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CHAPTER 6 <br />The best way to handle the problem of <br />undesirables is to make a place attractive to <br />everyone else. The record is overwhelmingly <br />positive on this score. With few exceptions, <br />center city plazas and small parks are safe <br />places. <br />William Whyte: <br />The City <br />M. <br />0-6 Initiate a downtown parks management and programming effort. <br />As noted above, the success of urban parks is largely dependent upon <br />the maintenance, safety, and programming efforts to ensure that the <br />spaces are attractive, clean, safe, and active. As part of improving the <br />livability and attraction of its downtown, the City should plan for <br />accelerated park and open space management efforts. Crime Prevention <br />through Environmental Design (CPTED) principles should be applied to <br />the design of open spaces. As the quote by William Whyte suggests, <br />programming activities and encouraging adjacent active uses (eating and <br />drinking establishments, retail, food vendors, etc.) is an important security <br />enhancement strategy. <br />A joint effort on the part of Planning, Parks and Police Departments as <br />well as the Downtown BIA, business and resident groups is generally the <br />most effective approach to such a program. The appendices include <br />some suggestions and resources for park design and management. <br />MAKERS architecture and urban design <br />0509_rpt_draft.doc - 6/29/06 <br />