Victoria_Park_Re port Final.pdf - City of Charlottetown

Final Report • June 2013
VICTORIA PARK COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN
Intensive Recreation Zone
The intensive recreation zones are the active nodes of the park. These are the spaces
for organized sports and casual play experiences that require dedicated infrastructure,
investment, and maintenance. Within the intensive recreation zone, action and excitement
are not only permitted, they are encouraged. Over the short-and-medium term, new
programs and refinements to existing facilities in this zone will better meet the evolving
needs of the Charlottetown Community.
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Brighton Road Primary Gateway
Brighton Road Primary Gateway
Victoria Park presently does not have a clear and focused gateway to guide users to key
areas within the park. The conversion of the Park Driveway to an internal carriageway will
direct more traffic to Brighton Road, which makes this a logical location for a primary entry
to the Park. The existing Brighton Road entrance delivers visitors to a small parking lot
between Memorial Field and City Diamond, with limited space for drop-offs and parking.
The creation of a more formalized entrance drive with a dedicated drop-off will facilitate
circulation of vehicles especially during major sports tournaments. The new drop-off loop
would replace the existing small parking lot, which is not ideal given its proximity to flying
baseballs.
A new parking area would be constructed to the east in the grassy area behind City
Diamond. This location is more functional, given that it can be protected from the
diamond through the use of netting and/or strategically planted trees. This location would
also facilitate a future expansion of the parking area onto the adjacent Prince Edward
Home lands, should the City acquire access to that site in the future. A new maintenance
and operations facility tucked in behind the parking area will improve the efficiency of
park operations, and would provide a consolidated area to stockpile materials and store
necessary equipment.
The tree-lined formal entrance to the park reflects the traditional Victoria architecture
of the Park’s era of origin. Driving into the park, visitors now can easily access a larger
parking area or drop-off players close to the ball diamonds. A new entrance plaza space
concentrates traffic to minimize damage to soft surfaces, and allows for staging space
during larger ball tournaments and events. New gateway and directional signage leads
the way to major program spaces, and an improved primary trail links the Brighton
gateway to the major play spaces to the west, such as the skate park and the pool.
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