Experiments With Privatized Parks

Privately-run parks and public spaces can solve many problems. But how "private" is too private?

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March 8, 2002, 6:00 AM PST

"Once a forbidden zone of drug dealers and prostitutes, the renovated six-acre greensward behind the New York Public Library reopened to rave reviews in 1992, and is managed by a private nonprofit organization funded in part by property owners around the park, similar to the Central Artery surface oversight plan proposed by city and state officials Tuesday.Yet critics here are increasingly concerned that the park at times is too privatized, like when fashion shows are held in a giant tent twice a year."

Thanks to Anthony Flint

FULL STORY: Privatization eyed for Artery park

Thursday, March 7, 2002 in The Boston Globe

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