Last Monday, as I attempted to make the most of the clement weather (cloudless skies, day-time high of +7C), I ventured to the nearby construction site, where a linear park is built on areas above the Warsaw southern bypass tunnel.
The quite recent makeover of Park Cichociemnych lasted a year and a half and set a nefarious benchmark for the other restoration. Here, works commenced some three months ago and are relatively advanced, so I can hazard a guess it might become a hangout for locals in spring 2025.
According to the original concept, the park was supposed to splay out between
ul. Pileckiego and
ul. Rosoła, yet west of
ul. Stryjeńskich the car parks where residents of
ul. Kazury keep their vehicles remain intact. I would keep fingers crossed for turning them into greenery, but realise those cars would choke up other areas in the neighbourhood.
Looking east from
ul. Stryjeńskich. A lot has been done, but the spot is way from completion. Plenty of workers potter about, probably also to move ahead with works, as long as autumnal weather permits.
In the middle of the area there are still large undeveloped areas
ul. Płaskowickiej. Those will be most likely meadows, as lawns are out of fashion these days. Note the absence of tall trees. They could not put down roots here, as a few metres beneath the ground surface is the concrete ceiling of the aforementioned tunnel.
For children, one sees a small playground in the centre of the park, with what will become swings is currently fenced off to discourage those intent on using the unfinished amenities.
East of
ul. Braci Wagów builders have their backstage spot, with mounds of soil, stones, sand and other stuff they need. The moon-like landscape brings to mind the early days of
Ursynów, when the district was devoid of nearly any infrastructure.
Close to
al. KEN, one can come across
Miś Ursynek, a landmark symbol of the district, bringing out some associations with the
cult Polish film by
Stanisław Bareja. This piece is not just a decoration, it also will serve as a slide to smaller children.
As the inspector nears
al. KEN, the proportion of area concreted over gets disturbingly high. This will not make this spot human-friendly on hot days. Paved areas ought to be scaled down to a bare minimum. In the distance, traces of some works under way are seen beyond
al. KEN. Sadly, I lacked time to take a look out there.
The next post due in two weeks, as on next Saturday and Sunday falls the final weekend of Szlachetna Paczka.
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