Justin McElroy

#91: Jones Park

It’s still a big green space with a good playground in a busy area of the city. But given the extensive work put into the upgrade, it feels like a missed opportunity.

#92: Coal Harbour Park

But while it’s fair to say the 1990s dreams for the neighbourhood didn’t pan out, the park right in the middle — funded through one of those newfangled development contributions — hit the mark.

#93: McSpadden Park

There aren’t many superlatives to throw around for McSpadden, but it’s a big public space just a half-block east of Commercial Drive and 5th Avenue, well-used by the community.

#94: Oppenheimer Park

Overall, Oppenheimer does enough things for a wide amount of people that it’s hard to fault too much, and it certainly meets the needs for many in the community.

#95: Slocan Park

Slocan is a good but not great park, especially now that it’s gotten a million-dollar upgrade of its grass fields.

#96: Tisdall Park

Tisdall is one of the best in south central Vancouver — a sprawling, peaceful park, with plenty of big, leafy trees.

#97: Collingwood Park

Collinwood Park screams out the 1970s: a crunchier era of Vancouver, less grand but quickly growing.

#98: Hastings Mill Park

There’s not much to Hastings Mill Park, but when you’re a big field right on the ocean you don’t need a ton to be a nice park to hang out in.

#99: Moberly Park

At first glance, Moberley feels like any old Big Field Park in Vancouver with a community centre and washroom. Observe closer though, fair child, and treasures await!

#100: Trillium Park

There’s a funky ambiance to the entire park, living as it does in the shadow of the railyards and incoming new St. Paul’s Hospital.