Vancouver residents and visitors now have a brand new park downtown.
The facility was opened to the public on Friday on Smith and Richards Streets in Yaletown. This is the first new park in the city center in 10 years and creatively uses its 0.8 acre plot.
“One of the design challenges and something I think we’ve done a fantastic job with is to take up a little space and make it feel a lot bigger than it is,” said Vancouver Park Board project manager Alexander Mann. Bourdon to Global News.
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The result, he said, is a “mini-massive” park.
Among its unique design elements are play areas with a three-story play tower, climbing frames and hammocks.
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It also has a public toilet, seating areas, a multidimensional walkway and art installations. From May, it will also include a café run by the local green-roasted Kafka’s.
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The city estimates that more than 27,000 people live or work within a five-minute walk of the park.
The park will have an official name donated by the first nations Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh at a ceremony in June.
The facility is estimated to cost $ 13.8 million, but the final bill was $ 15.2 million due to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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