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RESPONSES
60 respondents
QUESTION ONE
Our North Park village (Cook Street between Caledonia and Pandora) is in need of a strong brand to amplify its sense of place and
define it as the commercial heart of our neighbourhood. Branding a neighbourhood village is so much more than choosing a logo,
colour palette and tagline. It is about creating a shared vision and identity about who we are, what we do here and where we are
going. It offers businesses and residents an easy way to tell the 'story' of North Park. It establishes the village as a unique destination
that residents and community members can connect with emotionally and practically. It also helps strengthen links between a
neighborhood association and its village business district. Your input on this survey will help the North Park Neighbourhood
Association develop a strong brand for our village.
Note: responses for Question One are not statistically accurate as not everyone responded to each part of the question.
Under 12 years of age
12 - 19 years of age
20 - 29 years of age
30 - 45 years of age
46 - 65 years of age
65+ years of age
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12%
38%
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16%
I have lived in North Park my whole life
I have lived here for over 20 years
I have lived here for 5 - 10 years
I have lived here for 1 - 5 years
I have lived here less than 1 year
I am a business owner in the
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14%
26%
22%
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I work in the neighbourhood
I visit the neighbourhood a lot to shop
10%
16%
QUESTION TWO
What three (or more!) words best describe why North Park is a great place to LIVE and/or WORK and/or RUN A BUSINESS? Please
identify at least three words for each activity that applies to you (live, work, run business). Reducing your experience to single words
(versus entire sentences) provides extremely useful information for our branding initiative.
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quiet calm diverse
unaffected versatile capable
spacious human-scale low-key
accepting diverse real
cozy trees great-businesses
dogs cats
beautiful walkable
ecclectic central vintage
authentic edgy hidden
central friendly eclectic unique
unique funky centre
proximity greenspace parking
coffee arena baseball
great location quiet
real diverse grit
family cycling spiritual fresh
walkable central green.
alive accessible
walkable vibrant music coffee
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up-and-coming unique urban
diverse eclectic unique, great-businesses
central
eclectic tolerant off-beat colourful active
eclectic real satisfying
great-businesses community
creative up-and-coming diverse
central mixed surprising
active multicultural friendly
central human-scale
central cool progressive
urban walkable bike-friendly
alive diverse
inclusive convenient central gritty
active unique diverse
accessible accepting
celebration alive community
central accessible affordable
diverse inclusive
quirky human-scale
coffee food central
greenspace food community
friendly positive
central convenient diverse dynamic
location location location
central diverse unique
surprises greenspaces walkable
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convenient diverse, great-businesses
central established walkable
walkable central
recreation central walkable
proximity affordability
local friendly
vibrant relaxed
central convenient
QUESTION THREE
How have you heard VISITORS to North Park describe this place? If you live here, what do your friends say/think about this
neighbourhood. Again please list three (or more!) words to capture the 'visitor perspective'.
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vibrant yet relaxing
Ecclectic, central, unassuming
sketchy tucked away
close to Fernwood; nice area; entertainment venues
convenient accessible (from other parts of town) focal point
I'm a visitor myself. My experience: eclectic, interesting, funky.
sketchy quiet dark
drug heaven dangerous for kids City Hall inaction
gendrified? churches
People from larger cities have commented that it has a real feel, it's not polished, manicured, yaletown-ish or even polished
like the Falls area of downtown victoria. The neighborhood has character, grit, real people, and a widely diverse community
reminiscent of other larger metropolitan cities.
Funky, rustic, edgy
Street people, dodgy, improving slowly.
high exposure
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North Park corner (Logans, parsonage, Larsen, pizza zone, dank bank, etc). Pool is dirty. Needles in grass at Central Park.
cool, busy, fun
TIRED TRANSIENT UNKEMPT
parking is problem bums are killing property values need more drug control put interests and safety before drug users
A neighborhood in transition, noisy, easy access to downtown
vibrant, grungy
Busy,colourful,interesting
dark, rough
visitor--scary street people
busy
active/interesting amenities that are accessible by foot, wonderful to have the urban farm, and great street art
convenient sketchy diverse
Dangerous, commercial, recreational
Sketchy, unexpected, destination (parsonage fried sticky buns!) and Mount Royal bagel
Vibrant, with lots of activities happening. Unaware of the boundaries and difference between us and Fernwood.
