Edmcowboy11
Senior Member
I have a feeling we would hear that the trees are unhealthy or they've reached a ending level of viability.
Personally I'd love to see a few trees that are somewhat more mature right away.
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Warehouse District Park
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Personally I'd love to see a few trees that are somewhat more mature right away.
Avenuer
Senior Member
The park is proposed to have a washroom/pavilion building, a large open area for informal play, picnics, etc., a water basin/water feature, public art, benches (of course), a fitness area as well as a potential playground.
CplKlinger
Senior Member
That sounds like a nice mixture. I like how aside from the passive area, they're also considering a fitness are and a playground for more active usage. @archited what do you make of this?
IanO
Superstar
This site will be a failure in my mind if it does not significantly improve the livability for residents, young and old, in the immediate area. We need active recreation, play, social spaces.
Avenuer
Senior Member
Well those uses are anticipated, just don't expect any soccer fields or baseball diamonds lol.
IanO
Superstar
Basketball/multi-use courts, playground, outdoor fitness equipment.
Avenuer
Senior Member
It'll be up to the Downtown Community League to identify basketball/multi-use courts as a program in need Downtown. I'm sure the design team will try to incorporate whatever needs DECL makes known through engagement.
Gronk!
Senior Member
BASE
Active Member
I think we would be very well served incorporating a space like this.
IanO
Superstar
That's the precise multi-use site I always think of and have played at while staying in the East Village.
It's well used by all ages, kids can safely ride around on their push bikes with parents watching and I've been to a pretty cool outdoor DJ show there as well.
It's well used by all ages, kids can safely ride around on their push bikes with parents watching and I've been to a pretty cool outdoor DJ show there as well.
archited
Senior Member
Too soon to tell.
TAS
Senior Member
With the City owning some parcels of vacant land in the Quarters, maybe they should look at a lower cost, temporary version of this and provide some outdoor recreation opportunities there.
IanO
Superstar
^the skate park was an attempt at that... but was pretty basic and didn't deliver a great experience and thus failed.
Temp courts are simple, inexpensive and provides activity at different times of the day.
Temp courts are simple, inexpensive and provides activity at different times of the day.
thommyjo
Senior Member
Yeah, basketball is growing fast and is an easy sell based on size and cost vs other sports. No brainer to include. A playground would be huge too. We need to keep more young families in the core longer. Moving when kids are 3-5 vs 10-12 has a big impact. The sense of family in Vancouver is beautiful. Feels safer and more playful/relaxing to have kids visible in a city.
IanO
Superstar
Maturation and yet we used to have a much more family friendly/livable core 100 years ago in many ways.