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NEIGHBORHOOD RESTORATION PLANWeed & Seed ProgramSouth Bend, IndianaPage 27NEIGHBORHOOD CONDITIONSNEIGHBORHOOD CONDITIONSNEIGHBORHOOD CONDITIONSactivities such as soccer or softball league play that could take place in the park. Residents are quick to add that new parking should be developed along Falcon St. and/or on Linden Ave. to accommodate additional park patrons. This would also serve to alleviate traffic congestion on neighborhood streets around Washington St. when special events take place in the park.The perimeter of the park needs to be enhanced with lighting and sidewalk improvements and views into the park should be enhanced. Views from the east are blocked by a vacant, deteriorating commercial structure and a few vacant houses. These structures should be purchased and demolished so that the edge of the park can be extended to Kaley St., the busy north-south street that takes large numbers of people through the neighborhood each day. Residents are also concerned about the neighborhood’s image along Linden Ave., the busy east-west street on the park’s north edge. Frequent dumping occurs along this road, and brush is overgrown. Beautification of the park’s edges and enhancement of vistas to Beck Lake would elevate the image of the LaSalle Park Neighborhood.Improvement of LaSalle Park could serve to recreate the image of this neighborhood in order to attract new private sector investment in new home construction.