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2012 Park Projects

 

The following is a list of City of London outdoor parks projects to be completed in 2012.  The table includes a location map (click on the park id), a description of the project and a staff resource assigned to the project.  Further information relating to the project can be obtained by contacting the identified staff member via e-mail or by calling 519 661-4980.
Park Name Park Id/ Location Map Information about the Project Contact
Basil Grover P-022 A pathway linking the new washroom building to the Commissioners Road will be completed in 2012. Repairs to the existing skate park are also being coordinated.
Cedar Hollow Park U2012-08 This neighbourhood park will be developed by the City of London in 2012. Public input into this parks design was received during a public meeting held April 3 and through direct correspondence between the period of March 13 through April 19. The park design will include play equipment, swings, pathway system, new trees and benches. Space for a possible future basketball court has been incorporated into the overall park design.  The
Constitution Park P-111 The City of London was approached by the Fanshawe Optimists with a proposal to fund the development of a child/youth recreation amenity in Constitution Park. Constitution Park is a District Park serving residents in an area generally bound by Fanshawe Park Road E., Sunningdale Rd. E, Adelaide St. N. and Highbury Avenue N. This is a wonderful opportunity for the City and the neighbourhood and provides an occasion to review how the park can best be developed to meet the surrounding community’s recreation needs.

A public meeting was held on March 21, 2013 to provide the public with an opportunity to express their visions for the park. Attached is a copy of the Presentation Boards used at the meeting.

Construction in the park would proceed in the summer/fall of 2013.

Coronation Park North Map it Construction of this new neighbourhood park will include a playground, asphalt pathways, benches, a bike rack, signage, and trees.
Coves - Elmwood Gateway Park P-356 Future entrance to the Coves Environmentally Significant Area from Elmwood Avenue. A community meeting was held on April 3, 2013. Suggestions from the public were considered and added to the revised concept plan. Construction will happen in two phases: site clean-up & removals in the spring/early summer followed by park construction in late summer/fall. Anyone interested in a community garden at this location can contact .
 
Creekside Park P-396 In the summer of 2012, the City of London will be installing a playground within Creekside Park and constructing a pedestrian pathway that will connect Privett Place and Blackwell Boulevard. The attached map shows the park location and the proposed pathway alignment.

The pathway system will be a combination of a woodchip hiking trail and a granular surfaced path. This path system will provide opportunities for neighbours to enjoy nature found in the adjacent wetlands and grasslands.
Earl Nichols Park P-157 Upgrade of the play area.  Project to be completed by the end of July; weather dependent.
Foresthill Park & Foresthill Woods P-379 The subdivision developer in the Foresthill Subdivision will be installing playground equipment and an asphalt pathway in a new neighbourhood park located at 1955 Rolling Acres Boulevard. This neighbourhood park will be expanded west in the future once additional land is acquired by the City. The park is expected to contain a playground and swings, mini-soccer field, asphalt pathway, benches and trees. Opportunities also exist to install a half basketball court. The park plan is attached.
Foxfield District Park P-393 The City of London expects construction of the new Foxfield District Park to commence fall, 2012. Letters describing the proposed park plan were mailed to residents living in the Foxfield Subdivision on May 11 and a Public open house was held on May 31, 2012. This revised concept plan  takes into account public input received by the City of London (prior to June 30, 2012). A detailed final plan will be posted to the City of London web page in early September.
Gainsborough Meadows P-134 Upgrade of the play area in the northwest corner of the park.  Project to be completed by the end of July; weather dependent.
Killaly Meadows P-320 The existing Thames Valley Parkway between Highbury Avenue and Kilally Road will be repaved in 2012. The City of London will also investigate opportunities to implement a pedestrian underpass below Highbury Avenue as part of this project.
Lambeth Centennial Park P-209 Pathway extension to Kilborne Road
Lambeth Optimist Park P-210 Public meeting  Preferred option as discussed at the public meeting held on April 26, 2012 includes expansion and reconfiguration of the parking lot, relocation of the play area, and additional asphalt pathways. Construction to be completed by the end of August.
Market Lane   Please join Mayor Joe Fontana and guests this Friday for a preview of the new Market Lane and a sneak peak of the programmable light canopy composed of 1,430 LED coloured lights. The canopy creates dynamic displays with moving, colour-shifting lights. Different atmospheres are created reflecting the changing of the seasons, special holidays and events.
The Preview will also help kick-off a week of special events in downtown London for the 2013 World Figure Skating Championships.
Market Lane will be fully opened for the public to enjoy from March 8 - 17. The Lane will then be partially open on weekends to allow exterior architectural work to proceed safely. Anticipated full re-opening of Market Lane is planned for June 2013.
Join us!


When: Friday March 8 at 7 pm
Where: Market Lane is the pedestrian laneway linking Dundas Street to the north entrance of the Covent Garden Market, just beside Fanshawe College’s future School of Applied and Performance Arts.
 

Maple Grove Park P-399 A new neighbourhood park will be constructed in the fall of 2012; works include a playground, swings, pathway, benches, bike rack, signage, and trees.  For more information please click on the following brochure
 
McKillop Park P-021 The City of London has partnered with the London Home Builders' Association to develop the Cancer Survivors’ Garden in McKillop Park. The garden will include a lookout onto the river, pathways, benches, tree planting and gardens.

