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Towered
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Actually that's an obvious feature this park is missing - one of those concrete ping pong tables that the city is putting in a number of parks.
ponyboy
Active Member
that adaption seems kinda ridiculous to me. The playing surface is too high and there are trip hazards for the players.
We visit Christie Pits a lot, and I've only once seen people using the new concrete table tennis tables. It would be good if those concrete ping pong tables could double as picnic tables, with movable benches arranged near by. I'm not sure what else they can be used for other than fun for skateboarders.
We visit Christie Pits a lot, and I've only once seen people using the new concrete table tennis tables. It would be good if those concrete ping pong tables could double as picnic tables, with movable benches arranged near by. I'm not sure what else they can be used for other than fun for skateboarders.
ponyboy
Active Member
I thought there was another tread for this. The new Grange park is coming into its own and a great asset for this part of town, which is lacking green space. The kids love the playground and we make a habit of coming over here to enjoy it.
Here are a few of photos of the area from tonight.
Here are a few of photos of the area from tonight.
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pman
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Damn that Henry Moore is sexy!
ryguy7787
Active Member
^ from that angle it does look quite erotic haha
Northern Light
Superstar
In my travels yesterday, I meandered through Grange Park.
Overall the re-do appears to be holding up fairly well. It's incredibly popular!
Trees by and large in good health.
The one set of vegetation issues I noticed was all in the north-west corner of the park, near the entrance from Beverley.
There's a desire line across some of the grass that's wearing it away, it has been partially covered by mulch for some reason.
I disagree w/that choice in this case, as this park is suited to ornate black fencing, I think a small installation on Beverly would direct people to the proper path.
Also, right where the proper path enters the park, the planting beds appear to show trampling at the edges.
I think they would benefit from a formal edge of some kind so people don't cut the corner, just some stone or a curb or something.
Otherwise, excellent job and looking good!
Overall the re-do appears to be holding up fairly well. It's incredibly popular!
Trees by and large in good health.
The one set of vegetation issues I noticed was all in the north-west corner of the park, near the entrance from Beverley.
There's a desire line across some of the grass that's wearing it away, it has been partially covered by mulch for some reason.
I disagree w/that choice in this case, as this park is suited to ornate black fencing, I think a small installation on Beverly would direct people to the proper path.
Also, right where the proper path enters the park, the planting beds appear to show trampling at the edges.
I think they would benefit from a formal edge of some kind so people don't cut the corner, just some stone or a curb or something.
Otherwise, excellent job and looking good!
jje1000
Senior Member
Same opinion here- the park is doing well for wear with only the occasional arguably artistic tags here and there, but there are now some pretty significant desire lines now, with the grass worn down to dirt. I think these are unavoidable even with maintenance due to the intrinsically high student pedestrian population in the area.
Places where I noticed these lines:
1st: On the Northwest corner just south of the AGO near Beverley Street. Google Maps here: https://goo.gl/maps/3Ua7N65i9oEkET9n6
2nd: On the Eastern edge of the park leading to the plaza under the OCAD tabletop (here there's nothing but dirt). Google Maps here: https://goo.gl/maps/WJsAXFWtXZxH9Nzn7
I would probably suggest low raised planters for the Northwest portion or some low fencing/bench, but I would actually propose paving the area leading to OCAD.
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Vaidas
New Member
rode through the park this morning... the inner circle is entirely excavated and there are shoring piles around the perimeter
sunnyraytoronto
Senior Member
The field of the inner circle always had drainage-flooding issues,.... so maybe that's what they're trying to fix now.
Northern Light
Superstar
Whatever they were doing in the centre lawn, appears to be done now, nothing but grass there!
However, I found another spot that's a big soggy (this appears to be run off from one of the water features:
That's soggy enough to plant some Willows, or Irises.
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This park has a very clear desire line in a need of revisiting:
However, I found another spot that's a big soggy (this appears to be run off from one of the water features:
That's soggy enough to plant some Willows, or Irises.
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This park has a very clear desire line in a need of revisiting:
junctionist
Senior Member
I wish we had a culture where desire lines get quickly improved to reflect demand for walking routes. Unfortunately, they often seem to languish. Or, typically in more suburban areas, the property manager will come up with the ham-fisted idea of putting a fence in across the desire line. Heaven forbid you make it convenient and easy for your patrons to get to your property without cars. Then, you wouldn't have to use at least half of your land just for parking. But who would want that?
reteequa
Active Member
Maybe a little too harsh?
There is a path way 3 metres to the left!
Put some plantings and then people will use the proper path.
I'm all for desire lines turning into paths but not when it's gonna end with way too much paving in a park.
Northern Light
Superstar
I'm open to either option; but I think we do need to make sure we agree on the measurements! When I look at aerial pics and measure, I get a minimum distance of 14M between the desire line and the official path at their closest point, and upwards of 18M at the widest.
I think in that context, you probably need more than plantings, you need a fullsize, wrap-around bench on a hard seat wall, framed by dense planting.
The 14M is the red line
I think if we widen the shot out we can see the reason for the desire line
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If you're wanting to get from under the table top to the main park path, the red line shows the straightest route, assuming many people would avoid walking across the sand/mulch of the playground.
That route is 38M
The official route (still not completely official because there is no paved path btw the boardwalk trail and the main trail):
This route which keeps you more on the official path is a whopping 63M
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While the route below would keep you on hard surface trails, but require you to travel 67M; and if you were heading north-west would add several more metres when you doubled-back.
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