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Originally Posted by lrt's friend
The Central Experimental Farm is part of what makes Ottawa unique. The citizens of Ottawa will have major objections if we make major changes to this public facility. Let's just remember the hoopla that happened when a small underutilized portion was to be converted into a Botanical Gardens.
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I'm a daily newspaper reader and I don't recall any hoopla.
I think public reaction would be dependent on what is proposed. I just can't believe that people would rather see farm fields instead of an engaging city park, expanded arboretum, and expanded museum.
I had another tweak too. I'm reminded of the Golden Gate Park in SF, which has a great collection of museums (art, science), botanical gardens, zoo, aquarium, etc. Check out the list
here.
Oh yah, Golden Gate park is 1017 acres.
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Originally Posted by Kitchissippi
With smart use of available land and intensified redevelopment, there is likely more than enough property available without touching green legacies such as the Greenbelt or the Farm.
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I agree, the first priority should be the intensified use of the lands you identified, but projections show that isn't sufficient. Farmland will need to be developed. Calling the industrial farm sections of the Greenbelt a 'green legacy' seem like BS to me. They're industrial food factories. They're about as green as the ethanol gasoline you get from the green-handled gas pump. They have a negative environmental impact, not positive.
EDIT: Forgot to mention that the museums idea came about from a conversation I was having about the need for a location for a new Sci-Tech museum.