This is not my content nor my website. Here is the reddit post it seems basic so far but everything starts somewhere.

  • JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca
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    6 hours ago

    “Sure thing. As long as it keeps the poors quiet and satisfied and it doesn’t cost us money.”

    You have to remember what urban parks were created for…

    While many park promoters were concerned with beautification, others wanted to use parks as tools of social reform. These horticultural reformers felt strongly that cities needed space for more vigorous recreation, a place for the landless worker to dissipate dangerous energy that, unchecked, might be channelled into Bolshevism, unionism or intemperance.

    https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/city-parks

    Edit: looking back at this comment, it was a bit more cynical than this post deserves. I think this is a great initiative, and I’m 100% behind natural spaces instead of fake lawns. I think they’ll hit roadblocks when people with power feel threatened (like “not in my backyard”, “this is going to attract the criminals”, “I don’t want my taxes paying for this”, etc.)