Destruction of historical buildings in CoLa was a terrible idea, but a "super block" hospital is even worse. BUD is advocating for a large park, Utica Central Park...
Coming to downtown, #Utica’s #CentralPark! Surrounded by historical and creative infill... pic.twitter.com/KdhicxtWku
— BetterUticaDowntown (@BudsforBUD) February 18, 2020
Surround te park by creative infill, Presevation, walkability, and more downtown Living options.
February 18, 2020 - Downtown Utica has many plans, Historic District Designations, and Building Codes that are being ignored; Gateway Historic Canal District, Rust To Green's "Community-driven placemaking in Upstate New York cities endeavoring to transition from post-industrial “rust” to “green” resiliency," plus "Upper Floors" (Page 1 & Page 2), DUDA's Main Streets, and Downtown Utica Residential Market Potential, plus a Master Plan, and more.
A sprawling hospital ignores them all- and is also not an effective neighborhood connector! The Utica Central Park would offer a venue for; The Great American Irish Festival, Fourth of July fireworks, preserve the option for and support parade routes, a large Boilermaker gathering place, hosting the Heartrun, as well as the Ride for Missing Children.
Lovely to have a sweet spot to spend some time at @CulverPR #downtownparks #downtowndallas pic.twitter.com/MGboKsmA1B
— Culver PR (@CulverPR) April 3, 2018
What about an area for a dog park? Utica's growing downtown population is already in need of this. A large park would support trees and green space that would go a long way to; lessen flooding, absorbing sounds, improving downtown air quality, and encourage recreational activties that keep people healthy. Learn more, read, The Economic Benefit of Downtown Parks.
Modern living options with a mixed use commercial project...
Why not replace that property with a modern infill concept, urban design, one that drives repopulation of downtown @CityofUtica? Consider Quackenbush Square in Albany... pic.twitter.com/1lWPB8sLWy
— BetterUticaDowntown (@BudsforBUD) November 20, 2019
Formerly Dental Systems Group, this project is suggested for 601 State Street. Let's introduce more people and greater density with projects like Kennedy Plaza Apartments, and the Lofts At 502 on State Street. Such developments would bring back the Columbia Bar and the apartment that were very recently still into the Fall of 2019.
We can even finally add Utica's Proposed Hilton Inn as orginally proposed in Utica Urban Renewal project No. 1.
January 13, 2019 - Great cities have great central parks...
Dublin has been rated one of the greenest cities on the planet thanks to the acres of parks in the centre of the capital.
— Nuhaus Ireland (@nuhausireland) January 13, 2019
The Phoenix Park
New York’s Central Park
St Anne’s Park
Paris came at the top of the table with 139 parks
src #irishmirror.ie pic.twitter.com/hHBtTC4ruZ
There's also St Anne’s Park in Ireland that's attarcting more residents, just what businesses need, people living their lives in their downtowns...
Approval granted for more than 650 apartments beside St Anne’s Park https://t.co/dBMYeVdacN pic.twitter.com/DzNfaLcVih
— Republic of Ireland (@RepublicofIrela) February 18, 2020
And as for their hospitals, well having a great hospital close is ideal, however nobody wants to live next door, nor too near one. And really, who seeks to cut through a hospital district with 80,000 ER visits and thousands of parked cars?
Fantastic! BTW, do you support destructive urban renewal, trashing historic preservation, politicizing healthcare investment funds for campaign gains, abandonment of Master Plans, shuttling out the public, eminent domain... pic.twitter.com/faLhcrnK7X
— #NoHospitalDowntown (@NoHospitalDwtn) December 18, 2019
We are not opposed to a new hospital, but bulldozing the entire Historic Columbia-Lafayette Neighborhood is a mistake. Build a new hospital at St. Luke's within Utica's current #OneidaCountyMedicalDistrict!
