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Just what, exactly, is a park?
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Is it a playground with swings, a place to have a picnic with family on a warm July day, or a trail where you can escape from your hectic life? When The City talks about parks, we’re often talking about a lot of things. When you think of the word park, what do you see?
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Comment 1 15 Mar 2010, 8:47 PM
I would like to see more parks that would be gathering spaces. Right now we have smaller areas tht are well connected by pathways and different things to do - like play areas, water or benches - but we don't have large open spaces where people gather on warm summer days to sit with families, friends and play music, sports, read. I have experienced spaces in the UK that are really large open spaces of lawns and trees and there isn't a square of space where there isn't someone sitting on a warm day.
Comment 1.1 16 Mar 2010, 11:03 AM
The gathering spots are important, Bower Ponds, Kin Canyon and Mackenzie Trail areas are great for families or couples to walk. As the city grows I believe our parksand leisure places should grow with it. People are busy, stressed and needs those areas to take a 5-10 minute walk to rejuvenate. As a local Realtor, I make a point to show families where the local play areas are. I think Red Deer does a grat job and we should continue in the same direction. Ken
Comment 2 17 Mar 2010, 11:15 PM
Red Deer's parks are especially valuable because so many of them support diverse communities of native plants and animals. Although many Albertans take this fact for granted, it is something that most people in the world can only dream of. Just ask any real estate agent how much an adjacent natural area adds to the value of a property.
Comment 3 23 Mar 2010, 9:16 AM
March 23 2010
red deer
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Seems to me that a park is a necessity in the city as a healthy and therapeutic and natural resource to connect back with and to nature and thus should be a "protected" area and then given priority in terms of development aspirations which seems contrary somewhat to the said executive development plan which indicates virtually a 85% reduction of the size of Waskazoo park in and for the future. Such would not be wise in my estimate and result in higher health and stress treatment costs and I think rather a balance then must be struck between population density and necessary and minimum park area. What the optimum ratio is is perhaps not clear and might be a matter of personal preference but where people live is one thing but they should and must have easy and ready and perhaps within walking distance access to park and natural sanctuaries. Whether this might mean increasing housing densities that may be the alternative but please do not squander necessary park area just for growth, profit and prestige. Nature and privacy after all are Natural Rights recognized by law.
A Red Deer Citizen
Comment 4 16 Apr 2010, 7:30 PM
Grass, trees, clean water, clean air, no loud noise.
Comment 5 10 Jun 2010, 4:05 PM
Clean, natural, minimal man-made elements, plants and flowers, places to gather, places for solitude, trails and water, if possible. Places with space where you leave the vehicle behind and can play, daydream or move around and get connected with nature.
