PROJECT INTRODUCTION 1 Start Here What’s Being Considered at this Open House?
The City of Vancouver is currently Why are we here today? Who’s involved? The purpose of today’s open house is: 1) to share input City of Vancouver staff are being assisted by a undertaking a design and from the October 2011 open house; 2) explain how this consultant team with expertise in park, recreation and consultation process for new park input has shaped the final concept design for Creekway greenway design, along with hydrologists, engineers Park and initial concept designs for Empire Fields, and biologists with expertise in daylighted streams and spaces and greenways in Hastings Plateau Sports Park and Greenways and; 3) to receive habitat creation. The project receives advice from an feedback on this most recent design work. Open Space Advisory Group comprised of individuals Park and is interested in your representing local and City-wide park, recreation and ideas and thoughts. This is the greenway interests. Technical working groups of City, Park Board and PNE staff provide detailed technical second in a series of open houses When will the changes happen? input. The project is overseen by a Steering Committee comprised of senior Park Board, City and PNE staff. aimed at sharing information and The timeline below outlines the project process that will span into 2013. Creekway Park will be the first gathering your input. project to move into construction in summer of 2012, The finalized park concept will be reported out to Park with completion expected in early 2013. Empire Fields, Board and City Council. Plateau Sports Park and Greenways will be tendered for construction in the fall of 2013 and it is anticipated that City Staff are continuing to consult with Park Board construction will also occur in 2013. programmers and organized sport groups (e.g. Vancouver Sports Network, Vancouver Field Sport Federation, and Urban Rec) to gather their input on evolving designs for Empire Fields and the Plateau Sports Park.
Projects being considered at this open house:
Empire Field and • Creekway Park - a new park space designed as a Plateau Sports Park habitat corridor with a daylighted stream y • Empire Field - the removal of the temporary stadium Canada Hw Trans- and reinstatement of community use with a synthetic turf field, lighting and a running path • Plateau Sports Park - a new park space designed with a diversity of activity spaces for all ages and abilities
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