{"id":2261,"date":"2007-09-02T12:27:18","date_gmt":"2007-09-02T16:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=2261"},"modified":"2013-01-21T14:55:11","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T19:55:11","slug":"since-when-did-it-become-marilyn-bell-parking-lot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2007\/09\/02\/since-when-did-it-become-marilyn-bell-parking-lot\/","title":{"rendered":"Since when did it become Marilyn Bell Park(ing lot)?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1227\/1304597632_2d86262d39_o.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1227\/1304597632_3987726a84.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>Click to see <a href=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1227\/1304597632_2d86262d39_o.jpg\">larger version<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week I was on CP24&#8217;s &#8220;Hour Town&#8221; promoting <a href=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/votes\/\">Spacing Votes<\/a> and got to hang out back-stage with one of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theex.com\/\">CNE<\/a>&#8216;s execs. We talked about what each other did as a profession &#8212; when he began to talk about the Ex he gushed about the new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metronews.ca\/story.aspx?id=69766\">Green Zone<\/a>, an array of exhibits focused on protecting the environment and educating the public on sustainable energy. &#8220;Ask those kids manning the booths any question and they will know the answer,&#8221; he told me.<\/p>\n<p>I haven&#8217;t been to the Ex this year, but I want someone, anyone, to give me an answer to this: <strong>Why has Marilyn Bell Park been turned into a parking lot for the CNE crowd?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been biking on the Martin Goodman Trail frequently as of late. I was heading home one night earlier this week, just around dusk, and thought I&#8217;d take the leisurely route home. But once I approached the Exhibition grounds I was amazed to find that most of the parkland and green space on the south side of Lake Shore Blvd., stretching between Strachan and Jameson, had been converted into makeshift parking lots. Nothing was paved over, but cars were parked on the grass I sometimes lie on during lazy Sunday afternoons. Vehicles were parked just inches away from trees, which means they were sitting on top of delicate root systems. Camper vans and mobile homes were parked right up to the edge of the waterfront pedestrian path, idling their engines while their generators ran at full tilt.<\/p>\n<p>The photo at the top of this post was taken from my apartment&#8217;s balcony and only shows a smidgen of the amount of parking on our parks. Check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1227\/1304597632_2d86262d39_o.jpg\">larger version of the photo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The CNE has been hailed as one of the most enviro-friendly agencies of the City of Toronto. But how can they tout such green credentials when the most prized parkland in the city is being used as a parking lot?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click to see larger version Earlier this week I was on CP24&#8217;s &#8220;Hour Town&#8221; promoting Spacing Votes and got to hang out back-stage with one of the CNE&#8216;s execs. 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