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PORT CREDIT MEMORIAL PARK
OBSERVATIONS
- People occupying the skate park / basketball courts were anywhere from roughly 13 - 18 years old - primarily males with a few females
- People that were walking the trails slowly in pairs were anywhere in their 20s / 30s - mix of females / males
- People that were walking the trails by themselves were elderly (65+) and primarily female
- People sitting in groups of people were primarily female - some groups were almost mixed evenly with
males / females (roughly in their 30s, 40s, 50s)
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- The large fields were barely occupied, or only occupied in small areas by people sitting along the perimeter - some kids ran through the fields once in a while or some people played in a small circumference close to the edges with a frisbee or soccer ball
- The playground structure was jam packed the entire time
- The basketball courts were completely occupied during all hours of observation
- The skatepark was pretty much full the entire 3 hours
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- Many people would casually stroll along the trail taking time to observe what is happening around them slowly
- People roughly spent anywhere from 5-30 mins taking a break on the horseshoe benches or the edge conditions created by the planters, and on other benches situated around the park
- People spent a few hours picnicking at the park - there were a number of groups of 3-4 people around the park that were there for longer than 3 hours
- People that came to fish spent almost 4 or more hours by the river (according to a local fisher, most popular time to fish is around 7pm - 11pm
- Children spent from half an hour - two hours on the play structure
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- Majority of the people walking the trails were couples or single individuals (elderly people getting in their daily exercise)
- There were some people that walked alone if they came to walk their dog
- The people that are occupying the space longer are in larger groups (3 - 4 people and some groups with more)
- Many families bring their children to play at the play structure
- People that are fishing or hanging out by the water are in groups of 2 - 4
- The younger population (teenagers) came and stayed in a large group of ten or so people
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- On the trails, people are walking, talking, biking, skating, skateboarding and running
- People are fishing by the water - the fall is a very popular time to go fishing for salmon; most people go there in the evening and spend around 4 hours fishing in the dark
- People are sitting by the water and enjoying themselves- People are canoeing on the lake or even jet skiing
- People are sitting on the public benches and talking to others- People are playing with their pets
- People are playing basketball, soccer, tossing a frisbee, playing fetch with their dog, dancing to music, eating, barbequing, or just hanging out- I even saw someone taking a nap
- Children were chasing geese
- People liked to stop and observe the activities on the lake when walking by it
- Lots of people took pictures of themselves at many different parts of the park
- People were playing at the skatepark (or just observing)
DEMOGRAPHICS
PORTIONS OF USED SPACES
USERS ACTIVITIES
TIMES SPENT IN SPACES
PEOPLE ALONE OR IN A GROUP
- Concrete path goes through the entire park, wide enough to fit 4 people side by side
- 2 large grass fields that are surrounded by trails
- Grass fields are FILLED with geese poop … ew
- The fields are divided into smaller sections with the use of trees
- There are no walls at this site but trees act as visual barriers along the perimeter of the park
- Edge conditions were created on the sides of the gazebo that act as planters for trees and shrubs - the edge conditions were at a comfortable height for users to sit on and occupy
- Other planters with edge conditions were found along the trail that lead to the bridge
- The river had rocks along the water edge that were comfortable for people to sit on and occupy for long
periods of time
- Topography - fairly flat until it reaches the dip for the water’s edge
- The park has a number of public benches along the trails.
- Picnic benches were placed to one end of the park for users to sit and eat, while being able to watch what is happening on the large field
- More picnic tables are stacked and ready to use for larger events or maybe to be scattered around the park
- Horseshoe benches are placed along the trail by the first field for moments of rest
- Many people bring their own folding chairs and sit wherever it's comfortable for them
- Many users sought spaces along the perimeters of the fields and picnicked for a large portion of the day
- Ledges act as seats on side of the skate park
- Skate park has a set of 2 long and flat benches for rest
- Skate park acts as public furniture for play/exercise
- The trees around the perimeter provide a sense of security
- There are built in park grills for people to BBQ while occupying the park (I found 4)
- An ice cream truck was parked up on the side of the park for the 6+ hours that we were there
- There are two basketball nets in close proximity to the play structure
- A play structure is on the site that was consistently occupied
- There were trees planted along the perimeter of the site to block off residential areas, and the loud train in
the western end of the park
- Trees were also planted sporadically along the trail on the opposing side of the lake by the grass fields
that created spaces for people to picnic around with a sense of security
More trees were planted along the perimeter of the other grass field
- Shadows were casted from the trees that people used to sit under as protection from the sun
- The river along the park was used by many visitors for many different purposes (canoeing, fishing, or simply
hanging out by the water; very ‘instagrammable’)
- Natural wetland vegetation also existed near the river (on and round the rocks)
- There was a train (go train) that went past the site very frequently (every 15 mins or so) - very loud,
annoying and noticeable to someone using the field furthest from the library or the skatepark
- The further field also acts as an “events space” - on site there was a picnic party with a large tent, people
having a feast and very loud music with their own DJ
- Ice cream truck was there for a large portion of the day
- There are 3 rows of picnic tables that are fixed and placed on concrete foundation - more tables are
available for use on premises that can be moved (act more as temporary elements)
- 2 fixed built in grills
- There are 13 poles with information on them fun facts about Canada - on one of the sides of the first grass
field (along the trail through the park)
- There are fixed benches throughout the park
- There is a basketball play area with two half size courts
- Fixed play structure
- A gazebo is situated on the trail beside the river with seating area and a number of tree planters near it
- There are many light poles along the trail (mainly by the first field and along the water; not many along the
second field)
GROUND SURFACES
PUBLIC FURNITURE
FIXED ELEMENTS
NATURAL ELEMENTS
TEMPORARY ELEMENTS
MAPPING
DATA COLLECTION
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