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Northern Light · May 3, 2021

St. Jamestown Park will be expanded and redone as part of the upcoming development at the corner of Howard/Sherbourne.

The City now has a couple of preliminary concepts up on its website, and a survey for those who wish to share their thoughts.

Project Page:

St. James Town West Park Redesign

Review the Phase 3 Consultation Summary report in the Project Updates section. The City is looking to make improvements to St. James Town West Park at 589 Sherbourne St., as a result of redevelopments in the neighbourhood. Project Timeline Winter 2021: Park visioning Spring 2021: Concept design...

www.toronto.ca

Concepts:

Survey Link: https://s.cotsurvey.chkmkt.com/?e=228491&h=5898BB5DF8BACC4&l=en

Existing Park:

View from Sherbourne

View from Howard

AlvinofDiaspar · May 3, 2021

More info from the April 2021 meeting slidedeck - two concept designs:

https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/8e16-st-james-town-w-park-redesign-public-meeting-april-20-2021.pdf

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Northern Light · May 3, 2021

Renders hidden in the survey!

Close up of right-hand side:

condovo · May 6, 2021

Option 1 -- Green Refuge for me. Keep it simple.

Northern Light · May 6, 2021

condovo said:
Option 1 -- Green Refuge for me. Keep it simple.

I said 'option 1' but with some added tables where one could eat a meal. I liked that from 'option 2'.

AlvinofDiaspar · May 6, 2021

I prefer Paths, but with less hardscape and a regularized central plaza (instead of that weird trapezium)

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EnviroTO · May 16, 2021

I think I would like a mix of the two. I prefer the more natural wood and grass of Green Refuge, but like the idea of a central feature like the curcular catenary light over a central meeting point. The Green Refuse catenary light looks like it met some minimal requirement and over top of the grass I would worry about that leading to events there and the grass not being able to handle it..