New $77 Million Midtown West Development Announcement

[EGrant]

Let's see, a big open space that generates no tax money, enjoyed by skateboarders, or a multi-million dollar development that brings money and people into the area? Tough choice.

[masterblaster]

Let's see, a big open space that generates no tax money, enjoyed by skateboarders, or a multi-million dollar development that brings money and people into the area? Tough choice.

Greenspace and recreational facilities should be essential and indispensable components of a thriving urban neighborhood. Spaces like Wigle Playfield and its recreation center, if maintained, could have been a great asset to the neighborhood, and could have appreciably increased the quality of life of midtown residents. An urban neighborhood shouldn't just consist of apartments, lofts, bars, and restaurants. There are many, many, many smaller vacant lots in midtown that could still be developed into boxy modern apartment buildings.