To the editor:

I would like to comment on the recent construction of the Dodger Stadium parking lot on the corner of 19th Street and Elmhurst Avenue. The entire project was poorly visioned, and the execution was incredibly short-sighted. I understand the work is nearly done, but there was no public comment period, and I think we can still go back and right this wrong. They destroyed a beautiful grassy field and 200-year-old trees to make way for a cement parking lot (why not consider a parking structure on the existing lot). They had a great opportunity to “re-imagine” this space. Did they consider making a grand entrance or shared civic space with paved walking paths, gorgeous, tranquil lighting for night, community gathering places for picnics, yoga, live music, and pop-up markets before games, as an example? This site needed a grand entrance that incorporated the existing grassy space, not destroy it – one that celebrates the history and nostalgia of the field complex and the era in which it was built.

Erin Kersten

1999 St. Edmond High School graduate

Superior, Colorado