Victoria_Park_Re port Final.pdf - City of Charlottetown
Victoria_Park_Re port Final.pdf - City of Charlottetown
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VICTORIA PARK COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN<br />
<strong>Final</strong> <strong>Re</strong><strong>port</strong> • June 2013<br />
5.5<br />
Zone Management Matrix<br />
Zone<br />
Intention<br />
Visitor Experience<br />
Sought<br />
Dominant<br />
Management<br />
Functions<br />
Typical Visitor<br />
Activities<br />
Specifically<br />
Prohibited<br />
Activities<br />
Intensity <strong>of</strong> Use<br />
Operational Effort<br />
Existing Facilities<br />
& Infrastructure<br />
Future Program<br />
Intensive<br />
<strong>Re</strong>creation<br />
• Provide for active recreation<br />
op<strong>port</strong>unities on an organized<br />
and casual basis.<br />
• Spatially organize high intensity<br />
spaces and facilities in a<br />
strategic manner<br />
• Manage edge condition <strong>of</strong><br />
active spaces to minimize<br />
conflict with adjacent spaces<br />
• An active and engaging<br />
experience defined by<br />
organized s<strong>port</strong>s, high intensity<br />
recreational pursuits, and<br />
programming.<br />
• Organized and casual<br />
high energy and high<br />
input s<strong>port</strong>s and<br />
recreation.<br />
• Baseball & s<strong>of</strong>tball<br />
• Skateboarding<br />
• Swimming & Aquatic<br />
<strong>Re</strong>creation<br />
• Playground Play<br />
• Tennis<br />
• Food Service / Canteen<br />
• Motorized <strong>Re</strong>creation<br />
Off Leash Activities<br />
• High Intensity<br />
• <strong>City</strong> Diamond<br />
• High Maintenance <strong>of</strong> both facilities Maintenance Buildings<br />
and programs<br />
• Swimming Pool<br />
• <strong>Re</strong>quired monitoring <strong>of</strong> adjacent areas. • Splash Pad<br />
• Mitigation measures as required for • Play Ground<br />
ecological impacts<br />
• Tennis Courts<br />
• Monitoring and adjustment <strong>of</strong> facilities • Dairy Bar<br />
and programs as community needs • Memorial Diamond<br />
evolve<br />
• Kiwanis Field<br />
• Skate <strong>Park</strong><br />
• Decommission Kiwanis Field<br />
• <strong>Re</strong>locate skate park<br />
• Consolidate play areas<br />
• Develop a naturalized play<br />
ground<br />
Evaluate park lighting<br />
requirements, and upgrade<br />
only those elements deemed<br />
essential.<br />
Passive<br />
<strong>Re</strong>creation<br />
• Encourage passive and flexible<br />
use <strong>of</strong> spaces for both<br />
programmed and casual<br />
activities.<br />
• A flexible and adaptable space<br />
defined by casual use,<br />
moderate programming, and<br />
ongoing ecological and<br />
operational management.<br />
• Passive recreation,<br />
with flexible open<br />
spaces for casual and<br />
programmed use.<br />
• Horticultural Enjoyment<br />
• Walking<br />
• Public Art<br />
• Community Gardening<br />
• Casual Use<br />
• Contemplation<br />
• Picnics<br />
• Frisbee<br />
• Motorized <strong>Re</strong>creation<br />
Off Leash Activities<br />
• Projectile-based s<strong>port</strong>s<br />
• Low to moderate intensity<br />
• Moderation maintenance <strong>of</strong> both<br />
facilities and programs<br />
• <strong>Victoria</strong> Meadows<br />
• <strong>Re</strong>quired monitoring <strong>of</strong> adjacent areas. • Pedestrian Promenade<br />
• Mitigation measures as required for • Primary and Secondary<br />
ecological impacts<br />
Trails<br />
• Monitoring and adjustment <strong>of</strong> facilities • Horticultural<br />
and programs as community needs Installations<br />
evolve<br />
• Strategic horticultural<br />
plantings<br />
• Maintain flexibility <strong>of</strong> space<br />
• Community Gardens &<br />
Orchards<br />
• Adapt space as community<br />
needs evolve<br />
• Close and consolidate trails<br />
• Continue ongoing forest<br />
Nature<br />
Conservation<br />
• Satisfy public values associated<br />
with biodiversity, ecological<br />
integrity, well-being, and<br />
knowledge associated with a<br />
natural Acadian forest within<br />
the <strong>City</strong>.<br />
• Visitors should feel a<br />
heightened sense <strong>of</strong> personal<br />
well-being and be invited into<br />
an active learning experience<br />
about biodiversity and<br />
ecological integrity associated<br />
with a naturalized Acadian<br />
forest]<br />
• <strong>Re</strong>storation <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Acadian Forest<br />
