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Design differences come about because of regional varimions in cultural traditions, which in turn are dependent upon regional climatic, economic and technical specialties. Buildings are instruments for constructing time and place, not items to be consumed and discarded. For all practical and symbolic purposes, they are permanent fixtures in the landscape and the city. Design quality comes through a sensibility of the aesthetic and active collaboration among practitioners. Design integrity comes through the participation of the public in the design process. A city is a human artifact which is a collection of places and things. It is what we are bom into and what we leave behind. What we hold in common is not only that which we sham with the living, but also that which we share with those before us and those after us. The city is therefore based on permanency. PHASE II PARK PLANNING AND DESIGN POLICIES The planning policies and design guidelines clarifying the vision of the Phase li Specific Plan are being prepared by the Design Team based on the preceding background on New Urbanism. However, the tenets of New Urbanism do not provide definitive design parameters for large open spaces or 'grand' parks. The Design Team proposes that futura park use and management on the Bernal Property should reflect the grand park principles and open space character envisioned by the community, under the umbrella of sustainable practices. Sustainable practices are fundamental to the successful implementation of New Urbanism. The sustaining practices of resource conservation and environmental preservation are the defining features of the 21st century grand urban park. The form and character of the Bernal Property open space can emerge as sustainable practices are applied to the site. The primary sources of sustainable park design are found in the vision statement and objectives articulated in the May 13, 2002 Draft Bernal Property Phase II Specific Plan, the common elements of the grand parks that have remained valid over the last one hundred and fifty years in the United States, and ideas from the Bernal Property Design Competition. Draft Specific Plan Vision Statement The Draft Phase II Specific Plan vision statement was developed by the Bernal Property Specific Plan Task Force. The statement brings into focus the objectives of futura open space planning on the Bernat Property and was used to guide the Bernal Design Competition. The statement Rads as follows: 8