Why can't DC have parks like this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is in Palo Alto, CA, where the average home value is $3.5M.

This. It's amazing what happens when property taxes can be spent indulging the wealthy instead of supporting the poor

DC’s free pools would like a word.

DC has lots of flaws but recreational opportunities and facilities are pretty good here (provided they are not being stalled by deranged NIMBYs). Of course it would be nice if we had a huge accessible park like this. There are wheelchair accessible DPR playgrounds already though (eg Rosedale).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is in Palo Alto, CA, where the average home value is $3.5M.

This. It's amazing what happens when property taxes can be spent indulging the wealthy instead of supporting the poor

DC’s free pools would like a word.

DC has lots of flaws but recreational opportunities and facilities are pretty good here (provided they are not being stalled by deranged NIMBYs). Of course it would be nice if we had a huge accessible park like this. There are wheelchair accessible DPR playgrounds already though (eg Rosedale).

Do you want to compare DC rec facilities to wealthy suburbs like Palo Alto?

[Anonymous]

DC could totally have a park like this, so long as you're OK with homeless vagrants immediately taking it over and turning it into a druggie wonderland. Skateboarders and ATV performance artists would also love it as an obstacle course for when they practice at night. Just make sure your toddler wears shoes so they don't get pricked by the broken needles when playing in the sandbox.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is in Palo Alto, CA, where the average home value is $3.5M.

This. It's amazing what happens when property taxes can be spent indulging the wealthy instead of supporting the poor

DC’s free pools would like a word.

DC has lots of flaws but recreational opportunities and facilities are pretty good here (provided they are not being stalled by deranged NIMBYs). Of course it would be nice if we had a huge accessible park like this. There are wheelchair accessible DPR playgrounds already though (eg Rosedale).

Do you want to compare DC rec facilities to wealthy suburbs like Palo Alto?

Sure. I think given DC’s challenges and needs, the DC rec facilities are pretty dang good. Doesn’t take a lot of gumption to be a really rich town and build nice parks. But DC has prioritized recreation (parks, pools, bike lanes, etc) to the benefit of people who need it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC could totally have a park like this, so long as you're OK with homeless vagrants immediately taking it over and turning it into a druggie wonderland. Skateboarders and ATV performance artists would also love it as an obstacle course for when they practice at night. Just make sure your toddler wears shoes so they don't get pricked by the broken needles when playing in the sandbox.

Oh ffs. Have you been to a playground in DC?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is in Palo Alto, CA, where the average home value is $3.5M.

This. It's amazing what happens when property taxes can be spent indulging the wealthy instead of supporting the poor

DC’s free pools would like a word.

DC has lots of flaws but recreational opportunities and facilities are pretty good here (provided they are not being stalled by deranged NIMBYs). Of course it would be nice if we had a huge accessible park like this. There are wheelchair accessible DPR playgrounds already though (eg Rosedale).

Do you want to compare DC rec facilities to wealthy suburbs like Palo Alto?

Sure. I think given DC’s challenges and needs, the DC rec facilities are pretty dang good. Doesn’t take a lot of gumption to be a really rich town and build nice parks. But DC has prioritized recreation (parks, pools, bike lanes, etc) to the benefit of people who need it.

That's my point. Places like Palo Alto don't have those challenges or needs so they can focus on providing services to their tax payers

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC could totally have a park like this, so long as you're OK with homeless vagrants immediately taking it over and turning it into a druggie wonderland. Skateboarders and ATV performance artists would also love it as an obstacle course for when they practice at night. Just make sure your toddler wears shoes so they don't get pricked by the broken needles when playing in the sandbox.

DC needs to tell MPD to take the gloves off, take the bully clubs out, and re-establish order over the criminals, druggies, lowlifes and others who peddle crime and disorder, including on our children's playgrounds. So sick of post-2020 tolerance of deviant behavior in DC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is in Palo Alto, CA, where the average home value is $3.5M.

This. It's amazing what happens when property taxes can be spent indulging the wealthy instead of supporting the poor

DC’s free pools would like a word.

