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Consultation has concluded.
Clear Skies Park is a proposed neighbourhood park located at 45 Gunby Blvd in Waterdown. The neighbourhood park will be developed on an initial 2.7 Acre property parcel of 45 Gunby Blvd with a future expansion of the park on lands to the North East of 45 Gunby Blvd.
Public engagement has been conducted to gather input from the community to gain insight on the desired playground structure and features that residents wish to see incorporated into the park space as well as comment on the proposed park design concept. See Playground Survey and Design Feedback for posted results of the engagement process
Survey Results & Feedback
Thank you to all participants who completed the online survey and provided your feedback on the playground structures and components.
Clear Skies Park is a proposed neighbourhood park located at 45 Gunby Blvd in Waterdown. The neighbourhood park will be developed on an initial 2.7 Acre property parcel of 45 Gunby Blvd with a future expansion of the park on lands to the North East of 45 Gunby Blvd.
Public engagement has been conducted to gather input from the community to gain insight on the desired playground structure and features that residents wish to see incorporated into the park space as well as comment on the proposed park design concept. See Playground Survey and Design Feedback for posted results of the engagement process
Survey Results & Feedback
Thank you to all participants who completed the online survey and provided your feedback on the playground structures and components.
Have additional thoughts about the proposed concept design for the Clear Skies Neighborhood Park? Please review the concept design and provide any comments or feedback.
Note: Elements planned for inclusion within the park such as a sun shelter, playground, sports court and accessible pathways are integral to the programming of a typical neighborhood park. Participants should focus their comments on the general proposed intent of the concept design.
Consultation has concluded.
CLOSED: This discussion has concluded.
Please include more artificial shade elements on and near the playground, with shaded benches and shaded areas for parents to sit with babies while older ones play. Those trees are going to take YEARS before they provide shade and new parks are always wayyy too hot and sunny to use (east Waterdown Springcreek is an example of this, the new build parks are way too hot and sunny to use in the summer, no shade for picnics or breaks for the little kids, no where to sit and watch younger kids safely without burning to a crisp). This is also a problem at the Burlington Spencer Smith waterfront... Lots of parks overlook this and it makes them too hot to use even after so much money and time has been spent planning and designing
MomofTwo
9 months ago
The park design looks lovely, although it would be nice to have a splash pad rather than I multiuse court I still think the park looks wonderful.
Morghan
9 months ago
In line with the City's Draft Biodiversity Action Plan, this park - and all other new or changing parks in the city - should (1) be planted with native and climate resilient trees, that support biodiversity in our area over the long-run; and (2) provide an area of native perennial plantings. Kids enjoy unstructured play in the outdoors - we should give them that opportunity, especially where more traditional ravines and "natural" outdoor areas are not around.
OW
9 months ago
It would be nice if a splash pad could be added to this park since there is a great amount of space. The splash pad at the other end of Waterdown gets very busy and crowded, and with no outdoor community pool, we could use more areas to take our kids in the summer.
Alyssa Bayram
9 months ago
1. The steep hillside grading along the east property line is used every winter by the neighborhood children as a tobogganing area. A safe, open, and permitted tobogganing area without obstacles or pedestrian paths should be included in the design of Clear Skies Park.
2. Armourstone seating should be located around the playground equipment so parents have places to sit while their children play on the equipment.
Please include more artificial shade elements on and near the playground, with shaded benches and shaded areas for parents to sit with babies while older ones play. Those trees are going to take YEARS before they provide shade and new parks are always wayyy too hot and sunny to use (east Waterdown Springcreek is an example of this, the new build parks are way too hot and sunny to use in the summer, no shade for picnics or breaks for the little kids, no where to sit and watch younger kids safely without burning to a crisp). This is also a problem at the Burlington Spencer Smith waterfront... Lots of parks overlook this and it makes them too hot to use even after so much money and time has been spent planning and designing
The park design looks lovely, although it would be nice to have a splash pad rather than I multiuse court I still think the park looks wonderful.
In line with the City's Draft Biodiversity Action Plan, this park - and all other new or changing parks in the city - should (1) be planted with native and climate resilient trees, that support biodiversity in our area over the long-run; and (2) provide an area of native perennial plantings. Kids enjoy unstructured play in the outdoors - we should give them that opportunity, especially where more traditional ravines and "natural" outdoor areas are not around.
It would be nice if a splash pad could be added to this park since there is a great amount of space. The splash pad at the other end of Waterdown gets very busy and crowded, and with no outdoor community pool, we could use more areas to take our kids in the summer.
1. The steep hillside grading along the east property line is used every winter by the neighborhood children as a tobogganing area. A safe, open, and permitted tobogganing area without obstacles or pedestrian paths should be included in the design of Clear Skies Park.
2. Armourstone seating should be located around the playground equipment so parents have places to sit while their children play on the equipment.