piedmont park

the much-debated parking garage is nearing completion----i was never all upset about it like a lot of people, and i feel even more justified in that opinion now that it's actually built----it's really not noticeable down the hill---i need to see it from monroe drive---i remember when you could drive through and park along the park drives and how accesssible the park was even if you lived wherever----i don't want that back but too much of the current effort of the conservancy crowd (which overall is great) aids and abets the privatization of public space---sometimes i think they want it to be a giant gramercy park where the neighbors get keys and everybody else gets to look over the fence---