DC has lots of flaws but recreational opportunities and facilities are pretty good here (provided they are not being stalled by deranged NIMBYs). Of course it would be nice if we had a huge accessible park like this. There are wheelchair accessible DPR playgrounds already though (eg Rosedale).

Do you want to compare DC rec facilities to wealthy suburbs like Palo Alto?

Sure. I think given DC’s challenges and needs, the DC rec facilities are pretty dang good. Doesn’t take a lot of gumption to be a really rich town and build nice parks. But DC has prioritized recreation (parks, pools, bike lanes, etc) to the benefit of people who need it.

Agree! I think our rec facilities are way better than surrounding areas in the DMV. Our free pools alone!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because you can’t have anything nice in DC.

In DC, they have decided to hand over the parks to the "unhoused" in the name of equity.

Why build nice things if it will just get sh!t on?

And the kind of initiative that was shown to design, build and raise funding would never happen in the DMV. This place thinks the government should be in charge of all things. The west coast has a different mind set.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is in Palo Alto, CA, where the average home value is $3.5M.

This. It's amazing what happens when property taxes can be spent indulging the wealthy instead of supporting the poor

They raised the money from private funds.

And that wouldn't fly here for the reasons you elude to in your snarky post, progressives would never let it happen because somewhere there is black or brown person that couldn't get to it, so it must not happen. Everyone must suffer equitably.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC could totally have a park like this, so long as you're OK with homeless vagrants immediately taking it over and turning it into a druggie wonderland. Skateboarders and ATV performance artists would also love it as an obstacle course for when they practice at night. Just make sure your toddler wears shoes so they don't get pricked by the broken needles when playing in the sandbox.

DC needs to tell MPD to take the gloves off, take the bully clubs out, and re-establish order over the criminals, druggies, lowlifes and others who peddle crime and disorder, including on our children's playgrounds. So sick of post-2020 tolerance of deviant behavior in DC.

Yes, we need more cops shooting kids like Tamir Rice on the playground.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is in Palo Alto, CA, where the average home value is $3.5M.

This. It's amazing what happens when property taxes can be spent indulging the wealthy instead of supporting the poor

They raised the money from private funds.

And that wouldn't fly here for the reasons you elude to in your snarky post, progressives would never let it happen because somewhere there is black or brown person that couldn't get to it, so it must not happen. Everyone must suffer equitably.

English vocabulary eludes you. I guess that part of your break is dedicated to your racist conspiracy theories, and not to basic literacy.

Have you tried raising money build a playground for poor kids, instead of privatizing public space for yourself?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because you can’t have anything nice in DC.

In DC, they have decided to hand over the parks to the "unhoused" in the name of equity.

Why build nice things if it will just get sh!t on?

And the kind of initiative that was shown to design, build and raise funding would never happen in the DMV. This place thinks the government should be in charge of all things. The west coast has a different mind set.

People have already posted if about local parks like this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC could totally have a park like this, so long as you're OK with homeless vagrants immediately taking it over and turning it into a druggie wonderland. Skateboarders and ATV performance artists would also love it as an obstacle course for when they practice at night. Just make sure your toddler wears shoes so they don't get pricked by the broken needles when playing in the sandbox.

DC needs to tell MPD to take the gloves off, take the bully clubs out, and re-establish order over the criminals, druggies, lowlifes and others who peddle crime and disorder, including on our children's playgrounds. So sick of post-2020 tolerance of deviant behavior in DC.

Yes, we need more cops shooting kids like Tamir Rice on the playground.

Didn't that happen in Cleveland?

What DC needs is for its transplants to stop nationalizing every issue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because you can’t have anything nice in DC.

In DC, they have decided to hand over the parks to the "unhoused" in the name of equity.

Why build nice things if it will just get sh!t on?

And the kind of initiative that was shown to design, build and raise funding would never happen in the DMV. This place thinks the government should be in charge of all things. The west coast has a different mind set.

People have already posted if about local parks like this.

Has everyone forgotten that we have an amazing park called Rock Creek Park. And no, the unhoused have not taken it over. It's amazing and packed every weekend with very happy people. I know it's federal, but we also have wonderful local parks.

People on this forum clearly do not live in DC, but I live near wonderful parks and rec centers.