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The Downtown BIZ, City of Winnipeg, CentreVenture, and others periodically work on updating and improving these beautiful park spaces. Broadway Winnipeg’s grandest street has been a focus for the BIZ and the City in recent years. Broadway—with it’s beautiful canopy of elm trees, wide boulevards, rich history and lovely architecture, is undergoing a quiet renewal. New site furniture was installed in 2007, including 73 new benches, bike racks, waste receptacles and more. In July 2008, 21 fun artistic bike racks were installed along Broadway. The three different designs, created by Paul Robles, Jessica Koroscil, Paul Butler, and Vanessa Kroeker, came to fruition thanks to a partnership with The Winnipeg Arts Council and involved the art and cycling community. Merchant Park Merchant Park is located on the south side of Portage between Kennedy and Edmonton streets. The urban park is distinguished by five giant jellybeans. The colourful jellybeans have been a hit with children and adults alike since they were added as part of another BIZ program, Art on the Avenue. The Downtown BIZ retrofitted the park in the summer of 2006, adding new benches and wastebaskets, re-leveling the paving stones, flower pots and landscaping. A giant chessboard was created with paving stones to hold larger-than-life chess tournaments. Chess in the Park (LINK) runs on Fridays in the summer from noon to 2pm at Merchant Park. The project is part of the BIZ’s new "enhancing spaces" initiatives, which aim to create special areas for downtown workers, residents and visitors to gather and enjoy. The park was designed based on feedback from the office community in the area. Millennium Library Park Get ready for a new state-of-the-art, four-season park coming to downtown Winnipeg. The final design for the Millennium Library Park is undergoing a few last refinements before the project goes to tender this spring. The design focuses on literature, sustainability and urban oasis as themes, and includes a multi-season plaza and stage, wetland, vendor terrace and water wall among its many features. Not only will the park allow for summer festivals and programming, but will provide a multifaceted winter setting for ice skating, ice sculptures and hot beverages. Construction is tentatively slated to commence this spring and completion is scheduled for the fall of 2008. |
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