Forbes.com, “Homepage for the world’s business leaders” and the web edition of Forbes Magazine, which features news about developments and trends in business and finance, has named Cal Anderson Park one of the 12 best urban parks in the U.S.
The story, “America’s Best City Parks,” says of Cal Anderson Park, “When a federal regulation required drinking-water reservoirs to be covered, Seattle took the opportunity to make its Lincoln Reservoir roof double as park space. The result, says Peter Harnik of the Trust for Public Land, was ‘beautiful parkland.’ The recently redesigned space, in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, includes paths, wading pools and playing fields.”
