^they provide shade

Is this project complete?  What is left to be done?

I am pretty sure it is complete.  I think it turned out really well, now all we need is people to use it.

^they provide shade

 

I'm not sure about that, even.  I ate lunch there today, and was trying to figure out what time of the day/year they would actually shade the seats underneath.  They certainly aren't properly aligned to provide shade for very much of the day, and it may not even match up with the summer lunchtime hours.  Even if they do, because of the alignment of the slats, they may only provide partial shade.  I'm thinking they will be best aligned with the sun at about 9-10:00 am, but that's far from the peak need for shade.

^they provide shade

 

I'm not sure about that, even.  I ate lunch there today, and was trying to figure out what time of the day/year they would actually shade the seats underneath.  They certainly aren't properly aligned to provide shade for very much of the day, and it may not even match up with the summer lunchtime hours.  Even if they do, because of the alignment of the slats, they may only provide partial shade.  I'm thinking they will be best aligned with the sun at about 9-10:00 am, but that's far from the peak need for shade.

 

I believe the idea was to have vegetation growing along the trellis to provide the shade.

Some international recognition

 

Cleveland Scrubs Clean a Long-Blighted Park

 

After nine years of fundraising, a transformed park in downtown Cleveland seems to personify the spirit of reinvention that has recently overtaken the city. Perk Park, originally built in 1972, was first conceived by I.M. Pei as a small piece of the 200-acre Urban Renewal District. It was once called Chester Commons (for its location at East 12th Street and Chester Avenue), but was renamed in 1996 for 1970s Mayor Ralph Perk.

 

http://blog.archpaper.com/wordpress/archives/44454?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AN_blog+%28A%2FN+Blog%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Some international recognition

 

Cleveland Scrubs Clean a Long-Blighted Park

 

After nine years of fundraising, a transformed park in downtown Cleveland seems to personify the spirit of reinvention that has recently overtaken the city. Perk Park, originally built in 1972, was first conceived by I.M. Pei as a small piece of the 200-acre Urban Renewal District. It was once called Chester Commons (for its location at East 12th Street and Chester Avenue), but was renamed in 1996 for 1970s Mayor Ralph Perk.

 

http://blog.archpaper.com/wordpress/archives/44454?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AN_blog+%28A%2FN+Blog%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

 

I really dig the park. The food trucks and music has made it quite a scene on Wednesdays. Whoever on here said programing was key for success is onto something.

Article contains some really attractive pictures of the park and surrounding area.

 

Headline is a little over the top in my opinion.  As many problems as the park had (primarily a dated design) including lots of deferred maintenance, I never considered it "blighted".

That park was a complete eyesore. It looked like a construction company sunk a few discarded sewer pipes in the mud. It was horrible and maybe blighted wasn't the right word for, but it was horrific as far as parks go.

I suppose it depends on your definition of "blighted", but I'd go with "had potential but has fallen beyond mere disrepair" which the old park wasn't quite at, but was on its way toward.