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Uses & Activities

Interesting uses & destinations


Fort Worth, TX

Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland, OR


Uses are for tourists and residents


Swan Boats, Boston Common, Boston, MA

Battery Park City, New York, NY


Uses on water


Waterplace, Portland, OR

Ottawa, Ontario


Commercial & non-commercial uses


Bocce Courts, Albert Park, San Rafael, CA

Boat House, Central Park, New York, NY


Programs occur at water's edge


Waterfront Amphitheatre, Zurich, Switzerland

Lake Como, Italy


Access & Linkages


Accessible from surrounding areas



8 ladies crossing the street, Sydney, Australia


Easy & pleasant to walk along


Laguna Beach, CA

Laguna Beach, CA


Has a good edge related to the water


Battery Park City, New York, NY

Cleveland, OH


Connected to transit by land & water


Bus Shelter, Christchurch, New Zealand

Water Taxi, Toronto, Ontario


Effective signage


South Street Seaport, New York, NY

Victoria, B.C.


Comfort & Image


Flower gardens


Brooklyn Botanical Gardens,
Brooklyn, NY

Boston Common, Boston, MA


Art


Portland, OR

Central Park, New York, NY


A range of seating options


Luxembourg Gardens, Paris, France


Water Elements


Bethesda Fountain,
Central Park, New York, NY

Post Office Square, Boston, MA


Sociability


Welcoming / Interactive / Neighborliness / Pride / Diversity / Stewardship


Tuileries, Paris, France



New Orleans, LA
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