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VICTORIA PARK COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN Final Report • June 2013 The overarching intention for this comprehensive planning process is to protect the significant assets of the park for the future use and enjoyment of the citizens of Prince Edward Island. This plan integrates the well-held imagine of Victoria Park as an important historical asset into an adaptive management framework that seeks to provide a framework for contemporary land use and operational decision-making. Viewing Victoria Park as the Crown Jewel of Charlottetown, this plan is based on the vision, ideas, and goals of the public, park users, and stakeholders, with a focus on informed and guided management for City Staff and Elected Officials. A series of four guiding principles were established to inform and emphasize the values conveyed throughout the public consultation process, as well as the best practices established from open space design literature. These principles outline the overarching plan intention, and will be much as the historic survey monuments in the park were used; to guide and direct the evolution of the park. Collaboration: As a civic asset that belongs to the people, Victoria Park must continue to meet and exceed evolving community needs and interests. A collaborative management approach will help to mitigate and coordinate often disparate and divergent interests, ensuring all the voices are heard. Balance: As a park valued for its history, landscape, and amenities, Victoria Park must balance a series of competing interests. As the City’s most prominent open space, Victoria Park faces increased demand for facilities and amenities. Moving forward, it is essential the Park focus on a mixture of passive and active uses and experiences that are consistent with the Community’s vision. Sustainability: As an urban open space, Victoria Park must integrate human uses and needs into a natural setting. As such, there is an inherent need to focus on sustainability in park operations and management, ensuring the long term health and vitality of this valued asset. Adaptability: As one of Canada’s oldest urban public spaces, Victoria Park has changed considerably over its lifetime, evolving from a more traditional Victorianera park into a modern, mixed use space. Over the next fifty years, the Park must continue to be adaptable in its management approach, acknowledging changing public needs and shifting public resources. ii
Final Report • June 2013 VICTORIA PARK COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN The goal of this comprehensive plan is to provide the City of Charlottetown with guidance on future land use and management decisions for Victoria Park. The recommendations are founded through careful consideration of the public’s input and needs, acknowledgement of the historical significance of the park, the need for sound fiscal management, and the provision of programs and services that are safe, viable, and socially and culturally appropriate. Other key objectives that have been incorporated as integrate elements of the plan include: »» Continuation and enhancement of major active and passive uses & programs in the Park. »» Establishment of the Brighton Road entrance as the Park’s primary gateway. »» Long term upgrade of the boardwalk to a wider, multi-modal facility, with the eventual reestablishment of two-way traffic along the Park Driveway. »» Development of a clearly defined trail hierarchy for passive, multi-seasonal use. for collaboration between groups should be established, to encourage dialogue and partnership development. Ultimately, the park must be allowed to evolve in a manner that is reflective of the community’s vision. Projects identified in the plan should occur only if and when public support exists, or other compelling factors have been identified. The adoption and acceptance of the Victoria Park Comprehensive Plan will enable this document to be used as the basis for long-term management and land use decisions in the Park. It is the intention that this document will guide decision-making, enable prioritization, and facilitate directed ongoing management of the park landscape, assets, and programs. In the short term, City Staff should work with the community to identify early priorities and to put in place the management and policy structures that will facilitate implementation of future physical projects. »» Continuation and expansion of the ongoing urban forest management initiatives presently in place. »» Strengthening of the connection and access of the Park to the waterfront. »» Enhancement of multi-seasonal use and programming opportunities within the Park. »» Recommendations of a zone-based management framework to guide future capital and operational considerations. Moving forward, the Victoria Park Comprehensive Plan will need the support of Elected Officials, City Staff, and the Public to champion the ongoing capital and renewal projects identified in the plan. A dedicated and park-specific framework iii
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