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Westside Community Park: A Vision For Public Space, David Fiske, Nathen Lamb, Will Roberts, Kara Srnka, Grace Stainback, Jeffrey Waldo

Master of Urban and Regional Planning Workshop Projects

Hood River, both the City and the County, are growing and projected to grow substantially in future years. An opportunity has arisen to consider one of the last well-located and large parcels for development as a new park in a fast-growing area of the community. However, what makes a good park? Would that differ based on who was being asked? How can a wider range of voices join this conversation? This work was undertaken to tell the story of what a westside park could be, and what it would take to make it happen.

his project was conducted under the …