Urban oasis

Great public icons like Rockefeller Center's ice-skating rink, and Central Park’s woodlands, open fields, and fountains are good examples of identifiable places in New York City.

Plaza-like urban oasis features provide settings for cultural activities like farmers' markets, art galleries, and music events.

During the summer and early fall, bonfires are placed just above the surface of the three rivers that pass through the middle of downtown Providence, which give out pleasing smells of aromatic wood.

This, combined with live music, creates a public cultural event that brings people into a central urban area after dark while engaging the senses and emotions of those who stroll the paths and bridges of Waterplace Park.

Our appreciation of the natural environment is enhanced by vegetative parks that add open spaces and create animal and bird habitat areas.