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An Evaluation Of Public Open Space In Downtown Lincoln, Nebraska, Karl Dietrich
An Evaluation Of Public Open Space In Downtown Lincoln, Nebraska, Karl Dietrich
Community and Regional Planning Program: Theses and Student Projects
Public open space provides many benefits to a downtown area. Among the benefits are economic growth, social connectivity, health, and helping to create an identity for a city. As many cities continue to sprawl outwards, it is important that their downtown areas create a sense of place so that businesses and people stay and visit. Public open spaces can help provide that much needed sense of place. This study examines whether the “public space index” designed by Vikas Mehta (2014) is effective at evaluating public open spaces. This was done by using four public open spaces (Foundation Garden, Tower Square, …