Work begins to make Marion Parkade more open, safer

The Marion Parkade lot downtown will soon have see-through stairwells, and perforated metal walls on the ground floor, thanks to a city construction project that began Monday, April 6. 

The parkade remodel will include new stairwells, new overhead roof structures to protect people from the elements, transparent ground floor walls, and updated aesthetics and lighting, a news release from the city said last week. 

The updates are meant to make the parkade at 538 Liberty…