toronto downtown - grange park - neighbourhood
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Misaki Hirasawa, Japan, I major in tourism in Japan so my future
career would need English skills, I will study here in ilsc one
more month.
Hitomi Hasuo, 22 country is Japan. I will start to work
next month, and English is necessary for my job. So I
came here to study English. I will leave here this
weekend. Ricardo Dobelin Barros, Brazil. I’m IT Architect and I really need learn English to help me in my career. I will live in Canada one
more month.
Hayoung Yoon, Korea, My major is tourism. I’ll go back to Korea
on August. I need to English when I get the job. That’s why
I’m here. Thank you
HISTORY…
Grange Park is a two-hectare green space in downtown Toronto. The park
was originally part of The Grange property built in 1820 by the Boulton
family, who played an influential role in developing the young city of Toronto. The area now known as Grange Park served as the Boulton family’s front lawn. With a
pathway from John Street and an elliptical path for carriages leading to the
front door of The Grange.
…HISTORY
View of the Elms From the Grange, 1910.
In 1910, Harriette Boulton Smith bequeathed The Grange estate to the newly founded Art
Museum of Toronto, for the purposes of building an art museum. In 1911, the Gallery entered into an Agreement with the City of Toronto to
operate the land south of The Grange as a public park. This agreement still stands
between the AGO and the City, and Grange Park has become a well-loved and well-used
neighbourhood park.
ACTUALLY…
Grange Park currently serves a daytime population of
approximately 5,000 people, including – neighborhood
residents, local office workers, college students, families
and seniors.
The large trees provide a cool and quiet spot to read,
snack and snooze during hot summer days.Grange Park, 2015
The park is versatile for its small size, providing a pastoral setting for individuals to relax, as well as a
place for outdoor activities for daycare groups, children’s camps and afterschool groups. It is a favorite
destination for dog walkers, tai chi practitioners, cyclists and parents/grandparents with young
children who spend hours in the wading pool during the summer and at the playground year round.
It’s a pleasant shortcut between Dundas and Queen Streets for pedestrians and cyclists.
The large lawn in the middle of the park attracts spontaneous bouts of soccer, Frisbee playing and
catch and depending on the year, an outdoor ice rink.
WHERE IS A CONGESTED PLACE AROUND THE PARK?
Dundas street west is a congested place because it's a big street and there is a museum and street car.
Other streets around the park are very quiet. But if the park open next year, many people will come. So I think those
streets will be more congested.
The flow of people and vehicle traffic will increase. I think it's so-so. Because there are many houses around the
park. So some people may feel noisy.
ACCESS TO BUSINESS AND STORES
The neighborhood is in downtown area, so you can go to the office easily, and you
can go on foot to Union station where there are lots of office.
Good access to markets, cafes, restaurants and shopping mall.
About access, it's very convenient, so it doesn't have
to change!
HOW CONVENIENT
The new park contains larger playground for kids, new sitting, washrooms and other new things. So, children can play there. Students can take a rest or read books. Many people can
spend time there.
I think this change is great for convenience.
STREET SCAPE
Diversity! -tourists place such a AGO
-ethnic town such a China town -beautiful park -high bildings -apartments -food court
-some chain restaurants
Diverse neighbourhood is really interesting. But sometimes they make their scape less beautiful.
So apartments or other buildings should be considered about their design and looks.
TRANSPORTATION IN GRANGE PARK
➤ Motorists are already downtown, but can link up with the major highways leading out of the city, via either Lake Shore Boulevard or the Gardiner Expressway.
➤ The Queen and Dundas streetcars connect with subway stations on the Yonge-University-Spadina subway line, while the Spadina streetcar links passengers to the Bloor-Danforth subway.
NEIGHBOURHOOD AROUND GRANGE PARK
The renewal grange park would influence the neighbourhood in the good ways!
Street scape;
Convenience;
Access to relaxing place;
Natural environment.
But there are some bad points because of the park!
Noise;
Transportation (especially near the kindergarten);
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