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A 10-year rehabilitation plan guides the renewal of Hawrelak Park to ensure it continues to serve the recreational and event needs of Edmontonians.
William Hawrelak Park is a 68-hectare park in the river valley and is one of the most popular parks in Edmonton. It hosts several major festivals and events throughout the year and is a great location for all Edmontonians and visitors to explore and enjoy.
We want to hear from you! Share your feedback on new pathways and circulation around the park between January 11 and 25, 2021.
January 11 to 25, 2021 - Share Your Voice. Shape Our City.
William Hawrelak Park has been identified as a priority to address aging park infrastructure that requires repair, replacement and/or upgrades in order to meet current and future demands of the park. The 10-year rehabilitation plan was finalized in 2019 and will guide reinvestment in the park.
Planning and design work is now underway to further understand how the network of amenities and infrastructure are connected. To make sure the park meets the needs of Edmontonians for the next 50 years, both funded rehabilitation work and unfunded growth work have been identified. This phase of design will further refine the scopes of work, provide cost estimates and create an approach to managing the work.
This includes updating landscaping and park amenities:
Increasing the number of accessible picnic sites that include asphalt connections
Upgrading benches, garbage receptacles, picnic tables and picnic sites
Dredging the sediment from the lake bottom
Investigating water quality options to support expanded uses of the lake
Regrading around facilities and throughout the park site to address drainage issues
Replacing the paddle boat dock
Replacing the playground
Adding lighting for security
Wayfinding signage
This includes rehabilitating all interior spaces and building envelopes (exterior walls, roof, windows and doors):
Updating the structural, mechanical and electrical systems
Updating interior finishes and fixtures
Replacement of skate flooring
Adding gender-inclusive washrooms to existing amenities
Review of main pavilion vendor spaces to improve functionality
Updating the structural, mechanical and electrical systems
Replacing the concrete surround
Updating the structural, mechanical and electrical systems
Updating interior finishes and fixtures
Adding a family/gender inclusive washrooms to existing amenities
Winterizing washroom shelters for year round access
Updating the structural, mechanical and electrical systems
Reviewing current service yard layout and program to support effective and efficient operations
This includes rehabilitating all event spaces where people gather:
Updating the structural, mechanical and electrical systems
Updating interior finishes and fixtures
Investigating if existing outdoor seating needs to be renewed or replaced
Rehabilitating exterior space, including lighting
Adding a family/gender inclusive washrooms to existing amenities
Reconfiguration of green room and back of house access
This includes improving access for pedestrians, cyclists and those with limited mobility.
Improving accessibility on existing pathways
Adding shared use paths to provide connectivity to amenities and throughout the park
Adding bicycle parking
This includes improving how cars, trucks and emergency vehicles move through the park
Improving main access to accommodate heavy event traffic
Repaving all roads
Replacing all road curbing
Improving roadway safety to accommodate increased multi-modal use
Improving emergency vehicle access
Reconfiguration of main entrance traffic flow
Adding pedestrian crossings in parking areas and at pathways connected to the road
This includes providing a better park experience by upgrading water, power, data and other accessories and utilities:
Rehabilitating the entire storm sewer system infrastructure within the park
Replacing the existing irrigation system
Assessing the lake outfall mechanical system and renewing as required
Rehabilitating the entire water distribution system within the park and expand the system as required to provide fire coverage at Washroom/Shelter #2, the Service Yard, Heritage Amphitheatre and Main Pavilion
Upgrading or supporting new infrastructure such as power, gas and telecommunication (including wifi)
The rehabilitation plan provides a roadmap to reinvestment in the park.
The rehabilitation priorities were established based on the physical and functional condition of the amenities and infrastructure onsite. The following graph illustrates the cost distribution for rehabilitation of each area of the park.
Over the last few years, various user groups, including the festival and event groups onsite, residents in the area and general park users, had an opportunity to share their feedback.
Engagement was completed through online surveys, focus groups, intercept and drop-box surveys at the park, as well as an in-person neighbourhood event. The information and feedback gathered informed the rehabilitation plan by providing a greater understanding of how the park is currently used and how it could better support programs and services, safety, security, access and circulation for years to come.
2018: What We Heard Report
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