Downtown outdoor spaces

[tomh009]

Ugh...cardinal directions like "east" and "west" have no meaning in Kitchener.
I do think there is more need for smaller local parks. Large parks like that also induce driving, etc.

Our streets don't run east-west or north-south, in spite of their names, and the angles vary as well, so no solution is perfect. But further along King St E seems like "further east" to me!

As for rockway, it definitely could be made into a park, but rockway gardens are already quite nice.

I do think there is more need for smaller local parks. Large parks like that also induce driving, etc.

Rockway Park would be easily reachable by the IHT.

Some smaller parks (how small?) could also be created using the proceeds from the Rockway real estate sale. But as our core begins to extend further east (!) along King St in the future, an anchor park like Rockway would be priceless. The gardens are nice for flowers, but it doesn't really accommodate other activities the way, say, Victoria Park does.