Interesting.
Great location; quiet; wooded
Intimidating Unsafe Dirty
not enough parking run-down 'sketchy' dangerous traffic conditions
They do not know where North Park is (or the Village). Lots of Parks. Great place to live!
Next to downtown "by the funeral home" (the ultimate "dying to live in North Park" promotion?) "by the arena"
active interesting mixed uses
shabby, where?, ghetto
low-rent, Ghetto, Pass-thru neighbourhood
scary (near Pandora transient population) - convenient - not bad
friendly, green,
interesting, diverse, green
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Friends & Visitors: alternative; scruffy; scary; sweet home; "Oh, you're from 'over there'."
Trendy gentrifying
lower-class, near downtown, walkable
crime street people downtown
Lots of parks (Cental & RAC) Part of the circuit for people who have addictions and/or are homeless. Have to live behind
locked gates so items like garden furniture, etc. are not taken.
sketchy developing eclectic
Creepy. Pleasant. Quaint.
Suprising, Quaint
I think most people like the area and it seems to be getting a little more cleaned up as time goes by. It would be great if Cook
Street in our area took on more of a look like down in the Cook Street Village!!
green rough historical
QUESTION FOUR
What three words (or more!) best describe what North Park PEOPLE are like?
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friendly open varied
Alternative, hip, laid back
colourful entrepreneurial friendly
friendly; open minded; trendy; value home and business
eclectic
Engaged, urban, creative.
quiet
varied families suffer do to drug crisis afraid of the streets at night
Random
authentic friendly engaged
Earthy, tattooed, musical
Urbanites, green, mixed.
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Diverse, pedestrians, working class
diverse, urban, forward-thinking
YOUNG RENTERS NON CONFORMERS
very diverse
Tolerant, diverse, eclectic
Active, friendly, community minded
Friendly,engaging,caring
diverse, reclusive
varied engaging caring
friendly, helpful,
somewhat of a mix, mellow/relaxed, people-oriented
inspiring urban disconnected
Working, attuned, cosmopolitan
Diverse Hip
Accepting, active and engaged.
Accepting Friendly Interesting
Cool; friendly; caring
Diverse Colourful Eclectic
hipster young sociable panhandlers
Mixed (income, age, backgrounds, cultures,socially), Different backgrounds, Awesome :0
friendly open for business Fun!
Diverse, interesting friendly
community-oriented, crunchy, low income
young, hip, Junkies
- varied (in character and demographic) - transient - changing (associated with real estate improvements)
friendly, open-minded, tolerant
open, accepting, interesting
interesting; artistic; characters; lower income; intelligent; deep;
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Diverse Interesting social mix
diverse, old, young, rich, poor, families, singles, renters, owners
Friendly diverse tolerant
Compassionate Down to earth Caring
varied low-income artistic
Green. Hippie. Active.
Friendly, Diverse
I find them fairly friendly
unpretentious edgy friendly
QUESTION FIVE
Name three SYMBOLS of North park that make it feel unique to you. In other words, what symbolizes North Park to you?
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arms coffee shopping
Royal athletic park, the parsonnage, aaronson's pharmacy
architecture
Upper Cook St village; Crystal Pool; Royal Athletic Park; Save On Foods Memorial Arena
Royal Athletic park Wellburn's corner with park and small bldg. behind Pandora Green
on the edge of downtown
small business arts & culture (Intrepid Theatre, Pacific Opera Victoria) Food (small restaurants & food trucks)
arena, fern wood coffee, wildfire bakery
funky, bikes, fences
wildlife bakery pandora boulevard north park bike shop
Parsonage, church, urban garden
Royal Athletic Park, Crystal pool, Logan's Pub.
Ball Park, Wellburns, Heritage Housing
Central Park, parsonage, Rifflandia
crowds, coffee, pizza!
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GREEN SPACE WALKABILITY PROXIMITY
proximity to town Royal Athletic Park diversity
Mix of land use, architecture and people. The parks: central, mason st., Royal Athletic. Food - bakeries, restaurants, Taco
Justice.
Crystal Pool, heritage homes, community
Crossroads,residential,edge of downtown
music, heritage
crystal pool our place users churches
busy community
green space (farm, parks, etc.); locally-owned small businesses; colorful art
heritage
First Metropolitan Church , Logan's, Royal Athletic Park,
Convenience
A public Crystal Pool, an active Royal Athletic Park and thriving/small local businesses.
