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TexAgs user Fitch introduces 'A New Spence Park' vision
"Together we can create a treasure for all generations of Aggies."
This is the ultimate theme of A New Spence Park, a site launched by Jake Nolan '10 — known on TexAgs by the username Fitch — and revealed on Wednesday in a post on the TexAgs message boards.
The goal of the site, billed an 'independent collaboration,' is to collect and publicize ideas that could contribute toward the development of Texas A&M's Spence Park into a true asset that current students can utilize year-round and the University can promote as part of its front porch to the world, and to consolidate support to begin such an initiative.
"At 20 acres in size and defined by two gateway streets to the heart of campus, the park is the largest and most publicly visible green space on the historic side of the A&M campus," the site asserts. "It’s also in a historic state of disrepair."
To support that claim, A New Spence Park features a detailed journey through the park's history up to the present day, a thorough examination of the limiting factors that contribute to its current state and a wealth of ideas for redeveloping it into "an all-around better experience for all generations of Aggies."
Among the ideas listed for a 'park of tomorrow' are a New Grove Amphitheater, park café, jogging track and public seating courtyard.
The site also features a jumping-off point for ideas regarding further solutions and effective ways to get the project funded.
Spence, which sits in the shadows of Kyle Field — soon to complete a $450 million renovation that will make it one of the finest football facilities in the nation — has previously been the subject of discussion on TexAgs and elsewhere with regard to its potential in the tailgating scene (which the SEC, incidentally, is known for).
However, Nolan insists the desire to see change for the park is about a more enduring vision.
"It's for the students, more than anything," he said via text. "It's one of the last opportunities on campus to create a set-aside area for students to take a break outdoors, and to create a picturesque venue that former students are proud to brag about.
"To create something that sets Texas A&M even further out in front as a premier public university and makes Aggieland a bucket-list destination for sports fans, as well."
Check out the project here:
A NEW SPENCE PARK
This is the ultimate theme of A New Spence Park, a site launched by Jake Nolan '10 — known on TexAgs by the username Fitch — and revealed on Wednesday in a post on the TexAgs message boards.
The goal of the site, billed an 'independent collaboration,' is to collect and publicize ideas that could contribute toward the development of Texas A&M's Spence Park into a true asset that current students can utilize year-round and the University can promote as part of its front porch to the world, and to consolidate support to begin such an initiative.
"At 20 acres in size and defined by two gateway streets to the heart of campus, the park is the largest and most publicly visible green space on the historic side of the A&M campus," the site asserts. "It’s also in a historic state of disrepair."
To support that claim, A New Spence Park features a detailed journey through the park's history up to the present day, a thorough examination of the limiting factors that contribute to its current state and a wealth of ideas for redeveloping it into "an all-around better experience for all generations of Aggies."
Among the ideas listed for a 'park of tomorrow' are a New Grove Amphitheater, park café, jogging track and public seating courtyard.
The site also features a jumping-off point for ideas regarding further solutions and effective ways to get the project funded.
Spence, which sits in the shadows of Kyle Field — soon to complete a $450 million renovation that will make it one of the finest football facilities in the nation — has previously been the subject of discussion on TexAgs and elsewhere with regard to its potential in the tailgating scene (which the SEC, incidentally, is known for).
However, Nolan insists the desire to see change for the park is about a more enduring vision.
"It's for the students, more than anything," he said via text. "It's one of the last opportunities on campus to create a set-aside area for students to take a break outdoors, and to create a picturesque venue that former students are proud to brag about.
"To create something that sets Texas A&M even further out in front as a premier public university and makes Aggieland a bucket-list destination for sports fans, as well."
Check out the project here:
A NEW SPENCE PARK
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