Private Park Parts
The Central Park Conservancy, a private charity formed by philanthropists and activists in 1980 to address deplorable conditions in the park, has been an unbelievable success.
Once a park in disrepair with lawns that were more aptly referred to as dustbowls, Central Park has resumed its rightful place as a major attraction in New York City—thanks primarily to the $430 million in private money that has poured into the park over the last three decades, supplementing (and dwarfing) $120 million in government funds.
In the Suki series, the parks of the future are private, clean and safe. Most of the locations are in the Crystal City section of Arlington County, Virginia, USA, where the nicest parks are private today.