It is anticipated that the construction works will be completed by the summer 2012.
Meadowgate District Park P-372 Next phase of work includes a District level play area, asphalt pathways, site furniture, a naturalized area, and trees.
Northcrest Park P-191 Northcrest Park – Park Upgrades.  The City of London’s Parks Planning and Design Section invited Northcrest Park neighbours to a public meeting held on June 20, 2012 to discuss potential upgrades to the park. This was a brainstorming session to collect ideas on what changes would be desirable in the park.
Paul Haggis Park P-324 Construction of the pee-wee size ball diamond that began fall 2011 will be completed in the spring of 2012.
Plane Tree District Park P-311 Additional public consultation is required before implementing additional park amenities (multi-use court, tennis court, etc.). A park open house will be held in the Fall 2012 and project completion is scheduled for Fall 2012/Spring 2013.
Pottersburg Park P-228 The City of London is currently extending the south terminus of the Thames Valley Parkway (TVP), north to Hamilton Road. Construction of this project is expected to be completed by fall, 2012. This extension will link the TVP with pathways previously constructed along Pottersburg Creek north of Hamilton Road in 2010.
Raleigh Parkette P-391 Construction of this new urban park in the Talbot Village Subdivision began October, 2011 and is expected to be complete by June 2012. This park contains playground equipment, formal concrete walkways, seating areas and lighting.
Riverbend District Park Map it The Ministry of Natural Resources has reserved a small area in the park for Bobolink habitat. City and Ministry staff will monitor the area.

It is anticipated that the park construction will be completed in the Spring 2011. Works include asphalting of pathways, installation of picnic tables, benches and basketball nets and grass seeding of disturbed areas.
Riverside Park P-091 A formal lookout and seating area, consistent with the approved Forks of the Thames Master Plan, will be constructed in Riverside Park overlooking the Walter Blackburn Memorial Fountain in 2012. Attached is an artist rendering and a cross-section of the project.
Sunrise Park P-386 This new neighbourhood park will feature a scenic lookout and an asphalt pathway connection.
Springbank Park P-001 Three projects are planned:
  • A small skate park will be constructed at the west end of Springbank Park spring, 2012.
  • An asphalt surface will be installed on the existing gravel trail linking the West Springbank Gate parking lot (near the gazebo) to the intersection of Commissioners Road West and Boler Road.
  • A new concrete patio will be installed around the existing concession booth/washroom building located west of the Springbank Gate Entrance (opposite North Street).
Springbank Park
Graham Arboretum
P-001 Phase 2 of the Mater Plan for the arboretum will include new asphalt pathways around the conifer loop.
 Talbot Park P-401 The City of London will be installing a playground structure and swings in this neighbourhood park in the fall of 2012. There will also be an asphalt pathway, park benches and new trees installed and improvements made to an existing full size soccer field. Space has been set aside for a future parking lot if deemed necessary. Attached is a letter and plan that was distributed to surrounding residents.
 
The Westdel Bourne Pathway Map it At the April 4, 2012 Public Meeting, it was decided to proceed with the pathway construction in the western alignment of the Westdel Bourne road allowance. The path will be offset as far as possible from the large oak and maple trees; every effort will be made to keep the path out of the trees’ crown canopy. The asphalt path will be a 2 meters; dead hickory trees and invasive buckthorn trees/plants will be removed to accommodate the path.

Trees and shrubs will be planted in the autumn 2012.

Construction will commence in June 2012.
 
Valleyrun Park P-398 A pathway will be constructed between Valleyrun Boulevard and Creekside Bend in 2012.  Creekside Bend is a new road being constructed in the next phase of subdivision development (Sunningdale Meadows). This pathway will include a wooden boardwalk to minimize grading impacts to the surrounding environment. Attached is a concept plan describing this project.

West County Buildings P-212 City of London Western Counties Health and Occupational Centre Grounds: Cultural Heritage Plan

The Western Counties Health and Occupational Centre Grounds were situated adjacent to the Westminster Ponds due to the therapeutic value of the natural setting. The centre was a rehabilitation facility, veterans’ residence and a care infirmary for returning Veterans from WWII. Since the closure of the centre in the late 1980s, the buildings have been utilized to house a Radar Museum, Reforest London offices and the TVDSB Nature Centre, amoung others. Recently due to the extremely poor condition of the structures, several of the original site buildings have been demolished, and only four remain on the London Health Sciences Centre portion of the property. The site has retained many of the landscaped features and planned vegetation, including ponds, woodlands, circulation system, and natural areas consistent with the original landscape plans for the grounds adjacent to the Westminster Ponds ESA.

On Wednesday November 14, 2012, MHBC presented the newly developed Cultural Heritage Master Plan to London’s Advisory Committee on Heritage. A slide show, prepared by the consultant, presented three options for implementation.

Westminster Optimist Park P-098 A public meeting was held at Wilton Grove Public School on June 13, 2012 to discuss potential options for improvements to the park
Westmount Park P-117  Westmount Park Redevelopment

During the winter and spring of 2013, the City of London’s Environmental & Park Planning Section and the Urban Forestry Section will be carrying out works in Westmount Park. A large stand of trees in the southwest area of the park and two smaller stands in the centre of the park contain dying ash trees and invasive buckthorn shrubs. The dead trees are currently being removed. Redevelopment plans have been prepared.

Whetherfield Park P-392  A new neighbourhood park will be constructed in the summer of 2012, works include a playground, swings, pathway, benches, bike rack, signage, and trees.
White Oak Open Space P-151 Pathway upgrades.