New York has never had enough green space.
There is enough green space across our 56 parks to fit 450 football pitches, as well as canals, rivers and woodland.
It says that there isn't enough green space and that downtown generally appears "unkempt," with "trash seen blowing around or strewn in empty lots".
But beneath Ottawa's buttoned-up, civil-servant demeanor lies a surprisingly vibrant community, with enough green space, trails and water within city limits to satisfy the most hyperactive of travelers.
"This is a beautiful garden which is a tribute to my mum, who loved the outdoors and always felt very passionately that staff did not have enough green space," her daughter said.
The plan also includes 100 residential units, two all-weather pitches and new public spaces, but residents have said that the depot is not suitable and does not leave enough room for community areas or green spaces.
As in so many other walks of life, this is based on exaggerated stereotypes, and more symptomatic of the fact that young people's voices aren't listened to enough in the debate on how green spaces are designed and managed.
However, the recommended 18 m2 green area per capita seems not to be enough to maintain ecological balance and organization of the green spaces in the 2020 plan seems to lack a theoretical basis, or a holistic framework, at different scales.
Moss authored a report for the Trust recently, that said not enough action is being taken to get children playing in green spaces.
If you're in England for long enough, be sure to head to Winchester, England, especially if you love a quaint city with lots of green spaces.
