Comments on: Ideas for covering the Downtown Loop

By: ChrisM70

ChrisM70 — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:54:06 +0000

I think that green space over the south loop could actually work – if it is done in a way that makes people USE that space and has shops, businesses and usable space around it, and not just parking lots. Perhaps creating a few more (cheaper) restaurants just to the south of the P&L District that could have outdoor patio/park seating? How about an outdoor beer garden next to the Sprint Center? These areas could be grassy spaces with small trees on either side of the space, since you couldn’t plant trees in a “flower pot”.

By: Joe Medley

Joe Medley — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:17:55 +0000

Forget green space. If you had a choice between going to a place with large trees and going to a place without large trees, which would you pick? If I-670 is capped with a park, how big can the trees get sitting in what amounts to a giant flower pot?

How about this? For green space, use one of the enormous surface lots in the area south of the loop. Build high rises over 670. They can be condos, offices, or hotels–whatever the local market needs. They’ll provide more customers for the P&L and the businesses South of the loop.

One final thing: whatever they are, they need to have store fronts at street level. If the goal is to unify the two parts of downtown, then they need to unify the P&L store fronts with the store front in the North Crossroads.

By: ChrisM70

ChrisM70 — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 22:28:20 +0000

How about covering it with metal plates?

It’s something the city knows how to do, and they probably have some extras lying around…

By: DKC

DKC — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 23:21:56 +0000

Just call Christo.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:56:37 +0000

Fantastic idea. I’d love to see more green space – grass, trees, walking paths, etc. It’d go a long way to beautifying our city.