Comments on: Stanley Park Totem Pole Area Expansion Proposal http://www.miss604.com/2008/09/stanley-park-totem-pole-area-expansion-proposal.html Vancouver Blog Miss604 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:48:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Spencer Herbert http://www.miss604.com/2008/09/stanley-park-totem-pole-area-expansion-proposal.html#comment-8746 Spencer Herbert Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:18:10 +0000 http://www.miss604.com/?p=3278#comment-8746 Hello Miss 604, I've been a reader on and off over the years. Thanks for bringing this issue to light. I'm happy to report that through the road re-alignment at Prospect Point we have actually gained 20,000 sq feet of greenspace in the park. It still looks bad up there - but what looks like a bigger parking lot right now will actually decrease the amount of concrete in the park by almost half an acre when we tear up the old road/parking lot. This is new information hot off the presses. It's also a real victory as it's been years of growing buildings and shrinking green space in the Park. Thanks for the forum, and for blogging, Spencer Spencer Herbert Park Commissioner Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation spencer.herbert@vancouver.ca Hello Miss 604,

I’ve been a reader on and off over the years. Thanks for bringing this issue to light.
I’m happy to report that through the road re-alignment at Prospect Point we have actually gained 20,000 sq feet of greenspace in the park. It still looks bad up there – but what looks like a bigger parking lot right now will actually decrease the amount of concrete in the park by almost half an acre when we tear up the old road/parking lot. This is new information hot off the presses.
It’s also a real victory as it’s been years of growing buildings and shrinking green space in the Park.
Thanks for the forum, and for blogging,

Spencer

Spencer Herbert
Park Commissioner
Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation
spencer.herbert@vancouver.ca

]]> By: Keira-Anne http://www.miss604.com/2008/09/stanley-park-totem-pole-area-expansion-proposal.html#comment-8745 Keira-Anne Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:59:30 +0000 http://www.miss604.com/?p=3278#comment-8745 As much as I completely adore First Nations art, and as much as the totem poles in Stanley Park are one of my favourite features of the park, I absolutely agree with you in this regard. It would be unfortunate to knock out more nature to entice yet more tourists to an already overcrowded city attraction. As much as I completely adore First Nations art, and as much as the totem poles in Stanley Park are one of my favourite features of the park, I absolutely agree with you in this regard. It would be unfortunate to knock out more nature to entice yet more tourists to an already overcrowded city attraction.

]]> By: Jennie C. http://www.miss604.com/2008/09/stanley-park-totem-pole-area-expansion-proposal.html#comment-8744 Jennie C. Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:43:40 +0000 http://www.miss604.com/?p=3278#comment-8744 Perhaps it's a good idea to do the expansion in that it keeps the tourists focused in this particularly touristy areas and leaves the other, lesser known areas for us locals. Perhaps it’s a good idea to do the expansion in that it keeps the tourists focused in this particularly touristy areas and leaves the other, lesser known areas for us locals.

]]> By: Robert Finlayson http://www.miss604.com/2008/09/stanley-park-totem-pole-area-expansion-proposal.html#comment-8743 Robert Finlayson Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:38:13 +0000 http://www.miss604.com/?p=3278#comment-8743 May Brown (elected to the parks board and council as part of the TEAM ticket in the 70s) elegantly stated in the recent "Paradise Makers" SFU City Program interview series: "But it is always a challenge for a park commissioner to hang on to open space. Some people see parks, others just see open space they want to build on" (http://stephenrees.wordpress.com/2008/09/06/paradise-makers-the-politicians-vancouver/) May Brown (elected to the parks board and council as part of the TEAM ticket in the 70s) elegantly stated in the recent “Paradise Makers” SFU City Program interview series:

“But it is always a challenge for a park commissioner to hang on to open space. Some people see parks, others just see open space they want to build on”
(http://stephenrees.wordpress.com/2008/09/06/paradise-makers-the-politicians-vancouver/)

]]> By: Raul http://www.miss604.com/2008/09/stanley-park-totem-pole-area-expansion-proposal.html#comment-8742 Raul Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:25:50 +0000 http://www.miss604.com/?p=3278#comment-8742 Via one of my friends I learned that the Museum of Anthropology is going to be closed for a full academic year, Sep 2008 to Apr 2009. That is awful :( I will miss my visits there! Concur with your post wholeheartedly. And I like Spencer. He seems smart. Via one of my friends I learned that the Museum of Anthropology is going to be closed for a full academic year, Sep 2008 to Apr 2009. That is awful :( I will miss my visits there!

Concur with your post wholeheartedly. And I like Spencer. He seems smart.

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