Redeveloping Gulleden Park

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The park is being redeveloped to improve the parkland experience and amenities for the surrounding community. The work includes replacing aging infrastructure.

Redevelopment plan

We received feedback from residents to understand what type of park experience and amenities will best serve the community. This feedback helped shape the Gulleden Park preferred concept plan.

The Gulleden Park redevelopment will include:

• Refrigerated ice skating rink with summer programming options
• Multi-use court
• Two dedicated pickleball courts
• Existing tennis courts to be retained
• Community spray pad and playground
• Central seating area
• Accessible trail system
• Fitness area
• Junior skateboard features for beginners (including small ramps, rails and seat walls)
• Passive open space
• Tree planting and pollinator gardens

Public engagement

The public engagement process included surveys and public meetings to inform and develop the park program and preferred concept. A comprehensive summary of all engagement activities is included in the Closing the Loop Report.

In March and April 2021, we conducted a resident survey to understand what type of park experience and amenities could best serve the community. When reviewing survey results, it seemed a number of submissions may have been influenced by a previous online petition for a covered rink. A virtual targeted public meeting took place on October 19, 2021. Nearby residents were invited to learn about the survey results and share their views on preliminary recommendations for the park’s redevelopment.

Please review the following reports for a summary of the engagement activities:

• Part 1 – Survey Key Findings
• Part 2 – Virtual Targeted Public Meeting
• Part 3 – Preliminary Programming Recommendations

The City hosted a second virtual public meeting on June 15, 2022, that included a presentation on the redevelopment concepts and a question-and-answer period with residents.

In July 2022, we conducted a survey at the park location to observe how people used the park and to gather feedback from park users about their preferred amenities and the proposed concepts. 50 park users of all ages responded to the survey questions based on this information panel.

The same panel was displayed for a week at the Burnhamthorpe Library in August 2022. Library visitors were invited to provide comments on the proposed concepts by email.

In September 2022, in addition to the public engagement, the City also reached out to staff from Peel District School Board, the Dufferin Peel Catholic District School Board and Our Place Peel to present the project and receive their feedback.