01-11-2022, 12:16 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-11-2022, 12:16 PM by cherrypark.)
(01-10-2022, 05:35 PM)ac3r Wrote: For all the people who are suggesting a park expansion, I'd urge you to contact both the City of Kitchener (who owns the park, I believe) and the Region of Waterloo (who own this property). Let them know you'd like them to consider this idea so the planners have something to go on, since they for sure don't lurk WRC.
I think a park expansion is the best idea yet. My vision for this has a public square (partially paved, partially landscaped) as well as some facilities for the public - public art, washrooms, information centre and perhaps a little Indigenous centre etc. It could become a great focal point for the city: situated between City Hall - which represents our city - and Victoria Park which is our main public park. If a good landscape architect was brought in, this could be a wonderful place. We'll only have one single chance to redevelop this and having it become a space that can be enjoyed by all and last us the next century or more is not an opportunity we should lose.
Hell yes. Let's get a Claude Cormier tier designer in the mix and make something special with Gaukel as the link.
I also like the ideas of using the lot behind 44 Gaukel as part of the development. I'm sure the Region will be licking its chops at the proceeds of even a partial land sale (gotta pay down that RIM Park debt somehow!), but maybe some cost sharing between the region and the city selling that other parcel could balance the cost of reusing the station land for something non-development revenue generating.