Thanks to Ben Joravsky for questioning the appropriateness of proposing two heavily used south-side parks (Jackson and Washington) as the venue for the 2016 Olympics [“A Promise Made to Be Broken,” October 4]. They are gems in the Park District system and both provide south-side residents with opportunities to enjoy large natural areas without leaving the city. When I lived in Hyde Park many years ago, the short walk to Jackson Park, with its natural beauty and solitude, was one of the highlights of that neighborhood. This was the original purpose of the parks–to provide urban dwellers with natural settings and open space within walking distance.
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I’m not sure how the mayor can justify this project with his efforts to become the nation’s leading “green” city. The current Olympics proposal is neither “green” nor “sustainable.”
