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=**Richmond Green (Park)** = 

=__RESEARCH STATEMENT__ =
 * To investigate, explore, and to experience the newest, and largest sporting and recreational park in Richmond Hill by conducting a field research in its public space, facilities, environment, human interactions, design, etc.

=__BACKGROUND__ =
 * Richmond Green is located at Elgin Mills Road, east of Bayview Ave. It is the largest park in Richmond Hill (102 acres). The park features a wide variety of facilities including gardens and sporting and recreational facilities, waterfalls, etc.
 * The park theme is //Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow//. The theme highlights the growth and development of Richmond Hill's rose-growing, agricultural, recreational and sporting industries, as well as cultural diversity.
 * The park's slogan is "whatever your age, the park has something to offer!"

=__CRITICAL POSITION__ = The park is filled with a wide variety of facilities that are well maintained. However, the park still remains unknown to a lot of residents in the Town of Richmond Hill and to residents from other regions. It will be great to highlight some of the park’s facilities and activities in the panorama.

 =__**DATA COLLECTION AND ANAYLSIS** __= = = **Time:** 11:18am - 12 :50pm, 09/13/2009 media type="flickr" key="22591102@N02" ARG0="&lang=en-us&format=rss_200" width="500" height="500" 

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<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> **Ideas for improvements** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">
 * Sporting Facilities**
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Trail for walking, running, skating, cycling, etc.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Landscaped incline skating area for summer and winter
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Baseball diamonds
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Waterplay splash pad
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Outdoor Amphitheater
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Skateboard Facility
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Professional soccer fields
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Basketball court
 * Other Attractions/Facilities**
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wedding garden
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Children's garden
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Rose garden
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">6 tier water falls
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Heritage trail
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Outdoor/indoor picnic areas
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Agricultural barns
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Children's playground <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">More wayfinding signs; maps, signages, etc. The park is too big
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Include BBQ stands for people to BBQ
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Build more washrooms! The park is huge
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">More benches/chairs
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tables
 * Activities**
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Walking/running/skating/wheel chairing
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Soccer games (league)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Watching soccer games
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sleeping on the grass
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Picnics
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Photography + Modeling
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Dancing + Video filming
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">People shooting music video (I don't recognize the singer)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Kids playing in the playground
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Watering flowers
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Playing guitars
 * Sounds**
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">People talking and laughing
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Soccer players shouting
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Soccer players' parents chatting and shouting
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Coach yelling
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Referees' whistling
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Water falls
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Water fountain
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Geese noise
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wind
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tree leaves
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Children playing in the playground noise
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Skating noise
 * Observations**
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Very green with not too much or too few trees and flowers. Ideal numbers
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Huge park
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Dynamic grass terrain
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ideal for any kind of outdoor sports to be played in this park
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Beautiful views
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Very little animal droppings
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Great facilities
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Very relaxing
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Multicultural
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lots of people taking photographs (One was shooting a music video)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mostly seniors or families with young children
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I did not see any teens or young adults except at the soccer fields
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I love this park
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">They divided the park into different theme areas; rose garden, wedding garden, waterplay, soccer fields, etc
 * Activities that people do:**
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Fishing
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Surfing and sailing
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Playing with water and sand
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Taking strolls with other or pet
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Reading
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Picnic or BBQ
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Watching other people
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Napping
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Bringing their own games (waterguns)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cycling

=__<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">OPPORTUNITIES __=
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">More wayfinding signs; maps, signages, etc. The park is very large, and there are only a few signs in the park, making it very difficult to navigate
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Include BBQ stands for people to BBQ, or more designated areas for people to BBQ
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">More washrooms and washroom locations are needed. The park is huge
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">More benches/chairs for people to sit and to rest. Some people may inconvenient to sit on grass
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Tables for people to use
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The park is large and very well maintained. However, very few people known/come to this park.

=__<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">SEPT.21.2009 __= <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> =<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> = <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">
 * Brainstorming for panorama issues for Richmond Green. Possible ideas:**
 * Emphasize on the activities (basically everything) people can do in this huge park: advertising? promoting? There are a wide variety of facilities, from gardens to sports
 * Emphasize on the numbers of sporting facilities in the park: the soccer league in this park? skaters?
 * Under-use of the park?
 * Lack of benches, BBQ stands
 * Ad-promo panorama for things people can do in this park (because it is so underutilized). The trip from start to finish for a typical visitor who wishes to come and enjoy the park
 * A route map?

=<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> __<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">RESOURCES __=

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">__VIDEOS__
6-tier Waterfall media type="youtube" key="tgT66rSpncw" height="344" width="425"

__**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Wedding Garden **__ media type="youtube" key="3lwhadFnvUI" height="344" width="425"

__**WEBSITES**__
**Town of Richmond Hill: Richmond Green Sports Centre & Park:** "[]**" Town of Richmond Hill: Richmond Green Soccer Fields:** "[]"
 * Project for Public Spaces:** "[]"

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