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We continue south now before sweeping across the park to look at its southern 1/3........
Just south of the Community Centre is this 'green house'......
Do I have to tell you what I think? No.....I don't.............
You know....the Green House was actually built by a TV show, at no cost to the City, to show what could be done w/public space.......it was then donated to the City..........and this is how it was cared for.........
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If its any consolation, the City is now planning to re-do the greenhouse and establish a proper community garden here..................on the downside...........I have no great faith that its been properly thought through or sited.........
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Looking east along the trail that enters from Crawford, along the south side of the Community Centre, and the north side of the green house:
What's not wrong here? Is it the absence of any way-finding signage?, any map?, any seating?, or is the large pile of dirt, next to an already very wide trail that suggests a complete lack of design sense?
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So now we're going to follow the circular path that encompasses the original Trinity College site, and is today, mostly open area for picnics........while sometimes glancing south towards Queen:
Well, there are 2 people out there...........better than none, I suppose.........does anyone else feel like a picnic area should have...............I dunno..............some tables or something?
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Here, we're looking north from the intersection of 3 trails; 2 coming in from Queen Street and the circular path mentioned above..............anyone else wondering about the placement of a light fixture here, right in the middle of the path:
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Ok, so let's look at the signature entrance to the park, from the gates at the top of Strachan, at Queen:
Below we are looking south towards the gates..........and see an attempt at an allee landscape feature............you know.....its not terrible................but....
The pathway for the signature entrance rather underwhelms in asphalt............. also............no seating..................
If one goes south to the gates, this is the first thing you see, coming into the park:
'nuff said............ but then as you move forward (north) into the park.............there's supposed to be a flower bed to your right.......
This is what it looks like on July 2nd, 2022:
Oh, wait, there's one to the left too!
Uhh..............oh............
Also........what's with all the dead trees at the south end of the park:
While we're on the subject of the main entrance from Queen, as you enter the park, there's that main path, the Allee feature.......but then there's this one to the left:
What in the @#$# is with light fixtures in the middle of paths.............seriously?
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Oh, and this is to the right:
An un-paved desire line..................
Finally (for this post).............what does the end of the Allee look like, at the north end............the grand welcome to Trinity Bellwoods?
No Seats, No Map, No wayfinding, No drinking fountain, no landscape feature.....................
This just screams 'incomplete thought'..........we're designing to budget, w/o asking whether we're accomplishing what we set out to do........
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In the next post, the second-to-last, I swear.........we'll get back to the circle, before we look at the park perimeter and some broader issues.....
Just south of the Community Centre is this 'green house'......
Do I have to tell you what I think? No.....I don't.............
You know....the Green House was actually built by a TV show, at no cost to the City, to show what could be done w/public space.......it was then donated to the City..........and this is how it was cared for.........
***
If its any consolation, the City is now planning to re-do the greenhouse and establish a proper community garden here..................on the downside...........I have no great faith that its been properly thought through or sited.........
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Looking east along the trail that enters from Crawford, along the south side of the Community Centre, and the north side of the green house:
What's not wrong here? Is it the absence of any way-finding signage?, any map?, any seating?, or is the large pile of dirt, next to an already very wide trail that suggests a complete lack of design sense?
***
So now we're going to follow the circular path that encompasses the original Trinity College site, and is today, mostly open area for picnics........while sometimes glancing south towards Queen:
Well, there are 2 people out there...........better than none, I suppose.........does anyone else feel like a picnic area should have...............I dunno..............some tables or something?
***
Here, we're looking north from the intersection of 3 trails; 2 coming in from Queen Street and the circular path mentioned above..............anyone else wondering about the placement of a light fixture here, right in the middle of the path:
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Ok, so let's look at the signature entrance to the park, from the gates at the top of Strachan, at Queen:
Below we are looking south towards the gates..........and see an attempt at an allee landscape feature............you know.....its not terrible................but....
The pathway for the signature entrance rather underwhelms in asphalt............. also............no seating..................
If one goes south to the gates, this is the first thing you see, coming into the park:
'nuff said............ but then as you move forward (north) into the park.............there's supposed to be a flower bed to your right.......
This is what it looks like on July 2nd, 2022:
Oh, wait, there's one to the left too!
Uhh..............oh............
Also........what's with all the dead trees at the south end of the park:
While we're on the subject of the main entrance from Queen, as you enter the park, there's that main path, the Allee feature.......but then there's this one to the left:
What in the @#$# is with light fixtures in the middle of paths.............seriously?
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Oh, and this is to the right:
An un-paved desire line..................
Finally (for this post).............what does the end of the Allee look like, at the north end............the grand welcome to Trinity Bellwoods?
No Seats, No Map, No wayfinding, No drinking fountain, no landscape feature.....................
This just screams 'incomplete thought'..........we're designing to budget, w/o asking whether we're accomplishing what we set out to do........
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In the next post, the second-to-last, I swear.........we'll get back to the circle, before we look at the park perimeter and some broader issues.....
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