Baldwin Park to be enlarged again
Baldwin Park, one of the eastern Plateau’s unsung gems, is being enlarged for a second time by the borough, by removing parking spaces near a school. Seven years ago the borough abolished two blocks of Marie-Anne to join up the two halves of the park, and there was a fuss about it at the time. This step doesn’t seem so controversial.
David100 20:13 on 2019-04-02 Permalink
That’s fantastic. Now they just need to do the same for Lafontaine Park.
David100 20:23 on 2019-04-02 Permalink
Also, I’d like to add that I love that article. You have a well-written article that gets pretty much everything (aside from renderings) in there, and shows us that (1) the parents are engaged; (2) the city and school board are engaged and responding to real problems; (3) they’re coming up with great solutions, for the right reasons, and doing so in a reasonable way; and (4) that the whole thing is done in an orderly, well informed and accountable way. You can just trust everything about the process from the conception of the problem/solution to the way it was disseminated to the public.
Now, obviously, there’s a lot of work to be done when it comes to awarding the construction contract and then relying on the quality of the work, but with the great success of the rest of Baldwin Park, and based on everything else in the equation, I feel optimistic on that count too.
Joey 09:06 on 2019-04-03 Permalink
@David100 This is the exact opposite of how the city has treated Jeanne-Mance Park. While they are currently halfway through a consultation designed to inform a new plan directeur, the city has already completely rebuilt the playground (without consulting anyone), completely rebuilt the tennis courts (without consulting anyone) and, as we all know, destroyed the long-standing softball field on the northern edge (after promising the community of users that it would definitely not destroy the field). I’m glad to see the borough take a more appropriate approach to Baldwin Park, I only wish they would extend the same courtesy to the users of JMP.
walkerp 14:53 on 2019-04-03 Permalink
Well put, Joey.
FYI gofundme for the legal case to fight for softball at J-M parc is here:
https://www.gofundme.com/savethenorthfield
david100 02:05 on 2019-04-08 Permalink
I don’t know. Like the dog issue, I think a silent majority of neighbors (including me) supports a better use of the space than a baseball diamond.