Waterfront Master Plan Preliminary Directions and ... - City of Oshawa

Preliminary Directions and Options Report - January 2011
Opportunities for more water-related activities at Lakeview
Park should be explored.
Impervious surfaces in parking lots should be minimized
in the park areas - increased trees and plantings will help
to minimize the visual prominence of parking and be a
sustainable feature of the waterfront parks.
• Limited parking capacity;
• Special event capacity;
• Need for amenities for nonathletic uses (picnic
shelters, viewing platforms, etc.);
• Limited access by public transportation;
• Ongoing concerns with shoreline erosion; and
• Possible Oshawa Community Museum and
Archive expansion.
5.4.3 Preliminary Directions and Options
The following preliminary directions and options
should be reviewed and assessed:
Lakeview Park
Lakeview Park is the City’s central Waterfront
Park. The Park with its mature landscape setting,
heritage buildings, shade structures, direct
waterfront access and adjacency to the Harbour
and residential neighbourhoods, is an exemplary
urban, waterfront park. As such it is a “Destination”
park for Oshawa residents offering facilities
and attractions not found in other parks in the
community. The following directions are intended
to reinforce the strengths of this Park and are
recommended based on preliminary site analysis
and the review of previous plans:
Year-Round Use: Consider four season use of
the Park, as well as its “Destination” function, in all
aspects of plans for its future including:
• expanding the use of existing buildings to
provide shelter in the winter;
• expanding programming to appeal to a broader
spectrum of residents including use of space
which would become available if some soccer
fields are relocated to Lakefront Park West.
These include assembly spaces, such as an
amphitheatre, for all-season festivals and
other activities through the year. They can
also include splash pads for children or other
similar facilities which can be used for ice
skating in the winter. Additional activities may
include more water oriented activities including
canoeing, kayaking and windsurfing where
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