The
tragedy of the commons is an economics theory by Garrett Hardin,
according to which individuals, acting independently and rationally
according to each one's self-interest, behave contrary to the whole
group's long-term best interests by depleting some common resource.
Wikipedia
1-Madison Square Park- Seating, Art, Playground, Food Recreation
2-Worth Square Park-Seating Food Recreation
3-41 Madison Ave POPS-Seating, Food Recreation
4-Madison Green POPS-Seating
5-Flatiron Plaza North-Seating, WiFi Art Recreation, Food Recreation
6-Flatiron Plaza South-Art Recreation WiFi, Seating Food Recreation
Adjacent to Public Spaces:Food Recreation (7)
Totals:
Food Recreation:12
Seating-6
Art Recreation 3
Dog Run 1
Wi-Fi 2
Children's Playground 1
Adult active recreation 0
Six public spaces all offering adult passive recreation, but none
offering adult active recreation. .This is somewhat analogous to The
Tragedy of the Commons in that
each of these spaces
“acting
independently and rationally according to each one's self-interest,
behave contrary to the whole group's long-term best interests” .
The Flatiron District needs not only passive recreation for adults
but active recreation also, yet all the public space entities have
chosen to act in their own self interests to offer passive adult
recreation activities rather then taking into account the needs of
the greater community for active recreation in the Flatiron district
and east Chelsea.
Madison
Square Park is a passive recreation park for adults. In 2008
Flatiron Plaza was added adjacent to this area. What did it give the
community? More passive recreation. It's not that we dislike the
Flatiron Plaza seating, on the contrary its movable seating is really
great, this make it one of our favorite seating areas. It's just
people in the community need more recreation options then places to
sit and eat
