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[newarkdev01]

I would love to know who is actually contracting them to do the renderings. This style of a plan would require huge amount of escavating and the removal of the ramp that was supposed to connect the park and area to Newark Penn. I would love to see the park there rather than the existing parking (which should go vertical or below ground but not be on the surface).

[DaneykoIsGod]

In principle, they look the same. One is just rounder and prettier.

[devlman]

That looks absolutely retarded. Ive never seen an uglier park in my life. I mean honestly, how do you fck up a park?!

[newarkdev01]

I just don't see how this end up coming to life when the city has 150 mil budget gap. I will wait to see the budget proposals.

[newarkdev01]

Thought this was interesting...http://www.ndcrc.com

go to projects and you will see this graphic is still their design.

[The Rock 07]

To date, NDCRC completed the Circulation Transportation Project, the New Jersey Devils Championship Plaza and $500 mm IRC 1031 Land Exchange.The NDCRC’s current project is the design, construction and management of the future “Triangle Park” which when completed in 2012 will be the first Downtown park built in over 30 years.

This is the first time I've seen a completion date and I've been on that website before so they must have just recently put that up.

Edited by The Rock 07, 06 August 2010 - 12:39 PM.

[The Rock 07]

Thought this was interesting...http://www.ndcrc.com

go to projects and you will see this graphic is still their design.

I don't see the graphic in the projects section

[newarkdev01]

I don't see the graphic in the projects section

I'm trying to get it onto Picasa so that you can see it. I posted the invight on wirednewyork but I can't share that here for some reason.

[yankeesjetsfan]

Is this park supposed to go where the parking lots are now? Wouldnt the lot owners fight this as they make a lot from the games?

I think the park looks nice myself, but I do agree that it will eventually be another spot for the homelss to urinate and sleep at.

Mike

[newarkdev01]

I cant get the damn graphic to upload from work..

Is this park supposed to go where the parking lots are now? Wouldnt the lot owners fight this as they make a lot from the games?

I think the park looks nice myself, but I do agree that it will eventually be another spot for the homelss to urinate and sleep at.

Mike

Ya based on the design on the invite its current form is just like DIG's bottom image.

[ClarkyDano23]

Ya based on the design on the invite its current form is just like DIG's bottom image.

Just without the picture of Lebron now, right?

But yeah, it looks great, I hope it happens

[DaneykoIsGod]

Ya based on the design on the invite its current form is just like DIG's bottom image.

If that's what it's gonna end up looking like, then I kinda hope the end up changing the name from Triangle Park cuz ... ya know ... it isn't very triangular.

[Colin226]

If that's what it's gonna end up looking like, then I kinda hope the end up changing the name from Triangle Park cuz ... ya know ... it isn't very triangular.

You know they'll name it after a person.. Too bad Veterans Park was created last fall up by the courthouses.. That's usually a popular park name

[devilsfan26]

You know they'll name it after a person.. Too bad Veterans Park was created last fall up by the courthouses.. That's usually a popular park name

Kool-aid Park.

[The Rock 07]

You know they'll name it after a person.. Too bad Veterans Park was created last fall up by the courthouses.. That's usually a popular park name

Didn't this come up last year? If memory recalls correctly, we thought of calling Triangle Park "McMullen Park" then Championship Plaza as the "Lou Lamoriello Championship Plaza".

[DaneykoIsGod]

I could see it getting named something like Freedom Park or Liberty Park.

The thing I don't get about this design is the giant ramp structure that makes up so much of the park. I guess it creates some kind of retail space down below without losing green space, and that's cool, but what's the incentive to actually walk these ramps that lead to nothing in particular? From that one concept, it looks like there's some kind of statue/modern art piece at the Southeast end. The Northeast end looks like more pavement than grass, so I wonder what's going on over there.

[Marv4Life]

It looks like a slanted racetrack on turf.

[block921]

Kool-aid Park.

Finally people are catching up... Look at the griffith building, shaq towers to get an idea of what is going to happen. In other words good luck it ain't gonna happen. Newark itself is in a financial meltdown so don't expect any aid from the city


This would make more sense: http://www.newarkrbp...tEdison1.09.pdf

Edited by block921, 09 August 2010 - 08:14 PM.

[newarkdev01]

I actually think that park will happen because they aren't using city funds. This comes out of the NDCR and they are going to pull green acres funds on this one. This is actually one of the ones I think that does happen over the next 5 years.