composition and<br />
structure<br />
• Forest Management<br />
• Non-wheeled trail uses<br />
• Nature Interpretation<br />
• Nature Education<br />
• Management <strong>of</strong> invasive<br />
species<br />
• Trail walking and jogging<br />
• Organized Active S<strong>port</strong>s<br />
• Active <strong>Re</strong>creation<br />
• Major events<br />
• Motorized <strong>Re</strong>creation<br />
• <strong>Re</strong>source Extraction<br />
• Camping<br />
• Off Leash Dogs<br />
• Low Intensity<br />
• intensive actions to naturalize the<br />
vegetation community<br />
• monitoring <strong>of</strong> the relevant indicators<br />
(see zone specific plan)<br />
• Mitigation <strong>of</strong> undesirable effects <strong>of</strong><br />
visitor uses in adjacent zones<br />
• Caretakers Cottage<br />
• Primary and Secondary<br />
Trails<br />
• Dead Man’s Pond<br />
management program<br />
• Expand public education<br />
and outreach<br />
• Enforcement <strong>of</strong> Leash<br />
<strong>Re</strong>gulations<br />
• Development <strong>of</strong> outdoor<br />
classroom space<br />
• <strong>Re</strong>location <strong>of</strong> Potters and<br />
development <strong>of</strong> a nature<br />
interpretation centre.<br />
•Conversion <strong>of</strong> <strong>Park</strong><br />
Waterfront<br />
• Manage the diverse and<br />
potentially competing interests<br />
and activities <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Victoria</strong><br />
<strong>Park</strong> shoreline.<br />
• A vibrant, multi-modal, multiuse<br />
space that accommodates a<br />
diverse range <strong>of</strong> uses and<br />
experiences in a cohesive and<br />
integrated manner.<br />
• Active, circulation<br />
based uses integrated<br />
with water access and<br />
viewing.<br />
• Multi-modal circulation<br />
• Water access & activities<br />
• Non-motorized water<br />
s<strong>port</strong>s<br />
• Harbour viewing<br />
• Motorized water s<strong>port</strong>s<br />
Off Leash Activities<br />
• Speeds on the<br />
boardwalk in excess <strong>of</strong><br />
15 km / hr<br />
• High Intensity<br />
• High Maintenance <strong>of</strong> both facilities<br />
due to site conditions and exposure.<br />
• Public outreach & education on multimodal<br />
facility use.<br />
• Monitoring and adjustment <strong>of</strong> facilities<br />
and programs as community needs<br />
evolve<br />
• Boardwalk<br />
• <strong>Park</strong> Driveway<br />
• Shoreline Stabilization<br />
• Water access<br />
• <strong>Park</strong>ing<br />
Driveway to an internal<br />
carriageway.<br />
• Conversion <strong>of</strong> boardwalk to<br />
a multi-modal facility.<br />
• Road reconstruction - traffic<br />
calming measures.<br />
•Pier and water access point<br />
construction.<br />
• Moderate maintenance <strong>of</strong><br />
infrastructure & facilities.<br />
Heritage &<br />
Culture<br />
• Celebrate and showcase<br />
<strong>Victoria</strong> <strong>Park</strong>’s unique heritage<br />
assets in a manner<br />
complementary to adjacent<br />
land uses and functions.<br />
• Communicate the history <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Victoria</strong> <strong>Park</strong> through multimedia<br />
interpretive experiences<br />
that conserve and celebrate its<br />
cultural heritage assets.<br />
• Historic Interpretation<br />
• Tourism<br />
• Education<br />
• Heritage Conservation<br />
• Interpretation<br />
• Small scale events<br />
• Expositions<br />
• Passive recreation<br />
• Picnicking<br />
• Organized Active S<strong>port</strong>s<br />
Off-Leash Activities<br />
• Active <strong>Re</strong>creation<br />
• Major events<br />
• Motorized <strong>Re</strong>creation<br />
• Low intensity<br />
• Potential programming <strong>of</strong> space<br />
• Moderation maintenance <strong>of</strong> both<br />
• Fort Edward<br />
facilities and programs<br />
• Meridian Stones<br />
• <strong>Re</strong>quired monitoring <strong>of</strong> adjacent areas.<br />
• Interpretive<br />
• Mitigation measures as required for<br />
Installations<br />
ecological impacts<br />
• Monitoring and adjustment <strong>of</strong> facilities<br />
and programs as community needs<br />
evolve<br />
•Expansion <strong>of</strong> site<br />
interpretation and<br />
programming.<br />
• Future program and<br />
physical connections to the<br />
Prince Edward Home site and<br />
Province House<br />
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