Human centric design: Christie Pits Park
When people are asked to think of their favourite urban design project you often hear some big names: Brooklyn Bridge Park, piazzas in Italy or boulevards of Paris. But honestly the best example of human centric urban design I have seen is a little park just down my street. Christie Pits Park is a park off Bloor street that separates Koreatown from Bloorcourt. It’s not Toronto’s biggest park and it’s not Toronto’s prettiest park. In fact it’s most known for its three baseball diamonds and for being where many an underage university student has gone to drink. Despite living in the area since last September I really didn’t spend time in the park, as neither a baseball player nor underage drinker I just didn’t think it was for me. But then the dog days of summer hit and with no outdoor space of my own I did what urbanites do everywhere and headed to the park. I would pack a bag with a blanket, book and drink of choice ( coffee, tea, wine... no one is judging) and pi...
