The island should be one of Calgary's best known places. But it is unfortunately so badly underutilized and neglected. Being so close to downtown, like I said, it could be a great urban park much like Prince's Island. The building of this bridge, the revitalization of East Village/Bridgeland and a major renovation of the park space itself will hopefully unlock this gem from obscurity. The East Village Master Plan, which was recently released, has some interesting ideas like creating a beach and swimming area (I think by slowing the flow of the river to the north of the island), an amphitheatre and othe programming space.
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