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Nearly three years after it first weighed in on the proposal to revamp Harvey Milk Plaza, a panel of local art experts has given its support to the latest design for the public parklet in the city's LGBTQ Castro district.
As the Friends of Harvey Milk Plaza works to reboot its renovation project, new preliminary designs for the public parklet above the Castro Muni Station were rolled out April 15 and 17 during two virtual town halls that saw a memorial grove concept be received favorably by attendees. A pedestal-type design scored lower. The concepts are part of a plan to give a facelift to the plaza, which has been fiercely opposed by some in the community who have countered the goal of better honoring Milk can be achieved within the confines of the current design and at less cost than the estimated $10 milli...
As the Friends of Harvey Milk Plaza works to reboot its renovation project, new preliminary designs for the public parklet above the Castro Muni Station were rolled out Thursday during a virtual town hall that saw a memorial grove concept received most favorably by attendees. A pedestal-type design scored lower, though specific numbers weren't available from the Friends group for the informal voting that took place during the meeting. The concepts are part of a plan to give a facelift to the plaza, which has been fiercely opposed by some in the community who have countered the goal of better ...
As the Friends of Harvey Milk Plaza works to reboot its renovation project, new preliminary designs for the public parklet above the Castro Muni Station were rolled out Thursday during a virtual town hall that saw a memorial grove concept received most favorably by attendees. A pedestal-type design scored lower, though specific numbers weren't available from the Friends group for the informal voting that took place during the meeting. The concepts are part of a plan to give a facelift to the plaza, which has been fiercely opposed by some in the community who have countered the goal of better ...