Sidewalks and Woodruff Park

I will say that I completely agree with Jacobs statement in that sidewalks and streets of city define what it is. I city would not be what it is without them and the people that use them. They paint the picture for the kind of city, town or suburb one would want to live in or visit as well as the ones we would want to avoid. These parts of the cities that people avoid or state as unsafe is because of us, the people that use them. These streets didn't do anything to themselves to make them unsafe, it is the people that live on them and use them for other things besides their true purpose. It only takes one mishap on a certain sidewalk or street for it to be labeled as "unsafe," do you think that is a fair assumption?

Also, the view Davis takes on the Woodruff Park issue and the issues of Atlanta is one that I would side for. I believe that a city should serve the people that live there and use it's resources each and every day. This park made great use of the land some years ago, but now it is just a pretty picture to look at. I don't agree with "wasting" land like that. Parks are meant for relaxing, kids to play in, and even somewhere to take you pets.