Pub Royal Athletic Park Wellburn's Grocery
Logans; the fence/gate made of rims; Wellburns
Organic garden Open door "the wave" @ athletic events
coloured buildings mixed with 'blah' buildings refurbishment (our staff can't think of a third symbol...which is clearly
problematic!!)
Sports, Arts (music (festivals/logans) & murals), best bakeries in town!
mix of architecture Diversity - Transition Shelters - A 'home' for everybody
Yoka's, Mason st farm Mt Royal Bagels
"Mason st. farm", "emerging foodie destination" "ambitious"
eco-friendly
I believe this is well identified in the earlier questions. However, if you mean visual symbology, the combination of residential
(houses and condos), small business (various storefronts), recreation (sports fields). However, the area is so diverse that
there is no one symbol or combination of visuals that strongly represents this area. North Park is a transitionary point
between other areas.
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funeral home, churches, crystal pool
Chickens at Mason Street Farm, the smell of fennel on a warm summer's day, and the the contrasting architectural styles.
used paper plates lying around; homeless travel route; poorly groomed public park;
Central Park, Crystal Pool, social services (psychiatric housing, youth at risk shelter, women at risk centre)
Not sure what you're getting at here? Diversity, walkable
Recreational activities Music festivals A thriving village atmosphere
Mason St city farm Yoka's coffee Castle building supply
Ultra-local businesses. Places of culture, worship and gathering. Contrast with but close to Downtown and Fernwood.
Parks, Recreation, Hardware
Other than Royal Athletic Park nothing really stands out or symbolizes the North Park area to me!!
heritage buildings parks walkable
QUESTION SIX
What three things would you like to see CHANGED or improved in North Park?
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nothing nothing nothing
Abandoned look of buildings (unkept, need paint) feels like it needs a good sweep!,
healthier community more pedestrian and aided pedestrian-focused more garbage and recycling
More business diversity; affordable housing
get on with co-op housing project at Chambers more activity on footprint of Wellburns and small building parking lot
slow traffic on Cook 2. create a feature plaza at Cook & North Park 3. add patios on side streets, sometimes not safe at night
severe crackdown on drug users close pot outlets more policing to protect families
Less Churches on north park Less crime- buildings broken into often. Someone climbed my balcony and broke into my living
room more little restaurants
block parties (something between the amelia st block party and fernwood events) allowing businesses to have street
presence ie coffee shops having more sidewalk seating another gathering place besides logans
Walking and cycling space improved, vegetable gardens promoted, musical/church spaces more open
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More marked cross-walks or enforcement of 179 of BC HTA (i.e., all intersections are crosswalks). 2) Turn parking lot of Royal
Athletic Park into more neighbourhood friendly space. 3) Wider sidewalks on Cook Street.
Street People, Garbage clean up, Drug paraphernalia
Better pool/centre, traffic calming on Pembroke St (allow parking both sides of street),
Better pedestrian crossing infrastructure and signage. The one crosswalk by Castle is too far down. Need another up by North
Park St where more people are looking to cross.
GREATER PRIDE IN OWNERSHIP LESS GRAFFITI LESS THROUGH STREETS
improve road access get the drug users out of the neighbourhood higher density
Better control of noise - traffic, drunks at night. Improve sidewalks, widen and resurface. Improve bike routes like Vancouver
Greenway.
Cook between Pandora and Caledonia revitalized with a sign that says Welcome To North Park, more off-leash dog areas,
(but where?)
Bikelanes,comunityspace (ie:garden,meeting space), public washroom
pedestrian spaces, sidewalks, patios, storefront restoration
deal with street people+shopping carts more mental health/drug user facilities (supervised injection site?) a HARDWARE
store
homelessness
no McDonalds or the like; a trolley that goes to the beach; practical amenities such as a post office -and less traffic on Cook St.
more input from the community on neighborhood issues, a support network driven by the community for homeless outreach,
more new businesses
Credit Union, post office, higher parking enforcement
Wider sidewalks, more trees, sitting areas, pet water fountain, that children are valued .. Have things in the sidewalk to
notice, a play area of natural logs and stumps along the sidewalk
I would like to see either Royal Athletic or Crystal Pool Park be used as a dog park at certain times of the year. I would like to
see branding in the Village, that reflect how proud North Park residents are of our neighbuorhood.
