[On Hold] Creation of Public Spaces

[Fachumonn]

Are you bored? they ask

The General Assembly.

Understanding the need for open public spaces, which allow citizens of every nation to participate in healthy recreational activities,

Believing in the many benefits that these public spaces can create, which include a place to get exercise and experience the outdoors,

Acknowledging that creating these public spaces will lead to the overall improvement of sapients lives and wellbeing, so hereby

Defines a public space as an area outside, open to the public, in which there is space to communally exercise, relax, and socialize with other sapients beings,

Enacts the following measures:

1. Every nation must create a large amount of public spaces to provide for the population of this nation and allow them to do things within their rights. Citizens of this nation shall at the very least have public space in a reasonable distance.
   
   
2. The amount of public spaces must be proportional to the total amount of population of beings in an area, thus creating more public spaces where there are more people.
   
   
3. The amount of public spaces shall not dip below a large amount provided per the population of an area, and if so, the nation must construct more public spaces to meet their quota. In addition, public spaces must be large in size.
   
   
4. These public spaces must have a certain level of infrastructural quality, and if the infrastructure of a public space ever dips below this level, it should be updated and maintained for future use. This does not apply to areas of wilderness.

[Fachumonn]

Reserved for this is a bad idea ok I'm sorry

[Goobergunchia]

We note that there is no actual requirement for the public space to be outdoors. Additionally, would clause 4 prevent wilderness areas and similar natural spaces from being considered as fulfilling the public space requirements in clauses 1 and 2?

Madeleine Kofelgas
Deputy Ambassador to the World Assembly
Moderately Liberal Unitary Republic of Goobergunchia

[OOC: Hey, that means the top level of launch arcologies qualify.]

[Bisofeyr]

"While we support the creation and maintenance of additional public spaces, this proposal fails to do the job effectively. While you mandate a 'certain' level of many different items, you don't specify which level that is. If the amount of public space, let's say, shall not dip below an unspecified amount, who's to say that this amount is 1? You need more specificity."

[Fachumonn]

Criticism is fair cause I created this in 4.5 minutes.

To Bisofyer I understand your criticism but I don't want to use specific numbers/you know what I mean (hopefully), will look into it later.

[Kenmoria]

Ambassador Fortier stands to speak. “This proposal would pose no problems for the People’s Republic of Kenmoria. However, for nations of such size as the Self-Administrative City of Tinhampton, it could be more problematic. There might, your Excellency, not be room for public spaces without the demolition of existing buildings, which could create a lot of difficulties with regard to eminent domain and the like. I also note that there is a cost involved to the creation of such spaces, which the General Fund might alleviate.”

(OOC: The Vatican City comes to mind.)

[Bananaistan]

... which the General Fund might alleviate...

"Absolutely not. The general fund is not a bottomless pit and there's already literally no end to charges on it being introduced recently by the IntFed crowd.

"The idea is positive but ultimately it's a one size fits nobody solution. In any case, urban planning at this level is best suited to sub-national authorities."

[Fachumonn]

... which the General Fund might alleviate...

"Absolutely not. The general fund is not a bottomless pit and there's already literally no end to charges on it being introduced recently by the IntFed crowd.

"The idea is positive but ultimately it's a one size fits nobody solution. In any case, urban planning at this level is best suited to sub-national authorities."

"We understand this and are considering relinquishing this proposal. Another option is to make the proposal more specific as well.

[The Overmind]

Ambivalent in principle, but that this actually doesn't require anything with any amount of specificity is a problem. But as Bananaistan points out, it is at least very difficult to create effective specificity in this domain. That will certainly be a challenge for you as the author, and a necessary one if you want this to succeed.

Minor grammatical recommendations: lose the "so" behind the "hereby," and don't use "sapient" as a noun.

[Comfed]

I think this draft is too niche for the GA to consider.

[Fachumonn]

I did not know what I was getting myself into. Consider this on hold because it's hard to put in the time and effort to get this up to scratch when I have three other, more important drafts as well. I may revisit at a later date however.

[Simone Republic]

We note that there is no actual requirement for the public space to be outdoors. Additionally, would clause 4 prevent wilderness areas and similar natural spaces from being considered as fulfilling the public space requirements in clauses 1 and 2?

(OOC)

What about the moon? If Elon Musk manages to kick everyone to the moon to live, I am not sure if I really want any outdoor space. It's just a rock.

I think this draft is too niche for the GA to consider.

If it's broader like including national parks, UN Geoparks (that's UNESCO etc), maybe. But that's pretty much already in the Heritage WATCH thing.

[Wallenburg]

"The definition of 'public space' is overly broad, such that it includes undeveloped wilderness difficult or unpleasant to access but in which people are physically capable of being alive and socializing. The requirements for the allocation of these spaces are also far too lax, both in terms of setting a suitable minimum quantity of community space (effectively zero in the current draft) and in terms of making that space compatible with the interests and sensibilities of the population."

[Fachumonn]

"The definition of 'public space' is overly broad, such that it includes undeveloped wilderness difficult or unpleasant to access but in which people are physically capable of being alive and socializing. The requirements for the allocation of these spaces are also far too lax, both in terms of setting a suitable minimum quantity of community space (effectively zero in the current draft) and in terms of making that space compatible with the interests and sensibilities of the population."

Ambassador The People: "Ambassador, respectfully, our legislation has put this on hold due to these issues. Our legislation may decide to revisit this at a later date when we have more time, effort and commitment to fix these issues."