Comments on: 31/10/09 A Touch of Green amid the Galway Asphalt http://www.galwaycycling.org/311009-a-touch-of-green-amid-the-galway-asphalt/ Safer Cycling For Galway Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:36:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Frank http://www.galwaycycling.org/311009-a-touch-of-green-amid-the-galway-asphalt/comment-page-1/#comment-90 Frank Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:23:11 +0000 http://www.galwaycycling.org/?p=276#comment-90 This is a great idea. People sometimes complain about the difficulty of finding parking in Galway, especially in the centre, but a lot of cities have been removing central parking capacity for years now. What Galway is sorely lacking is green space. There are a few small parks and patches here and there, and some lucky trees, but compared to more forward-thinking municipalities it's a lot more grey here than green, and that's a real shame. I'm sure your temporary mini-park made passers-by think about the importance of re-imagining civic space. Hopefully next time I'll be able to visit. Can't believe I missed those biscuits! This is a great idea. People sometimes complain about the difficulty of finding parking in Galway, especially in the centre, but a lot of cities have been removing central parking capacity for years now.

What Galway is sorely lacking is green space. There are a few small parks and patches here and there, and some lucky trees, but compared to more forward-thinking municipalities it’s a lot more grey here than green, and that’s a real shame. I’m sure your temporary mini-park made passers-by think about the importance of re-imagining civic space. Hopefully next time I’ll be able to visit. Can’t believe I missed those biscuits!

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