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o . Shorten the park hours <br /> P. Cite those <br /> who litter <br /> q. Have litter pick -up as a community service sanction <br /> r. Organize a neighborhood volunteer litter patrol <br /> s . Fully fence the park with lockable gates. <br /> Park Desi n Aesth etics. Setti and Plantings <br /> t. Provide welcoming sign at each entrance to the park with a friendly explanation of park <br /> rules <br /> u <br /> Provide expanded, improved signs and a bulletin board with information about the park <br /> v. Bilingual signs are important to make the park a community gathering place <br /> w . Provide a narrative tape of park information with a Walkman available <br /> x. Have a big flower basket hanging from an arched entrance gate <br /> y. Have flowers, a bird bath, and art work at the front of the park <br /> z. Have a central plaque /map with locations of trees and flowers, versus individual plaques. <br /> aa. Decorate the park with tasteful banners or flags with a turn -of -the ce sho be ti hung <br /> Banners might be donated by local businesses or service groups, and <br /> high so as to be inaccessible to vandalism. <br /> bb. Organize Boy Scouts, Campfire Girls, 4H, or school groups to make bird houses and <br /> feeders for the park <br /> cc. Try to control starlings <br /> dd. Put attractive, waist -high fences around the planting beds <br /> ee. Move the basalt columns out of the planting beds on the east side of the park <br /> ff Increase sunlight to ground level along the east side of the park to a state of dappled <br /> shade <br /> 2 <br />