Long time reader . . first time poster

I am a Eastlake resident living on Coralville, and my neighbor just informed that instead of a landscaped green space on our street, (across from the Richmond Paseo homes) workers- as I type_ are installing a 14 foot wide gap of gravel road base instead. What gives?! Not only it is an eyesore and will probably encourage traffic on the space ( because it will look like a road.)but it does not continue the green space planned across the street.

Does anyone know anything about this?