Guadalupe River Park
Owned bySan Jose
Operated byGuadalupe River Park Conservancy

The Guadalupe River Park is a city park in San Jose, CA. It is a 120-acre park on the banks of the Guadalupe River for about 2.6 miles in the downtown.[1] It was opened in 2005 after the adjoining section of the river was lined with concrete for flood protection.[2]

The park contains a green adjacent to the SAP Center, tennis courts, a visitor center, and installations of public art.[3] The Guadalupe River Trail runs through the park.

The Guadalupe River Park was neglected after opening, leading to calls for revitalization to turn around a homelessness crisis.[1][4] These calls have led to some proposals and actions to clean trash and engage unhoused in the area.[5][6][7]

One public art initiative in the park involves seating areas for San Jose's sister cities. In 2023, a 440 lb statue of Shivaji I that was part of an installation for the city of Pune was stolen from the park.[8] It was quickly recovered.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 "With Google coming, a push to revitalize Guadalupe River Park". San Jose Mercury News. April 19, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Re-Envisioning the Guadalupe River Park". SPUR. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Guadalupe River Park". Guadalupe River Park Conservancy.
  4. ↑ "What's Next for Guadalupe River Park and SJ's Homeless Crisis?". San Jose Inside. March 26, 2023.
  5. ↑ "What's Next for Guadalupe River Park and San José?". SPUR. March 29, 2022.
  6. ↑ "San Jose offers tiny homes to homeless in exchange for cleaning Guadalupe River Park". Hoodline. February 17, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Community effort pays off for San Jose's Guadalupe River Park". San Jose Mercury News. March 16, 2021.
  8. ↑ "SJ statue depicting heroic Indian ruler found after being sawed off post, stolen last month". ABC 7 News.
  9. ↑ "Large Statue Stolen from San Jose Park Reportedly Located by Local Journalist in Lobby of Troubled Scrapyard". SFist. February 11, 2023.

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