Probably not feasible, but wider sidewalks would be great. North Park has lots of people congregating outside businesses
which is great, but then this creates a congestion problem. Traffic calming measures would be great. The area is active and
there seem to be a lot of minor traffic accidents from people moving to fast and not paying attention. (Can't think of a third.)
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Less litter in the parks.
Safer Keep it as a low density neighbourhood
large increase in available/accessible/public/non-residential parking - flashing crosswalk across from Castle to decrease the
danger - enforce landlords to clean litter, weeds, graffitti, urine as these problems deter customers and residents - public
garbages need more frequent emptying so trash not laying everywhere
General negative view of the neighbourhood, turn our Village in an awesome vibrant spot to hang out (with traffic calming
and more crossings for pedestrians), Clear branding and identification of the neighbourhood&village
improved traffic flow at North Park village - mix of pedestrians, cars and bikes is a minefield. 2. it's a long-time home to so
many people, but people always get the impression that it's a "termporary' neighbourhood. Highlight the long-term residents
in the community . . . it's a great neighbourhood to "age in place" . . .
More landscaping in the NP Village area on Cook St. Some sense of Identity or name for the NP Village X walk in front of the
pharmacy improved
improved pedestrian routes, walk-in clinic, get rid of Ocean Grown, more parking,add bank. Add destination businesses
Parking increase, Slower Traffic,
More new/updated real estate, including clean-up of farm-ish and derelict properties. Better quality of business. Less
transient population.
graffiti removal coordination
More restaurants (including places to go for breakfast and dinner, not just coffee/sandwiches) - More shade trees on
sidewalks - More lighting in parks
sidewalk tripping hazards corrected; traffic calming on North Park Street; less marajuana shops; property development
processes.
Signage sense of fun proper landscaping on Cook St.
Keep Crystal Pool, don't allow rental housing to sit vacant for years on end, more trees
better streetscapes new sidewalks
More of a village atmosphere More spaces where people can interact Public garden
homeless and addicted street people crosswalk at village centre: NPark/Cook community events
More engagement with neighbours. More social equality. A fitting development on the St. Andrews School site.
Cleaner,
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Another cross walk closer to North Park Street, some more trees planted to soften up the look of the street, something that
defines the area more
improved bike paths/sidewalks more plantings to hide ugly parking lots decreased speed limit in village
QUESTION SEVEN
What elements of URBAN DESIGN are not working or missing? (e.g. roadways, paths, parks, bike routes, trees, gardens...). What
elements are working? List your top three for each.
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more bike paths less cars more trees
Decorative planters, crosswalk at north park and cook, bike racks and improvements to the kid park
public food gardens would be awesome more places to sit in the shade wider side walks to accommodate walkers, strollers,
scooters (elderly or disabled) etc.
Chambers is designated a greenway from the City's years old plan. Nothing done on it
Cook St. needs much better pedestrian crossings. Bike parking needed throughout. Better / more extensive tree canopy for
shade. What works? The street design with many "T" intersections.
Missing: park with playground paths bike routes Working: Urban garden space Parking
urban design is not the problem but speeds limits need to be raised on cook and quadra street and widened. repair existing
sidewalks and roads before spending on bike lanes.
Parking! there is none for visitors that is not 2 hour parking street clean up happens rarely, making the street look dirty need
more greenery and paths the pile of rocks outside of north park manor in a tarp has been sitting there for months and makes
the street look trashy working -like the new record store- vinyl envy -walking distance to downtown
Not working: the sidewalks on cook are too narrow businesses are allowed to use window mirroring or tinting eliminating the
presence on the street. slowing traffic along quadra before pandora heading south in the semi-residential areas large
apartment setbacks with poor lighting and gardens around the outside. Working: Great Bike Routes Good mix of businesses
Solid park presence and distribution
Poor pavement quality, lack of bike lanes, appearance of some retail strips as dowdy, rough. Parking lots and grass patches
could use more trees to shade, benches beneath, or picnic tables near food trucks.
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Pedestrian traffic control signal should come on by default and not have to be triggered by pedestrians. 2) Lack of room for
sidewalk seating for businesses on Cook Street. 3) Empty space of Royal Athletic Park parking lot (park and ride from
downtown?).
