Re "The Quest to Reinvent John Jay" (Sept . 24: District 15's plan to improve John Jay High School to attract Park Slope students is admirable.
Mr. Scully, a former Suffolk parks commissioner, said improvements would include more more park services and more staff members; a streamlined fee collection system, possibly using cards similar to credit cards or MetroCards; and even fee reductions to attract more park users.
To add to the controversy the planting was accompanied by a plan to light the trees to attract nighttime park visitors in conflict with the "dark skies" movement to reduce light pollution to facilitate better stargazing.
"It's a very attractive park that attracts kids not only from the neighborhood but from other areas as well," he said.
They drank the same Kool-Aid and used the same recipe: start with a research university; build a fancy tech park next to it; give tax breaks to chosen companies to locate in the park; attract venture capital by offering matching investments; and watch the magic happen.
"World-class parks attract people from all over the world," Mr. Tompkins said.
Public forestlands, national recreation areas, three national parks Mount Rainier National Park, North Cascades National Park, and Olympic National Park, the latter of which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1981 Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, and more than 125 state parks attract campers, hikers, and rock climbers during the summer months.
That reputation helps Parker attract clients–and he's got lots of them.
That's the counterintuitive bottom line of a new study showing that conservation dollars spent on infrastructure in and around these parks attract new residents, who in turn engage in illegal poaching and deforestation.
Landmarks and parks attract development, especially residential and commercial.
Wisconsin Dells is home to a number of large water parks and amusement parks, which attract about 5 million visitors each year.
