From the American Society of Landscape Architects:"The Gowanus Canal Sponge Park™ is a multifunctional public open space system that slows, absorbs and filters surface water runoff to remediate contaminated water, activate the private canal waterfront, and revitalize the neighborhood. The proposal communicates a larger vision for environmental stewardship to a broad community through productive landscape strategies, collaboration among public and private constituencies, and an interactive design process that incorporates the input of residents, community groups, and city, state, and federal agencies."
The park itself is a great idea. The housing that is going to go along with it...eh. Not so much.
Looks to me that a huge BS/PR memo
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This is not serious, it smells real estate and marketing firm that know nothing about environmental engineering. But I'm fairly confident that no one will buy this crap.
I'm OK with a park, but please don't say it will "remediate contaminated water" (and soil?...)
And please don't call it a sponge park.
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