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That is exceptionally cool. I suspect they could strategically add green space in the square; New York and Chicago have lawns in heavily-trafficked parks (Bryant Park, Grant/Millennium Park) that do OK with maintenance.
I went to Flash Earth to refamiliarize myself with the geography, and the images taken from Google Maps are mad with people. I wonder what was going on. (The other sources are comparatively deserted.)