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VICTORIA PARK COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN Final Report • June 2013 Physical Assessment The City of Charlottetown is the Capital City of PEI and plays an important role in the foundation history of Canada as a nation. The City was founded in 1855, but has a history of settlement as far back as the 1720’s. The city’s current population is about 35,000 people and for its size, boasts an impressive inventory of public parks and recreational opportunities. Charlottetown has 111 parks and open space parcels totaling nearly 200 hectares (490 acres) of recreational space. This translates to roughly 31 square meters of open space per person. Included within this public open space are thirty-five playgrounds, thirteen regulation soccer fields, ten softball fields, two baseball fields, two outdoor pools, eleven outdoor tennis courts, one skate park, one splash pad, one soccer field, one artificial turf field (at UPEI), 30 kilometers of public trails, and many non-programmed open space areas. Geology The lands of Victoria Park vary between heavily forested zones with trees, shrubs, and the previously cleared areas now used for active and passive recreational areas. The elevation of the park begins at sea level on the southern and western boundaries of the park, climbing gradually toward the north and east. Peak elevations exceed 10 metres in forested areas central to the park, and dip slightly to 4-6 metres northward. The effect is that of a slight and shallow ridge, barely noticeable by foot, which bisects the park in half, north from south. The southern area is dominated by passive fields and the shoreline, the northern half is predominantly sports fields, parking, and high use activities. The northern edge is bounded by Brighton Road. The high centre of the park remains forested. A gradual low spot occupies the western corner of the park and has been prone to flooding over the years. A pond used to exist in the area, and sea level rise predictions indicate continued flooding issues in the coming centuries. 14
Final Report • June 2013 VICTORIA PARK COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN Due to the subtle nature of the elevations, and the loose soils, the slopes within the park rarely exceed 5%, or approximately one metre of rise in twenty meters of run. The gradual slopes encountered throughout the park have allowed for the extensive construction of baseball diamonds, easy walking trails, gardens, and large unprogrammed fields for passive recreation. Those few slopes which are greater than 5% are found primarily along the shoreline, and within the existing forested zone. Along the shoreline, the steeper slopes allow for dramatic vistas, protection from wave action, and a close proximity of boardwalk to the water’s edge. The steep slopes internal to the park define the trails, both planned and unplanned, which have arisen over the lifetime of the park. Nowhere in the park, save perhaps the shoreline, are 3.1 Climate 3.2 Aspect slopes steep enough to constraint future facility renewal or development. Natural resources Victoria Park is bisected by a large swath of forested lands, occupying approximately 40% of the park. The exact edges of the forest have varied widely since the park’s initial establishment as areas have been purposefully cut, naturally damaged, and regrown through natural succession. A few small stands of original old growth areas still exist, but for the most part the forest is young and unremarkable. The forest is perhaps 10% coniferous consisting of white spruce, white pine, hemlock, cedar, and the non-native Austrian pine which has gone native following purposeful plantings earlier in the century. The remaining deciduous trees include white birch, beech, red oak, red 3.3 Elevation 3.4 Forest Cover maple, and non-native Norway maples which were originally planted as ornamentals, or have seeded in from neighbouring properties, and which have now become nuisance trees throughout the forest. 3.5 Wetlands & Water Bodies 3.6 Slope 15
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