New Park at Pazarena Place

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We're building a new neighbourhood park on a 1-acre property at the end of Pazarena Place!

Explore this page for more information about the project and to learn how to get involved throughout the project. Remember to register so that you can opt in for project updates.

Community Engagement Phase 2 - Concluded

Updated: September 14, 2023

What We Learned (Summer 2023) - Public Survey 2 Summary

Thank you to all who participated in our second phase of community engagement.

The response to the two concepts was largely positive, with 77% of past participants agreeing that their input had been incorporated into the designs.

The top 5 most requested play equipment includes:

  1. Rock / Wall Climber
  2. Net Climber
  3. Log Climbers
  4. Slides – Spiral, Tunnel & Triple Slides
  5. Swings – Traditional belt swings

While both concepts were well received, the “Commons” was the more popular of the two designs. We will move forward with this design and refine it to address comments regarding playground layout and the need for additional shade spaces.

Community Engagement Phase 2 has now concluded. The public was invited to attend an Open House on July 26 and to take Public Survey #2 by August 8 with the goal of obtaining feedback on two concept designs:


What We Learned (March 2023) - Public Survey 1 Summary Infographic:

Background

This neighbourhood park project is part of the City’s 2022 and 2023 Capital Plan. We are committed to increasing public access to green, social and active spaces! The design for this new park in the South Haney neighbourhood will be developed using community feedback through surveys, an open house and existing data from neighbourhood development and area plans.

Neighbourhood parks are intended to serve residents within a five-minute walk or approximately 400-500 meters radius. This new park will be just outside of the Maple Ridge town centre, near where Kanaka Creek meets the Fraser River. To the north are municipal sports facilities at Telosky Stadium that include synthetic fields, ball diamonds, lacrosse box, tennis courts, and lawn bowling. This park is situated adjacent to the Provenance development by Polygon.

Please note that "Pazarena Place Park" is a working title and not the park's official name. Naming the park will occur in the late stages of the project, before the official ribbon-cutting.

Level of Engagement - Involve

The engagement for this project is at the "involve" level of the International Association for Public Participation's (IAP2) Spectrum of Public Participation. This means that we will work with you (the public) to ensure that your concerns and aspirations are directly reflected in the project. We will also provide feedback on how public input influenced the decision.

Learn more about how we use the Spectrum as a foundation for community engagement here!

Translations

There is an automatic translation tool available at the top-right of this page. Languages include: Traditional Chinese [繁體中文], Simplified Chinese [简体中文] Punjabi [ਪੰਜਾਬੀ], Filipino [Tagalog], Vietnamese [Tiếng Việt], French [Français], Korean [한국어], Japanese [日本語], Spanish [Español] and more.

Please Note: Google Translate is a third-party service and we cannot guarantee the quality or accuracy of the translated content. If you require additional support, email engage@mapleridge.ca.

We're building a new neighbourhood park on a 1-acre property at the end of Pazarena Place!

Explore this page for more information about the project and to learn how to get involved throughout the project. Remember to register so that you can opt in for project updates.

Community Engagement Phase 2 - Concluded

Updated: September 14, 2023

What We Learned (Summer 2023) - Public Survey 2 Summary

Thank you to all who participated in our second phase of community engagement.

The response to the two concepts was largely positive, with 77% of past participants agreeing that their input had been incorporated into the designs.

The top 5 most requested play equipment includes:

  1. Rock / Wall Climber
  2. Net Climber
  3. Log Climbers
  4. Slides – Spiral, Tunnel & Triple Slides
  5. Swings – Traditional belt swings

While both concepts were well received, the “Commons” was the more popular of the two designs. We will move forward with this design and refine it to address comments regarding playground layout and the need for additional shade spaces.

Community Engagement Phase 2 has now concluded. The public was invited to attend an Open House on July 26 and to take Public Survey #2 by August 8 with the goal of obtaining feedback on two concept designs:


What We Learned (March 2023) - Public Survey 1 Summary Infographic:

Background

This neighbourhood park project is part of the City’s 2022 and 2023 Capital Plan. We are committed to increasing public access to green, social and active spaces! The design for this new park in the South Haney neighbourhood will be developed using community feedback through surveys, an open house and existing data from neighbourhood development and area plans.

Neighbourhood parks are intended to serve residents within a five-minute walk or approximately 400-500 meters radius. This new park will be just outside of the Maple Ridge town centre, near where Kanaka Creek meets the Fraser River. To the north are municipal sports facilities at Telosky Stadium that include synthetic fields, ball diamonds, lacrosse box, tennis courts, and lawn bowling. This park is situated adjacent to the Provenance development by Polygon.

Please note that "Pazarena Place Park" is a working title and not the park's official name. Naming the park will occur in the late stages of the project, before the official ribbon-cutting.

Level of Engagement - Involve

The engagement for this project is at the "involve" level of the International Association for Public Participation's (IAP2) Spectrum of Public Participation. This means that we will work with you (the public) to ensure that your concerns and aspirations are directly reflected in the project. We will also provide feedback on how public input influenced the decision.

Learn more about how we use the Spectrum as a foundation for community engagement here!

Translations

There is an automatic translation tool available at the top-right of this page. Languages include: Traditional Chinese [繁體中文], Simplified Chinese [简体中文] Punjabi [ਪੰਜਾਬੀ], Filipino [Tagalog], Vietnamese [Tiếng Việt], French [Français], Korean [한국어], Japanese [日本語], Spanish [Español] and more.

Please Note: Google Translate is a third-party service and we cannot guarantee the quality or accuracy of the translated content. If you require additional support, email engage@mapleridge.ca.

Page last updated: 15 Sep 2023, 09:12 AM