http://bigcitytalk.org.uk/103/play-local/ A Place To Talk About Birmingham's Big City Plan Sat, 14 Mar 2009 00:04:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://bigcitytalk.org.uk/103/play-local/comment-page-1/#comment-271 Julia Gilbert Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:12:36 +0000 http://bigcity.paradisecircus.com/?p=103#comment-271 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. 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.

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