Love Park | 3m | 1s | City of Toronto

[UtakataNoAnnex]

There is a need for more park space, even as too much of what's there is underfunded. The City is growing exponentially and buying land is unlikely to get any cheaper. There is also a dedicated power (S.42) that requires parkland or cash-in-lieu from most large rezoning applications.

The thing is, Parks needs to improve its technical expertise in design; both to elevate it, but also to be conscious how it will be maintained in real-word conditions. The cost of that maintenance needs to be funded by Council, each and every time a new park is approved.

I get that. It's just it's pretty evident from all the need to "cut waste" from the budget narrative, there was really never any waste to begin with...and our parks, among many other things have suffered for it. Fiscal responsibility is about allocating money towards things that are needed...and in not doing so, it has become its own form of waste in the irony. Therefore, it isn't rocket science if we wish to build more parks, the money is not only needed to build it soundly but maintaining it too.

 

[Rascacielo]

Today

 

[bgobgo]

Flyover Love Park. It is coming together nicely!

Source: Tony Vizzini:

Tony Vizzini on LinkedIn: #love #lovepark #construction

Love Park Flyover #love #LovePark #construction Somerville Construction, Consulting & Project Management

www.linkedin.com

 

[daptive]

https://imgur.com/a/bOrNciF

A recording of Eventscape’s Instagram Story. Third slide is a video of the completed canopy!

 

[Tunafish13]

Will the canopy wiring have an actual roof for stuff like rain protection? Or is it just an oversized trellis for vines? (no judgement, would look cool either way)

 

[mcornett]

Will the canopy wiring have an actual roof for stuff like rain protection? Or is it just an oversized trellis for vines? (no judgement, would look cool either way)

Just vines to my understanding.

 

[JacindaArdern]

I don't see this park matching the massive success of Berczy Park by the same firm, simply because the heart shaped pond element isn't all that obvious at the pedestrian level (unlike a fountain of dogs squirting water from their mouths). That along with the City's tendency to do a poor job keeping water elements in parks running. Still nice to see new parks get proper design attention though.

 

[junctionist]

I don't see this park matching the massive success of Berczy Park by the same firm, simply because the heart shaped pond element isn't all that obvious at the pedestrian level (unlike a fountain of dogs squirting water from their mouths). That along with the City's tendency to do a poor job keeping water elements in parks running. Still nice to see new parks get proper design attention though.

Ponds are great landscape features that do, in fact, attract people regardless of whether heart shaped or not. They're not that complicated to maintain, either, if there's no fountain. Love Park's pond would potentially be a nice place to skate in the winter.

Montreal has many neighbourhood parks with ornamental ponds, which attract many people, like St. Viateur Park. I'd like to see more parks with ponds, as they make landscapes more interesting and picturesque.

 

[everydayhim]

i could see this pond being the place to race toy boats or feed ducklings - akin to something like the pond at Luxembourg Park in Paris - something the city doesn't really have atm

 

[Northern Light]

I made it down here on my walk yesterday. Photos from 3 sides (north, east and south) taken March 20th, 2023: General note: Most site furniture is now present, some is out, and placed, but the rest is under wraps and ready to go.

Ok, just stop and look at this image below; look at the way the different path materials are woven together and executed. That is why you hire Cormier.