Urban parks

[tomh009]

I've been saying it for a couple of years now, but the city needs to expand Civic Centre Park (the one between the Centre in the Square and the KPL) by getting rid of the surface parking lot on Ahrens, and half the surface parking lot on Otto. It obviously would be much smaller than Victoria Park, but it could be a sizeable park on the other side of downtown to help alleviate the strain on Victoria Park.

It would roughly double the size of the current park, and also make the current space more usable. I can't see that the parking revenue would be that much given that the CRA office barely in use, and there is underground parking for both the region and the library. But I think someone needs to take the initiative and propose this, the city staff won't do it unless they are directed to (which is understandable).

And then PWC should donate the CRA property for affordable housing, that's a prime example of underutilized government land.