Deputy Director Kristen Wilson joined Mariel Fiori on her show "La Voz" on Radio Kingston to chat about the history of the Midtown Linear Park, the current design project, and the upcoming public event on August 17, 2025.

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We’re excited to share the Community Engagement Summary, a working document that brings together what we've heard so far from Kingston residents, neighbors, and stakeholders.

The summary traces the arc of engagement to date—from early outreach and surveys to in-person events and interactive boards—highlighting the ideas, values, and priorities that are shaping the future of Midtown Linear Park.

This is a living document, and we’ll continue to update it as new events take place and fresh input is gathered. We encourage you to take a look, see what’s resonating with your neighbors, and follow along as the vision for the park continues to grow.

Draft Community Engagement Report

The next big step in the design process is happening soon! Join us on Tuesday, June 24 from 5–7 PM for an on-site Visioning Workshop at Midtown Linear Park (off Cornell Street). You’ll have the chance to share your ideas in hands-on ways—drawing on a large-scale model of the park, voting on program ideas, and discussing what would make this space truly serve the Midtown community. It’s a creative and interactive event you won’t want to miss. In case of rain, we’ll gather next door at the Red Owl Collective.

On April 29, we hosted our second event: a Community Open House and Youth-Guided Site Walk at the Broadway Bubble. With a strong turnout and five small group walks throughout the evening, community members explored the future park site alongside youth leaders from the YMCA Farm Project. These walks prompted rich conversations about the site's current conditions and sparked ideas for what it could become. Back at the Bubble, visitors reviewed drawings, discussed site analysis, and shared thoughts on early program ideas.

From April 7 through 9, the design team hit the streets of Midtown Kingston—meeting neighbors and gathering ideas at four pop-up locations, including along the Greenline between Cornell and Downs Streets, in front of UPAC, and outside People’s Café. The team also visited local businesses along Broadway, sharing project postcards and collecting surveys. Thanks to this effort, more than 200 community members have already completed the Pre-Design Survey, helping us understand local needs and priorities.

We’ve officially kicked off community engagement for the Kingston Midtown Linear Park project and have already hosted two exciting public events. The process began with a series of Community Pop-Ups designed to raise awareness and launch our Pre-Design Survey—giving the community its first opportunity to help shape the future of this new public space.

Community Pop-Up at UPAC on Broadway