If you Love Your Park Lands, like we do, you might occasionally hear criticism from people who have latched onto a Park Lands myth.
Maybe they just don’t get the value of Open Green Public space. Or maybe they are just reciting one or more of the talking points, or fake beliefs that they’ve heard from others.
#1 “NIMBYs”
“You are NIMBYs who want to keep the Park Lands as your private back yard.”
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#2 “Deserted”
“The Park Lands are deserted. There’s no-one using them most of the time.”
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#3 “Negative”
“You guys are so negative! You're opposed to all uses of the Park Lands!”
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#4 “Neglected”
“So much of the Park Lands is degraded - dry, dusty, not landscaped.”
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#5 “People”
[A proposed new building] “will bring people into the Park Lands.”
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#6 “Vibrancy”
[A proposed new building] “will help Adelaide come alive, and boost the city's vibrancy.”
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#7 “Car parking”
“Car parking is a legitimate use of Park Lands.”
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#8 “Military”
“We don’t need a 19th century military buffer zone any more.”
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#9 “Plenty more”
“It doesn’t matter if a little bit is lost”
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“You can’t call the sites of old buildings ‘Park Lands’ any more.”
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“Privately-owned horses are keeping the public out of North Adelaide’s Park Lands"
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“Park Lands supporters lack vision; and are holding back what this city could become”
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Bust even more myths here.
