Potential Reservoir Of Urban Open Space

What do you do when 96 football fields worth of space opens up in a major metro area?

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May 8, 2008, 1:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"The end of the reservoir provides us with a rare and potentially brilliant opportunity to rethink the concept of an urban park for the 21st century....This reservoir-turned-park could offer a model of urban sustainability, continuing to provide sanctuary for urban-adapted wildlife while addressing the neighborhood's pressing human needs."

FULL STORY: Silver Lake's golden opportunity

Tuesday, May 6, 2008 in The Los Angeles Times

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