THE WALK
Not so many years ago, Lang-Carson Park seemed pretty shabby. Remember the rotten wooden ramp? Or how completely invisible it felt, hidden behind an overgrown truck lot? Look at it now, with scores of users, most daylight hours.
How does a change like that take place?
Behind any such transformation are years of effort, countless conversations, constituents to consider, and dollars to raise. Our walk traces the path from dream to consensus to plan to reality.
How much does a swingset cost? Where does stormwater go? Who picks up the trash? Who picks up the bill? What role do parks and other civic spaces play in our lives?
Annie and Teri have all the answers.
THE EXPERTS
Annie Appleton
has lived in Reynoldstown for eight years, and is the original force behind Friends of Lang-Carson Park. A gifted reading teacher, curriculum designer, and coach for new teachers, Annie now works as a foundation program director. She lives just steps from the park, with her husband Chris and two young children.
Teri Nye
is a landscape architect for the National Park service. Her community-driven and ecologically sensitive approach was honed across seven years with Atlanta’s Park Pride. A trained botanist, and gifted botanical illustrator, Teri tends her own native garden right here in Reynoldstown.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
‘Two kinds of vision came together when Annie met Teri, and Reynoldstown is better for it. Together they can move mountains – or at least good-sized hills.’