“I believe in the anatomy of a place, of a city,” he said. “Parks are a system within a city. They are connected to culture. They are connected to traditions and memories, the economy, the natural systems. As a planner, I take a very different view of parks, as not just a green space but a public space.”…..
….“So equity and fairness to me is absolutely paramount. How we figure that out, I don’t know. There’ll be a lot of meetings, both internally but also externally with our partners, to figure out how we can have a fair parks system.”