I see what appears to be reduced parking at the new community center. With approximately 40 places in front this is surely not enough for a community-size event.
I was going to suggest vacating the street to the Lutheran curb, but fear the Sculpture and Mural Park that would be sure to follow and a bridal-bridle path to the Horse Park to accommodate carriage weddings would leave too small a gain. Perhaps a multitier parking ramp could be constructed in front. The shady under-area under such a ramp would be ideally suited to shade-loving botanicals. Or a shuttle could be run from other parking areas to the new center and possibly provide community-wide bus service which we certainly don’t have now and are probably lacking.
My personal choice would be an incline rail from downtown up Broadway to a moving sidewalk able to carry the masses in speed and comfort.
But perhaps more and better minds than mine need address the question to come up with something really good.
Harry Drabik
Hovland
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