Do We Need A New Kind Of Park?

For years now we've boasted that Toronto is a "world class city." Many of us have taken great pride in Toronto's cultural diversity and social inclusiveness. With that stature has come a growing population with changing needs. No where is this better reflected than in our parks. If there is one thing the Withrow Park Affair illustrates it is that urban dog owners are overwhelming parks that were not designed to accommodate them. Christopher Hume's Feb. 23rd. article in the Toronto Star argues this point and stresses that we have to design our parks to provide places for multiple uses, and yes, this includes well designed off-leash areas for dogs. Is it time for the community to come up with a new vision for Withrow Park, one that recognizes the changing needs of our residents? Let us know.