Bill Johnston Memorial Park Case Study

The Bill Johnstone Memorial Park, a small activity filled park located near the heart of Sackville on Main Street next to apartment buildings and down the street from Sackville’s favorite dining places. A park that offers a place for the town’s residents to take their pets for walks, hang out in the gazebo or picnic tables, play sports, indulge in markets and events, splash in the water pad, and more, all with the comfortability of park Wi-Fi and security of cameras. With accessibility to many activities, the park carries a welcoming vibe to new comers who are looking for a place to maybe take a walk or play with friends or family and hang in the sunlight. A closer observation of the park however will discover issues of location, privacy, technology, environmental concerns, and a disassociation between age and social groups of Sackville’s town members. The park does have its many appealing …show more content…
With this divide of student’s verses town’s people, there is without doubt a feel of unacceptance that only makes us more strangers to each other. Along with separating ourselves individually from each other using technology and the lack of environmental integrity, the park allows people to come and feel comfortable but falls to failure because of these underlying problems.

The Bill Johnstone Memorial Park, located near the heart of Sackville but just too close for comfort, has a great ability to promote activities and outdoor adventures for families and friends, while unfortunately bringing barriers through its location, privacy, technology, lack of environmental care, and feelings of unacceptance between social groups. With a look into these issues many of them can be worked on and fixed with planning, time, and education. The park has many redeeming qualities and it would be great for the citizens of Sackville to build on and repair what troubles them