A controversial idea I have had for a while now is the concept of Freedom Parks. Freedom Parks are parks that allow people to have more freedoms and behave as social centers for: activities, trade, meeting people, and having community events. It's a location that's absolutely free, accepts donations, and is funded by the city for people to simple be people and have an outlet for activities and over-baring behaviors. Below are ideas in which a Freedom Park can allow:
-There can be a large empty grassy lot where people can have garage sales, sell goods, sell artesian crafts, showcase projects and ideas, make festivals, camp, have debated, group gatherings, tailgate parties, live action role play (Larp), and so much more.
-There is also free space/ lots for shared urban farming.
-There should also be forest areas that people can roam the natural forest in an urban environment.
-People can host events where they educate the masses with projected video presentations, poster displays, music and entertainment, and even to poke fun at subjects.
-There can be an outdoor theatre or stage area for acting performances, live music, band practice or performance-art practice.
-Parks can be locations that offer community events, recreations, hobbies, and social interaction. Ideas such as places where members of a community or church gather for activities. There can also be dating events, friend-making events, and outdoor classes.
-The park can feature free Wi-Fi.
-The park can have designated areas for the homeless and their tents where they can get paid to clean and maintain the park. This area can be walled off to prevent scaring park members.
-There can be a bathroom area, shower area, and benches people can sleep on.
-The parks can have berry plants, nut trees, and a variety of fruit trees. Because of the rot smell, it should be away from major park areas where there can be a lot of people.
-The park features sports areas such as fields and courts. There are also semi-indoor areas for sports and exercising. Places with canopies or open-air-court plans. I like the idea of having tennis, basketball, soccer, and volleyball courts. The exercise court can be both out-door and with a canopy-roof area.
-It can be a place of commercial trade, conventions, and open-air markets.
-Security can easily and casually patrol the park. The entrance can feature a security shack and a location for lost-and-found.
-The park can include bike trails, motorcross trails, horse trails, and hiking trails. It can also have water recreations, lake swimming, a manmade water play area, or swimming pool.
-There can be a place for hammocks, picnicking, and barbequing. Picnic and barbeque areas can be both open-area spaces or places with a roof-canopy.
-There can be paintball and airsoft fields with elaborate structures and shipping containers.
-There can be a dog park for small and big dogs.
-There can be an indoor facility area with trampolines and a ninja-warrior-like obstacle course. It can also feature both an indoor and outdoor skate park. It can also feature a rock-climbing wall.
-There can be an indoor area that acts as a physical community center with classroom-like rooms for people to use, teach others, and roleplay. This can also be a space for conventions and reception-hall events.
-There can be a food court area for small shack-resteraunts, food trucks, and food carts. It can be a place where resteraunts and stores can offer free samples for marketing and public relations.
-Parking is absolutely free with multiple parking areas or multi-story parking garages.
Lastly, there is the controversial element of a Freedom Park which separate this park from other parks. The controversial element is that Freedom Parks are clothing-optional and allow for more adult-friendly amenities; amenities such as skinny dipping, full body tanning, open-air baths, open-air showers, and private spaces and gazebos for couples. Because the park is clothing-optional, people can participate in all sorts of nudist recreations and sports. Because of this, Freedom Parks requires a tall fence around it and an acknowledgement of consent. Such as a large plaque displaying obvious clothing-optional rules. These can be rules like: what to expect (what to expect and consent to tolerating), understanding the value of consent, bring your own towel, protecting others, carrying personal protection such as mace, and having personal discipline and respecting others. There can also be obvious park rules which can be displayed on a plaque. Logical rules such as no fighting, no littering, clean up after your pets, respecting each other and their property, participating in activities at your own risk, and so forth. Perhaps the whole park can be clothing-optional or a region of the park can be clothing-optional (being there are many parks, I like the whole park idea. It restricts such an element to a strict zone), but including this controversial element is what contributes to the idea of a Freedom Park.
I like to think these parks can be the ultimate way to get to meet others, try things one's never tried before, and to be the ultimate place for people to visit and find something they like or can be a part of. Perhaps it can offer a glimpse or be a symbol of what freedom can be and how people stand at the forefront of the human experience.
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