Traffic calming works on mason (one way), Vancouver (car block at caledonia) and cook (cross walks); needs work on
Pembroke and upper cook (George Jay). The businesses are top notch (parsonage, curling club, Larsen, patisserie Danielle,
castle, Logan's, little Thai) but there could be more, including a better grocery stores and another pub. Bike routes are fine
but more is better! Parking is adequate and free!
Sort of covered this above already. There is a lot of pedestrian traffic though the area and they need to be accommodated
better.
NOT WORKING urban farms are a mess not enough coffee / food outlets too many derelict homes WORKING wide sidewalks
on Cook crossing median on Cook Royal Athletic Park
roads are two restrictive - increase capacity on Quadra and Cook streets need better retail environment on Quadra, Cook and
Pandora intensified policing around Our Place
I like the eclectic mix of architecture and uses. Gives it the feel of a small town. Need better sidewalks and bike ways. Some
residential streets, like Balmoral, are too wide and need skinnying like Caledonia east of Cook.
Community garden somewhere would be nice.
Missing: bikeracks,trees,public washroom (or working waterfountain) Working: playpark,comunity,foodtruck
Working - islands, crosswalks, Not working - sidewalks, public spaces, traffic
bicyclists ignore traffic rules make churches more user friendly pocket library? maybe at crystal pool? get rid of marijuana
store/pawnbroker i like gardens around St. John
more trees
Missing: more trees/native plants; accessible basketball court; First Nations history/culture acknowledgement / Working:
playground/tennis court; big cottonwood trees in the park next to Wellburn's; Crystal Pool
-we need a crosswalk or over pass at Cook and North Park, in my opinion it's the heart of North Park, the south cross walk at
the entrance to Castle is not enough.
+ Vancouver Street cycling route, Cook Street commercial businesses, affordability - illegal parking of cars in residential
spaces which are using the recreation facilities in area , litter along Caledonia and Vancouver from recreation facility users,
Bike lanes, larger sidewalks, more greenery
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I think Vancouver Street is working well as a bike thoroughfare. The parking lot across from Royal Athletic seems like a waste
of space, i.e. is underutilized.
Mentioned above, wider sidewalks would be good. Cook Street would definitely benefit from a bike lane. Some of the side
streets don't have sidewalks.
Sidewalks have poles and posts deep into walking spaces hindering strollers and wheelchairs. The parking along cook st. in
the village section: poor visibility, hard to bike.
Working: Family run businesses single family homes grassroot community activities Not working: not enough parking in the
area night time safety - lighting drug issues/fighting on the street
Not Working/Missing: - flashing crosswalk (see above) - shrubs, gardens, hanging baskets - crumbling, empty planters outside
Polish Deli need to be removed by business owner - rotting window exterior & empty dirt planters outside Squash Club really
make area look run-down - bikeracks - not enough of them so bikes always on poles Working: - outdoor seating at the
Parsonage & Cold Comfort creates a welcoming, neighbourhood environment - Logan's great new look - lovely garden area
outside Larsen's Music Store, welcoming deck/stairs at Larsen's School, attractive potted plants outside Island Orthotics
Pedestrian crossings in the Village, stronger identification of Vancouver Street as a major bike Greenway (paint separated
bike lane), beautification of the North Park Village and it's hang out spots
North Park Village is a pedestrian nightmare needs more green space
Signs for bike paths or greenway routes Bike lane on cook st Bike stands and benches
more pedestrian paths, bike parking, public art
Gardens, Cross walks, pedestrian pathways, Bike lanes.
Not working: - Upkeep of certain personal residences and multi-family dwellings. - Consistency in the facade of buildings and
businesses to create a cultural feeling. Missing: - Any sort of unique signage that identifies and distinguishes the area.
Working: - Community gardens that are well maintained (not including home farms that spill onto sidewalks). - Mix of
amenities (grocery, pharmacy, hardware).
missing: safer north-south bike routes working: trees, gardens, outdoor fitness circuit
I'd love to see more bike paths like the ones on Vancouver Street. More trees (especially nice big ones like Plain Trees and
Garry Oaks) on streets and in parking lots (such as the RAP lot on Caledonia). Although there are trees surrounding many
parking lots, it would be great to see a tree or two planted in the middle of the larger lots. It would also be great to see trees
on Cook Street in front of Logan's and the WIN store.
