The City of Waterloo has posted a preliminary concept plan for the new Waterloo Park Master Plan, meant to guide development over the next 20 years.
Looking it over, there are some things I really like about the proposal. I like that there are more and more well defined entrances to the park. Having two stages in the Centennial Park area could make for some cool festivals if you can keep the folks in Luther Village from complaining about the noise. I like the perimeter walkway idea…
I’m a little nervous, though, that the park as it is now isn’t terribly recognizable in the plan. Trees take a long time to grow, and bulldozing a park doesn’t seem like a good way to start. Also, as Ellen points out, the document is mute on the impact of the LRT line.
The seem to be looking for feedback, though. I missed the chance to go to the June 25th meeting, but there’s a questionnaire they’d like people to fill out asking for darts and laurels.
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