(09-26-2018, 03:19 PM)mpd618 Wrote:(09-25-2018, 10:56 AM)Tony_Plow Wrote: I'm not sure I agree with converting the entire Pumping Station property on William St. into a park.
There are already a number of small parks in the area.
There is so little developable land in the Uptown core and this is a prime location right across the street from City Hall.
On the other hand, there's a lot of development substantially increasing the number of people living and working in this area, most of it without meaningful open space on site. Not increasing the amount of public open space would be doing a disservice to the future residents.
I guess it all depends how they're planning to develop the entire area over by city hall. I wonder if city hall itself and/or the surrounding city owned parking lots will be redeveloped in the next while. As mentioned above, they will likely add a small condo/apartment building at the corner of William and Herbert beside the proposed Civic Common space. Is it the City's intention to sell off their surface parking lots over time? I recall hearing that they had a long term plan (discussed in the last 2-3 years) to add another parking garage Uptown.
If you look at the draft Uptown Public Realm Strategy, it looks like they want to link the Caroline LRT stop to the Cenotaph by adding a tree canopy and other pedestrian friendly elements along Willis Way.
The Cenotaph is in a terrible location - surrounded by parking lots. Honestly, I didn't even know the Cenotaph existed until I saw this proposal.