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Not working or missing - traffic calming; enough trees; development process that includes residents; garbage strewn around;
solar powered clock tower. Working - green spaces;
More bike friendly routes Cohesive landscaping for NP village
Missing: proper pedestrian path through parking lot by Royal Athletic Park, trees in same parking lot. Good stuff: boulevard
plantings like on Queens, free book stand on Queens
poor sidewalks, no bikelanes, lack of back lanes
Should be speed limits through a village and also on Caledonia Avenue where it has become a thorough fare. The city should
commit to "beautification" of the village.
St Andrews school proposed plan is a bad fit cycling infrastructure more greenspace needed
Need more crosswalks on Cook St.
bike routes, crosswalks
same as question number 6
Not working: "heaving" sidewalks, heavy traffic on Cook St., City maintenance of boulevards Working: trees, boulevard
gardens, Central Park/Crystal Pool
QUESTION EIGHT
What are the three most BEAUTIFUL SPOTS in North Park? And what your three favourite CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS?
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Franklin Green Park, Mrs Lee’s oak tree (1000 block Balmoral), NW corner of Balmoral and Vancouver, combining dwellings
and businesses; concerts at St John the Divine, Gallery 1580 on Cook, Mason Street Farm
The park around Crystal Pool, Caledonia Street, Todd’s garden
Franklin green, mason street, central park, crystal pool
Central park, parsonage, yokas
Kona honey building, park, fernwood coffee/wildfire murals, leaven bakery, cold comfort, logan’s bar
Mason and Chambers: great view of Olympians, Mt. Doug and sunset. Logans is cultural, ICA, the Christian Science Church is
really nice (border on different neighbourhood)
Mason Street Farm Open Door Garden Heritage homes
Beautiful Spots - see above Cultural Attractions -diverse food available but doesn't exactly lend to the area 'culturally'
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Central Park, Area around Mason Street Farm, Queens Avenue ;)
I love the old Nelson Music Building and the urban feel on that corner!
Church venues for performances. Chrystal pool area
Yoka's, Fernwood urban village garden on Chambers
coffee shops, good food/bakeries
Cannot think of anything I classify as beautiful or particularly cultural. As mentioned, everything is quite average - a passthrough.
indoor courtyard where I live Conservatory of Music - Alix Goolden Hall (maybe wrong side of Pandora)
Beautiful spots: - Central Park - Princess Street when the cherry trees are blooming - Franklin Green Park Cultural attractions:
- Mason Street Farm my garden; the Mason Street farm; the brick building housing Yoka's Coffee and Mid-Century Furniture. Cultural Attractions St. John the Divine Church hosts concerts and holds religious services; mural art on Art Gallery building; Taco Justice food
wagon.
red brick Yokas mason street farm small art gallery
The little strip mall next to the Do It centre, royal athletic park.
The beautiful churches
Beautiful spots: Central Park; Royal Athletic Park; Franklin Green Park Cultural attractions: Crystal Pool; Upper Cook St village;
Save On Foods Memorial Arena
R A Park Pandora Green
Mason St Urban Farm is unique.
Beautiful Spots -Mason Street Garden -Wingate Studio in the Baumann Centre for Pacific Opera Victoria Cultural Attractions The Baumann Centre for Pacific Opera Victoria - Intrepid Theatre & Intrepid Theatre Club - Royal Athletic Park
save on foods and royal athletic park plus impromptu theathre
culteral attractions-?
Beautiful Spots: Central Park Royal Athletic Park Wildlfire Graffiti Wall Cultural Attractions: Belfry SOFC Gallery 1580
The green spaces, urban gardens, historic buildings. Royal athletic park, first met United, people watching on cook at.
Beauty: Central Park, Wark Street between Bay and Queens, Vancouver between Queens and Princess. Cultural: Logan's Pub,
Royal Athletic Park, corner Cook and North Park.
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Ball Park, Heritage Housing,
Beautiful: Central Park, Vancouver And Princess, churches Cultural: RAP (baseball, Rifflandia, folk west), Logan's, curling club.
Franklin Green is a great urban park that serves a lot of condo dwellers in the area and could be expanded or highlighted
better. Central Park could be used a lot more regularly for big community events, and more outdoor seating areas and food
truck parking in the village would bring a great vibe. I also love big events in RAP, it makes the neighbourhood buzz with
excitement and vibrancy. Baseball games to music festivals, it's all great!
