by Shane Sody

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 talking points, or fake beliefs that they’ve heard from others.

We’ve collected all these myths on one page. Today, we’re highlighting just one.

FICTION:  

APA is so negative!  You're opposed to all uses of the Park Lands!

FACTS:

We're not!   We love to see people using the Park Lands.  Our benchmark is “Open, Green, Public.”

Free and unrestricted access for everyone is our goal.  What we object to is

• fencing to keep people out (other than for short-term events),

• privatisation and/or commercialisation; and

• any buildings that aren't consistent with the character of the Park Lands as Open Green Public, i.e. a "a place for public recreation, leisure and enjoyment."

See the other Park Lands Myth Busters https://www.adelaide-parklands.asn.au/myth-busters