[thommyjo]

I hope they buy the land and extend the park. Spending $40 million on a beautiful public space only to hide it behind a building makes no sense. They could even add a tennis court there to elevate the park but maybe its too much to ask for our city.

I feel like calling the park hidden is pretty untrue…

- Basically an entire block opens right to the street on 106st.
- Jasper Ave has a massive opening due to 107st closing.
- 108st will have multiple openings through The Parks and the NW corner.
- 102ave has a large opening at 107st, directly flowing into the Norquest park and LRT station.

It’s not like the park is at all hidden, not visible, or hard to access. I wouldn’t mind them adding more active uses like tennis/pickleball courts. But that feels like an easier add to undeveloped sites in our downtown. We need the tax revenue from new towers and this lot is prime for development.

 

[TAS]

I'm not a fan of these playground mound things.

 

[yeggator]

I'm not a fan of these playground mound things.
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What, you’ve never played king of the hill or something?

 

[Greenspace]

I thought those were rocket ships but on second glance looks like they still need to be stood up, they are trees!

 

[TAS]

I thought those were rocket ships but on second glance looks like they still need to be stood up, they are trees!

And I was worried we wouldn't have any big mature trees.

The park is continuing to surprise. A couple dozen more trees were being delivered today while I was there. Impressive to see.

 

[Didama]

I thought those were rocket ships but on second glance looks like they still need to be stood up, they are trees!

Are you sure? They look more like a play structure to me…

 

[TAS]

Are you sure? They look more like a play structure to me…

It looks like they will be trees as one of the main features of the playground. Couldn't see it in my pic but looked like other branch pieces were nearby. Although I could be wrong.

 

[Greenspace]

I meant something like this example.

 

[TAS]

I meant something like this example.

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That makes sense. That could be what those other pieces were.

 

[TAS]

What, you’ve never played king of the hill or something?

I guess this will be king of the hill for dogs. It's not the playground, but the dog park.

 

[Out of Towner]

It is the design illusion... raw space always feels smaller than end result detailed space. It has to do with elements that break up the l-o-n-g view.

It's the organic design that creates the illusion. Would have preferred a traditional grid patten because of its ability to seamlessly blend in with the natural landscape. Secondly, part of the role of a downtown park is to ground the city and establish its presence. However, that ship has sailed. We're going to move some dirt around and go johnny come lately style - and before everybody on this thread goes defensive crazy - a case for that style can be made too.

 

[TAS]

Although the park isn't finished and although there are elements people wanted to see that won't be happening or may be undersized (the playground), as I see this entire space take shape almost daily, I really see this park as something very special (as we should expect given the investment). The sheer volume of trees in all the spaces in particular with more and more being added daily is pretty awesome to see.

A unique Edmonton landmark.

 

[thommyjo]

Looks like they’re installing a bunch of the swings on the northern lights feature.

Dog park is close to done. Playground ready to be installed. Basketball court surfacing and nets are next. Just a few concrete pathway sections left to do.

 

[archited]

This is looking like catalogue design to me...

 

[Out of Towner]

It's an amusement park.