SPOTS Royal Athletic Park park on Chambers at Yukon Pandora greenway from Chambers to Vancouver
Pandora strip
Central Park, heritage homes north of Athletic Park, gardens on Mason St. Like going to concerts at First Met on Quadra,
North Park Festival, cinder block gallery on Cook and Mason.
Crystal Pool and Central Park, Royal Athletic Park, George Jay school area
Masonst.,playpark, Artgallery,
Cultural attractions - The Baumann Centre, Larson Music, Royal Athletic Park
park around crystal pool/St. John's gardens/murals on RAP west fence intrepid theatre opera rehearsal hall (and on the fringe
of NP-Alex Goolden/Conservatory
not sure
Beautiful spots: park near Wellburn's with big, lovely trees and nearby street art; all the lavender along the gov. buildings on
Pandora; place with the flower stand near the corner of Caledonia and Vancouver St. -not the McDonald's Cultural
attractions: N. Park bike shop; Yoka's roastary and local honey; Welburn's grocery (small store and family-owned) -not the
McDonald's
-Mason St garden -1046 Mason Street and adjacent park/trees -Crystal pool park/baseball field -Parsonage/Coldcomfort/WIN
block
Central Park, Vancouver Street, First Metropolitan Church Logan's, First Metropolitan Church, Music Conservatory
I'm not sure!
Beautiful spot - Crystal Pool Park Cultural Attraction - Rifflandia (by a landslid!!!..... so proud this festival is embraced by our
neighbourhood!
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Logan's Pub is a great cultural attraction. They are a very accepting business and offer a variety of music and fun evening
opportunities as well as great brunch on the weekend. Larson's music lesson building is beautiful - good job! the Art Gallery
by Wellburn's pub is great and the park adjoining it is terrific. It is fun to watch people congregate there.
Mason and Chambers: great view of Olympians, Mt. Doug and sunset. Logans is cultural, ICA, the Christian Science Church is
really nice (border on different neighbourhood)
Mason Street Farm Open Door Garden Heritage homes
Beautiful Spots - see above Cultural Attractions -diverse food available but doesn't exactly lend to the area 'culturally'
Central Park, Area around Mason Street Farm, Queens Avenue ;)
I love the old Nelson Music Building and the urban feel on that corner!
Church venues for performances. Chrystal pool area
Yoka's, Fernwood urban village garden on Chambers
coffee shops, good food/bakeries
Cannot think of anything I classify as beautiful or particularly cultural. As mentioned, everything is quite average - a passthrough.
indoor courtyard where I live Conservatory of Music - Alix Goolden Hall (maybe wrong side of Pandora)
Beautiful spots: - Central Park - Princess Street when the cherry trees are blooming - Franklin Green Park Cultural attractions:
- Mason Street Farm my garden; the Mason Street farm; the brick building housing Yoka's Coffee and Mid-Century Furniture. Cultural Attractions St. John the Divine Church hosts concerts and holds religious services; mural art on Art Gallery building; Taco Justice food
wagon.
Yoka's Reidences north of RA Park
Central Park, Quadra Village boulevard trees in centre of street, Mason Street farm
Mason Street gardens Heritage homes north of Athletic Park Park next to pool
Music festivals Central Park
Mason St Park (when it's not taken over by homeless and addicts) gathering of several churches Wildfire Bakery art
Beautiful spots: - Murals, e.g. on Mason St. Gallery - Mason St. Farm - Churches Cultural Attractions - Concerts at St. John the
Devine (Victoria Baroque Players) and Alix Goulden Hall - Shops on Cook St. - Hanging out at the Parsonage
Central Park, Mason St., Princess St. Heritage buildings, festival
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I like the area but I cant really think of anything beautiful or anything really cultural
Beautiful: Princess Ave. in early Spring, native plant garden at Vancouver/Pembroke, St. John the Divine Church Cultural:
baseball mitt painting on RAP fence, music events at churches, Gallery 1580
QUESTION NINE
What is your favourite 'home away from home" place to hang out in North Park? (e.g. coffee shop, restaurant, park bench,
recreational facility, etc.) What is it about this place that works for you?
