Three new parks are coming to the neighbourhood around Bathurst and St. Clair to meet the needs of the growing community. The new parks will be located on parts of land at 1528-1530 Bathurst St., 32/40 Raglan Ave., and 498 St. Clair Ave. W. The park designs will be developed with community input.
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A new 468 m2 park (about the size of a basketball court, or slightly smaller than two doubles tennis courts) is coming to 1528-1530 Bathurst St. on Bathurst Street, north of St. Clair Avenue West. The new park will connect to a Privately Owned Publicly-Accessible Space, together creating an east-west connection between Raglan Avenue and Bathurst Street.
The timeline is subject to change.
Based on the outcomes of Phase 1 of the community engagement process, a vision for the character of each park was developed. The vision for this new park is a green and calm thoroughfare that feels safe and has visual appeal.
Preferred features:
Key design considerations:
A new 773 m2 park (slightly smaller in size than two basketball courts) is coming to 498 St. Clair Ave. W., on the northeast corner of Bathurst and St. Clair Avenue.
The timeline is subject to change.
Based on the outcomes of Phase 1 of the community engagement process, a vision for the character of each park was developed. The vision for this new park is a green, sustainable, eventful, and social place.
Preferred features:
Key design considerations:
A new 426 m2 park (about the size of a basketball court, or slightly smaller than two doubles tennis courts) is coming to a part of 32/40 Raglan Ave., near Bathurst Street, just north of St Clair Avenue West.
Summer 2022: Community engagement to develop a park vision.
Further community engagement and design timelines to be determined.
Based on the outcomes of Phase 1 of the community engagement process, a vision for the character of each park was developed. The vision for this new park is a green and sustainable park, with separate calm and playful spaces.
Preferred features:
Key design considerations:
In this phase of the community engagement process, community feedback was collected to develop a vision,, to understand preferred features and seating styles, and to gather local knowledge to inform the design considerations for each park.
Visit the park-specific sections on this page to learn about the vision for each park.
From September 16 to October 9, 2022, feedback on the vision for each park was collected in an online survey. This feedback will help the project team develop a draft design for each park. The survey received 1,300 responses, which included participation from 1,629 individuals.
A high-level summary of the feedback collected includes:
On October 7, 2022, pop-up boards were set up at two locations in the local neighbourhood to share information about the project and collect feedback on the vision for each park. Participants were asked to select their preferences for each park’s character, features, and seating options, and provide additional comments or suggestions. Approximately 100 people participated.
One of the pop-ups was outside of Na-Me-Res to encourage feedback from Indigenous community members.
A high-level summary of the feedback collected includes:
In this phase of the community engagement process, draft park designs will be presented to the community for feedback and revision. This phase will occur at different timelines for each park. More information will be posted here when available. Visit the Get Involved section to sign up for updates to be notified of future opportunities to participate.
In this phase of the community engagement process, a proposed design for each park will be presented to the community for feedback and revision. This phase will occur at different timelines for each park. More information will be posted here when available. Visit the Get Involved section to sign up for updates to be notified of future opportunities to participate.
The new parks will be located at the following sites: