DNAinfo.com reports that a section of Central Park's west side will see its meadow restored and paths made more accessible to visitors under a $5 million renovation plan. The project will focus on a western stretch of the park between West 86th and 90th streets.
This section of park between Central Park West and the Reservoir, which hasn't had an update since the late 1980s, has seen a "dramatic increase" in park users who have "worn the landscape down. In addition, poor drainage has created a "large dust bowl" in this area.
The yearlong project, which will begin in December or January, will also include an upgrade to the area's pathways, which were last updated 1989. The goal is to make the route from the entrance to the park to the Reservoir much easier to navigate for people of all abilities. To learn more about this project, as well as to read the aticle in its entirety, click here.