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Wildfire bakery – diverse, vibrant, relaxed
Ariba
Yoka’s, walking on Mason, Franklin Green
Wild fire, cold comfort
Wellburns: has everything I need and really friendly workers.
Yoka's Coffee Franklin Park Parsonage
The Parsonage/Fernwood Coffee (friendly staff and customers, great coffee, good quality food)
Parsonage, cool vibrant community meet up spot (inside and outside).
I adore Yoka's because of Tristan and Yoka and the hard work they did to restore the building.
Yoka's and the Parsonage, Meeting people from the neighbourhood
Yokas (wonderful home based business) Mason Street (its a secret quiet but downtown stroll) The Parsonage (fun street and
sandwich place with ice cream next door)
The parsonnage and Cold Comfort
Kid Sister! Love that they've tucked into a tiny building, made it beautiful and have bike stands and seating outdoors. Also,
the lime and coconut popsicle is my everything.
Coffee shop on North Park St (in Upper Cook St village)
R A P...brings community together
Fernwood Coffee, Parsonage & bagel shop are a draw. Funky, good products, interesting people.
Cook N' Pan Polish Deli Taco Justice
chatterbox coffee - it is local and works well
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vinyl envy-good music
I dont' have one but I want one. I end up going to Yates St Taphouse, Canoe, and places outside the neighbourhood. I'm
excited that shatterbox is new addition.
Kid sister, bike corral and parklet
Logan's Pub, relaxed and not snobby.
Parsonage by day, Logan's at night. Both places are sure bets for interesting conversation. Runners up are Harbour cats
games at RAP and free drop in curling at the curling club.
The Parsonage hands down! It's a great community meeting place and they are so busy they should be allowed to expand
their patio way into the street. In fact North Park Street would be a perfect spot to block off for outdoor seating and food
trucks on weekends.
I don't....see above (places lacking)
Shatterbox coffee, Fernwood Coffee, Kid Sister
Yoka's to catch up on neighbourhood news, Dinner with friends at Sun Wah, for the food and bustling atmosphere. Cinder
Block gallery on Cook and Mason, especially when waiting for tacos at Taco Justice.
Cook and Pan Deli, George Jay dog walking, Crystal Pool is just a great down to earth facility
Yokas coffeshop,bench in front of art gallery,meeting people in the streets
the Baumann Centre for Pacific Opera
crystal pool
crystal pool park
Wildfire Bakery: lovely interior/good-quality food Logan's Pub: lots of people Taco Justice: quick, good food/picnic table
-Logans -Crystal Pool park -Cold comfort -Patisserie Danielle -Alive fitness
Wild Fire, Cold Comfort, Parsonage
Parsonage. Close to my house, on the side street .. Less traffic.
The Parsonage - so homey with great food!
Logan's Pub - I don't actually drink alcohol, but they have great food and it is a fun place to be.
Wellburns: has everything I need and really friendly workers.
Yoka's Coffee Franklin Park Parsonage
- The Parsonage/Fernwood Coffee (friendly staff and customers, great coffee, good quality food)
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Parsonage, cool vibrant community meet up spot (inside and outside).
I adore Yoka's because of Tristan and Yoka and the hard work they did to restore the building.
Yoka's and the Parsonage, Meeting people from the neighbourhood
Yoka's (peaceful, unique) The Parsonage (friendly, delicious)
The parsonage
The only place I would spend time away from home is Parsonage cafe. Otherwise, there are much better places within 5-10
minutes walking.
Parsonage Café (wrong side of Cook) - good coffee and food
I love Yoka's and The Parsonage — both have great coffee and interesting interiors.
Yoka's coffee. What works? - good coffee; local paper to read; interesting people dropping in; good exchange of information
affecting neighbourhood, victoria, international.
Chrystal pool Yoka's
Playground at Central Park, my children and now my grandchild enjoy it
Yokas Patisserie Daniel Sun Wah
The Parsonage - great food, coffee and friendly people Crystal Pool - great programs and I can walk there
Parsonage - community gathering place Yoka's -best coffee, engaged neighbourhood hub Compost Ed centre - quiet, green &
growing
The Parsonage - I always run into someone I know there.
park bench by bulletin board. People watching.
my back patio
FirstMet Church - friendly, non-judgemental community-within-a-community with diverse outreach, cultural, spiritual
activities
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