Members of St. Petersburg’s homeless population tend to congregate in downtown Williams Park. The park is underutilized by families and visitors, but it could be flipped into one of the city’s most desirable destinations, according to the businessman behind Manhattan’s redeveloped Bryant Park.
“A lot of people have been asking, what do you think of Williams Park? I think it could be great and not be very expensive [to redesign],” renowned urban consultant Dan Biederman said Tuesday during the Downtown St. Petersburg Chamber’s Development Summit, inside the Palladium Theater’s Hough Hall.
Biederman, the keynote speaker at the event, started his career in the 1980s and is known for turning Bryant Park into a popular and vibrant gathering spot. Read more
