​​​The MacArthur Park Master Plan advances the concept of MacArthur Park as an outdoor public room, creating a vibrant urban space that is also the focal point, attractor and catalyst for sustainable development. This “green room” facilitates both active and passive recreation space for social and community gatherings, and acts as a front door for Park institutions and provides a site for arts and educational opportunities.

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The transformation of MacArthur Park into the region’s premier public space using environmentally friendly practices, will also spur economic development in the immediate downtown area, strengthening the surrounding neighborhoods and commercial enterprises.