Partick Stanigar mentioned the somewhat self serving arrangement that produced Port Royal Street. Harbor Street was originally meant to be the border of the downtown grid.
The axis of the downtown grid (north of Harbor Street) is east/west. If there was to be a downtown Central Park, it might run East west to harmonize with the axis of the grid. A parliament new building (which is a whole different subject) could run with the axis of the grid as well.
The High Line Park in NY shows how park space can be suspended in the air and needn't be at ground level. If the government could buy out an entire block--say the macro block bordered by Harbor, Tower, East ans West streets, it would be able to accomplish at least three major goals at one time: 1) Ensure the preservation of an iconic, unspoiled downtown block; 2) superimpose a multi-level Downtown Park; 3) Build what might serve as a multi-level parliament building.
The original street plan would be preserved, along with existing structures.All rooftops would become planted park space. Paying attention to neighboring views, suspend more building space above existing buildings. New and old structures, park space and ground space would function as a sort of jigsaw puzzle--up and down, new and old, connections with crosswalks, etc. space for views...,
PLEASE DISREGARD THE "ST. ANN'S BAY" LABEL. THE MAP IS OF DOWNTOWN KINGSTON.
https://www.google.com/.../data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4...
ManageThe axis of the downtown grid (north of Harbor Street) is east/west. If there was to be a downtown Central Park, it might run East west to harmonize with the axis of the grid. A parliament new building (which is a whole different subject) could run with the axis of the grid as well.
The High Line Park in NY shows how park space can be suspended in the air and needn't be at ground level. If the government could buy out an entire block--say the macro block bordered by Harbor, Tower, East ans West streets, it would be able to accomplish at least three major goals at one time: 1) Ensure the preservation of an iconic, unspoiled downtown block; 2) superimpose a multi-level Downtown Park; 3) Build what might serve as a multi-level parliament building.
The original street plan would be preserved, along with existing structures.All rooftops would become planted park space. Paying attention to neighboring views, suspend more building space above existing buildings. New and old structures, park space and ground space would function as a sort of jigsaw puzzle--up and down, new and old, connections with crosswalks, etc. space for views...,
PLEASE DISREGARD THE "ST. ANN'S BAY" LABEL. THE MAP IS OF DOWNTOWN KINGSTON.
https://www.google.com/.../data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4...
Trevor Burrowes You could expand this formula to create massive downtown multilevel park with additional built space, and not have to tear down a single building.
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