Wallace Emerson Park and Community Centre

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1 Wallace Emerson Park and Centre BMX AND SKATEBOARDING FACILITY FEEDBACK Galleria Developments, with the City of Toronto s Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division, is preparing a master plan for Wallace Emerson Park. Feedback is being collected from neighbours immediately on the edges of the new park. We would like to hear neighbours comments on the future location, conceptual design, and management opportunities for the BMX and Skatboarding facility to be provided in the park. January 2019 PUBLIC WORK

2 The Site

3 Transforming the Site enue v A y Gear il N Ra C D Du ffe r treet S t n upo y Pla ers Em y nit u mm o C e tur a N St re et e on enu v A ppin La ue en Av The land swap will create a larger park and introduce a new street along the park frontage. The new Centre will be promiently located on Dupont Street, and the park will be reshaped with three hearts. in y t i n u m t m Co Hear y a l P rt Hea t e Stre t n ce Milli re u t Na art He 1

4 RAIL CORRIDOR The Master Plan DUPONT STREET Dupont Gate Birch Grove & Gardens Royce Pavillion Homework Space Immersive Street Tree Canopy The Mews The Allée Creative Lane Porch EMERSON AVENUE Emerson Allée Activity Terrace Edible Gardens Catenary Lighting Maker Spaces & Winter Skate Lace-Up Laneway Gate Roof Childcare Play Prospect Timber Bench Edges Pine Hill Centre Building Winter Skate Lace-Up Craft Kitchen Cooking & Communal Gathering Bleacher Moveable BMX/Skateboard Park Laneway Flexible Gathering & Event Space Forum Grove Winter Skating Trail Blooming Hill Children s Gardens & Nature Play Interactive Water Plaza Forum Multi-Use Court & Winter Leisure/ Shinny Pad Snack Bar & Winter Skate Lending Pavillion Building Flowering Pergola Market Row Pavillion Terraces Moveable Deck Flexible Sloping Pergola Performance Space Tobogganing Slope Meandering Pathways Terraces Gathering Plaza Skyline Gathering Circle South-Facing Orchard PUBLIC STREET Blooming Sloping Play Slope Accessible Pathways Creative Play Points Plaza Active Street Edge (Ping Pong, Bocce, Chess) Absorptive Edges Free Form Nature Play Meandering Nature Experimental Forest Quiet Self-Guided Discovery Rolling Hammocks Wild Edible Flora Gardens Social Dufferin DUFFERIN STREET LAPPIN AVENUE

5 Royce Ave Connection Phase One of the Park Immersive Street Tree Canopy Creative Lane Porch Emerson Allée Activity Terrace Roof Childcare Play Centre Building Moveable Craft Kitchen Cooking & Communal Flexible Gathering & Event Space Forum Grove Children s Gardens & Nature Play Interactive Water Plaza Forum Snack Bar & Winter Skate Lending Pavilion Building Flowering Pergola Market Row Pavilion Terraces Moveable Deck PUBLIC STREET Pergola Catenary Lighting Edible Gardens Maker Spaces & Winter Skate Lace-Up Prospect Timber Bench Edges Pine Hill Winter Skating Trail BMX/Skateboard Park Laneway Blooming Hill Multi-Use Court & Winter Leisure/ Shinny Pad Flexible Sloping Blooming

6 The Future BMX/Skateboarding Facility The future BMX/Skateboarding component of the park will be a concrete (or similar) facility. The future design will seek to integrate the concrete (or similar) facility with topography and vegetation, mitigating potential impacts of noise and light. The BMX/Skateboarding facility will not be accessible during the colder months as ice skating will occur on the surrounding path. Pine Hill BMX / Skateboard bowl facility Looking South in summer to the future BMX/Skateboarding facility BMX / Skateboard bowl facility Pine Hill which will provide a physical topographic and landscaped buffer to the bowl Pine Hill Non-accessible BMX / Skateboard bowl facility View of the future conceptual BMX/Skateboarding facility Looking South in winter to the future BMX/Skateboarding facility 4

7 Positive example of a facility with integrated concrete and landscaping Creative opportunities for community engagement in a facility Babes Brigade youth skateboarding workshops at the Build for Bokma temporary skatepark (The Bentway) Variety of skateable features in a facility and integrated landscaping Pathway wrapping Pine Hill which provides a topographical and landscaped buffer Concrete bowl facility designed to manage potential noise with minimal metal elements 5

8 Comparison of Former and Future Location B D A A C C 10m 30m 10m 20m B Former location of BMX Park (metal ramps) Future location of BMX/Skateboard Park (Bowl) D Photographs of former BMX Park - Flat, exposed surface, metal ramps Photographs of positive examples - Conrete, variation, landscaping 6

9 Past concerns of noise, light and anti-social behaviour have been resolved in the new location and conceptual design by: 1. Providing greater setbacks to the facility from the park edges 2. Locating the facility close to the new Centre and on a key pedestrian path 3. Creating a physical landscaped buffer in the form of Pine Hill 10.0m 42.0m 4.0m 66.0m Private Property Laneway BMX/Skateboard Park Park Parking Lot Existing Wallace Emerson Park Section B (Lappin Laneway): Former relationship to BMX Park Galleria Mall 4. Intent to use noise-mitigating materials, such as concrete instead of metal 5. Engagement with BMX/Skateboard users to identify facility needs and solutions for a quieter facility 13.5m 11.3m 24.0m 10.5m 6.8m Private Property Laneway Berm BMX/Skateboard Path Childcare Play Centre Wallace Emerson Park/ Centre Section D-1 (Lappin Laneway): Proposed BMX Park & Laneway- Summer Day Private Property 15.0m 10.0m Park BMX/Skateboard Park Laneway Existing Wallace Emerson Park Section A (Emerson Laneway): Former relationship to BMX Park Private Property 13.5m 11.3m 24.0m 10.5m 6.8m Private Property Laneway Berm BMX/Skateboard Path Childcare Play Centre Wallace Emerson Park/ Centre Section D-2 (Lappin Laneway): Proposed BMX Park & Laneway- Winter Day +3.0m Private Property 42.5m 13.7m 6.8m 12.3m BMX/Skateboard Park Berm Winter Skating Trail Laneway Private Property Wallace Emerson Park Section C (Emerson Laneway): Proposed BMX Park & Laneway- Summer Day Time 13.5m 11.3m 24.0m 10.5m 6.8m Private Property Laneway Berm BMX/Skateboard Path Childcare Play Centre Wallace Emerson Park/ Centre Section D-3 (Lappin Laneway): Proposed BMX Park & Laneway- Summer Night 7

10 Give us your feedback We want to hear your thoughts on the BMX / Skateboarding facility. Specifically, we welcome your comments on the future location and conceptual design for the facility. Provide feedback in person. We will be visiting door-to-door between 3:00pm and 6:00pm (Monday, January 21st to Wednesday January 23rd, 2019). Visit us at reimaginegalleria.ca or construction-new-facilities/wallace-emerson-park-and-community-centre/ to learn more and complete a brief questionnaire online Send us an at feedback@reimaginegalleria.com We encourage you to stay involved in this conversation and provide us with any other thoughts or feedback. We are seeking feedback until February 6, PUBLIC WORK