Going to a Concert Going to See a Summertime Movie Ic


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Whats An Ideal Town Square?

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A place where you can take a nap, read a book or picnic A place where you can see a concert or other programmed event

A place wher e se rv ic es ar e provi de d t o t he publ ic A forum whe re pe op le can g at her to pr ot es t, ra lly , hear a spee ch or marc h


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1Bein g able to see a co ncert Being a ble to shop at the weekly fa rme rs market B ein g able to u se the pet area

Enjoying the public art the park offers It provides a space for rallies marches and protests It's a gathering spot to relax and talk to friends

It's a place to participate in an urban garden It's a destination to bring people from out of town

Currently as the space is now, whatyou like most about Pershing Squar


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What type of activity in a town squaleast important to you out of thesechoices?

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Being able to walk a dog Ensuring that kids can play A schedule of established concerts, movies and entertainment Commerce in the park: a caf, farme


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Your idea of relaxation in a park or tsquare is:

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Sitting or laying on the grass, enjoying a book or picknicking in the shade Sharing lunch with others at a table or by a caf

Being able to be active, participate in recreational activity Stroll ing through the park en route to a destination


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You want to use Pershing Square as

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Destination point, tourist attraction A place that mostly meets the needs of the community that uses it and lives

A pleasant green space that people can enjoy as they pass from one destination to the next A place that is the epicenter for speeches, rallies and demonstrations in Los


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Does your ideal park offer eatingoptions?

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What time of day is use of the park important?

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E ar ly morn ing Mid-day l unch L at e a ft er noon/e ve ning Night ( 8:00 PM-10:00 PM)


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What Does This Tell Us?

Survey respondents like natural elements that exist at Pershing Square

water feature and the lawn. They want to increase this by adding morspace and taking away concreteelements. This is evident in that peoplike the hardscaped plaza as well as the seating area as it is now. Thatpeople want to be able to have a space to share a lunch with others ata caf around mid-day. This indicates that these hardscaped spaces anareas dont need to be eliminated but reduced and improved.

Overall, respondents envision a pleasant and inviting place that can beused for unorganized activity like sharing lunch with others at a table ohowever, people currently do enjoy the programmed activity like the fmarket, at concerts. There is a significant portion of folks that also utilto walk their pets.

Respondents overwhelming want a Pershing Square that mostly meetof the community that uses it and lives around it.

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