What Puts Pershing Square in the Hall of Shame?
Public transportation connections are available around the park, and a great deal of daytime traffic swirls about it. Most people use it as a pathway to somewhere else and they do not linger there for very long. It seems to provide little comfort. At its best, it is ugly and dingy, despite its makeover more than 10 years ago. There are often lots of activities that draw people into the park, but it seems to do little good. Once the activity or event is over, people scatter, fearing they may be left alone. The square is used as a pathway to somewhere else. A small group uses the area, but few view it as the social spot many city leaders want it to be.
