Charles St GRT terminal redevelopment

[tomh009]

I, like some others here, would prefer this to become an extension of the park. We have a dearth of greenspace in this city (most cities do), and should take every opportunity to grow it. I would also like this publicly owned property to stay in service of the public - so if not greenspace, something community oriented would be my next preferred option.

I agree that it would be nice to extends the park to Gaukel-plus. But I would tend to steer away from dedicating the entire property to parkland. Victoria Park is still sizeable, and can be extended (for much less money) near West Ave. Buying this property would likely cost the city somewhere between $30M and $50M at market prices. Take the $5M from selling the city parking lot and extend the park in the other direction instead.