Yaletown Park

This is a park? Aren’t parks supposed to be green? This doesn’t even work as a skate park. No life, no ambiance and no reason why this should be called a park. Calling it a park isn’t going to make this place better. We need the p*nis devil statue here… that will make things look better.

This proof of why urban parks should not be expensive collaborations between the City and a Developer.
From the City’s website: «Yaletown Park was designed as an urban gathering space…» I’d love to know what gatherings are happening in this awkward, roughly-​cobbled no-man’s land.
Benches flank the perimeter of the park, but the rest of it is not comfortable to walk across, nor is it pleasant to look at.
Ask the people what they’d rather have, and I’m sure a simple, green lawned space would win.
1-​star for its failure to be a good place to gather.
3-​stars for its purpose as a shortcut.
5-​stars for being a great place to take a leak late at night, while taking a shortcut.

Is this really a park? It’s cobbled. I guess it’s more of a plaza or square. There are a couple of trees too so there’s not really an open enough space to play frisbee or anything like that. There are some metal (uncomfortable) backless benches too which are not very nice for reading on, and there’s also very little shade because the trees are small. I’d rather sit on the Starbucks patio adjacent in a real chair. Or in a greener park like Emery Barnes.
It’s usually pretty dirty with garbage littered everywhere, and it’s always filled with pigeons (and their poop). People, please stop feeding the pigeons.
So basically, this park is useless. It’s ugly and poorly designed. It’s not nice to sit in. It’s not maintained properly. And there are other nicer options nearby. I guess they were going for a European-​style stone court — something different than the usual Canadian city park. And I can’t believe it cost $ 1million to build.

Not a real park because there is very little green, more like urban garden. There is only a few trees. Good place to sit in Yaletown on sunny day and eat lunch if you work or shop nearby.