The Mayor of the Capital, about Herăstrău Park: “It's not good/ A ridiculous cacophony of urban furniture”. What are Ciucu's plans

General Mayor Ciprian Ciucu stated that he will soon organize a debate on Herăstrău Park, outlining the actions he foresees for the largest park in Bucharest until the end of the term.

“Hărăstrău, our park, is not good. It has recently undergone some repairs to the paths and some trees have been planted, but it is not enough. The paths on Rose Island have too much gravel, people avoid them. Hărăstrău, which we all have fond memories of, today has a ridiculous cacophony of urban furniture (4 types of trash cans, 6 models of benches and about 3 poles illuminated), the clams of the world (with little ones, popcorn, muțunache and pokemons)”, wrote Ciprian Ciucu, in a post on Facebook, then mentioning other problems that the park has.

The mayor announces that he will have three priorities regarding Herăstrău: a study to redefine and reintegrate the functions (the summer theater, the pier, the Japanese garden, pump track, etc.), the installation of a single type of furniture and the improvement of the tree material, as well as the return to the ownership of the Municipality of Bucharest of the “stolen” lands from the park.

“For the rest of this mandate, I can't promise you more order and cleanliness. I need about 2 years for detailed studies, design and approvals (culture, environment, etc.) and authorizations (…) By then we will have made the banks safe (we recently signed the building permit) and we will have the design for the alleys and bike paths on the banks”, stated the mayor of the Capital.

Ciucu said that in about a month he will organize a debate in the park regarding what will happen next regarding the restoration of the park.