Fairmount Park Conservancy, "Hunting Park Revitalization Project", contributed by Anna Monastero, The Asthma Files, Platform for Experimental Collaborative Ethnography, last modified 23 February 2018, accessed 11 December 2024. http://583559.710819.cn/content/hunting-park-revitalization-project
Critical Commentary
This article details the plans for the revitalization of Hunting Park, as laid out by the Fairmount Park Conservancy. The plan consists of
"The establishment of the 150-member park stewardship organization Hunting Park United;
Improved lighting along the park’s loop road;
A new baseball field spearheaded by Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard;
Six new state-of-the-art tennis courts supported by tennis legend Billie Jean King;
A community garden;
An orchard;
A weekly farmers’ market;
Two new playgrounds;
385 new trees;
The capstone project for Phase I – the new Team Vick Field, which is now home to more than 500 young athletes involved in the park’s football, soccer and cheerleading programs." (https://myphillypark.org/what-we-do/capital-projects/hunting-park/)
It goes on to discuss the various programs that have been created in efforts to encourage community members to use the future amenities. These programs are then connected to the societal impact they are assumed to have on the community, including violence prevention, healthy eating and active living.