This is an unofficial 'plain English' version of the Big City Plan Work in Progress consultation document about how Birmingham (UK) should be developed over the next 20 years. For more information, see the About page.
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The official consultation closes at 23:59 on Friday 6th February. We closed comments on the same day at 12 noon here in order to get them to the council on time, in the format they want.
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Birmingham needs a comprehensive network of green spaces and canals. A range of smaller local pocket parks or gardens squares and great parks should be provided.
We think that Birmingham needs a good network of green spaces and canals. We should have a range of parks, gardens and squares.
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So agree!!!!!!!!
Some large parks can feel unsafe for people on their own, so perhaps more smaller areas would be best. A lot of European cities I have visited have lots of pretty small squares with fountains and seating. I really like the design of the proposed park for Eastside, which is long and thin rather than square. By having that shape, people can quickly exit it if they feel unsafe, however it will still feel relatively large if people want to walk the length of it.