Patriots Square Park - Redevelopment

Redevelopment

Often maligned as being underused and forgotten, Patriots Square Park became a fixture in local news in 2006 when RED Development's ambitious CityScape plan was expanded to include the park, approved by the Phoenix city council. The CityScape project is a large-scale urban redevelopment project that includes retail, hotels and high-rise construction.

Initial reports of the park being subsumed into the private project were met with sharp criticism, with angry residents raising objections over the city's actions. In spite of official statements claiming the plan was key to revitalizing the park, residents rallied against the perceived loss of park-space, and forced RED Development and the city to redraw the plans, unveiled at a public forum. Reaction to the redesign, while viewed as a minor victory by some opponents, was still largely negative.

The park officially re-opened on November 4, 2010, with a free concert over two days headlined by Macy Gray and Third Eye Blind.