I commented elsewhere that I was afraid this would be too small and would create a visual impediment to the enjoyment of West Park’s lovely visual sweeps. I did a little browsing and found that the Olmsted Brothers were involved in its acquisition and design. I didn’t work hard enough to determine that it was actually Frederick Law Olmsted (the designer of Central Park in New York) but the effect is similar. I was pleased to see that the work near Seventh Street appears to be substantially complete. I’m hoping that West Park can finally come into its own as the jewel of the near-downtown area that it has been said to be. A fenced enclosure on one end does not seem like a good addition to that vision.
Here is a map [link] of the Central Area parks. As you see, we don’t have many. I don’t know of any of these that would really satisfy the apparent desire for a dog park within walking distance of the downtown.
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