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Parents would usually bring their kids or babies out for a stroll in the park. This could be seen with many people pushing baby prams and kids running around. I think it is a good site for family bonding session. The site has the potential for educating kids too. Parents could teach the kids a thing or two about Melbourne’s history when they visit the memorial park. They usually want the site to be peaceful and save from the kids.
Since the park is just beside the Federation Square and near CBD area, they would always be tourists around. However, most tourists would not walk up the stairs to the field. This is probably because they think that it is only a field and there’s nothing to see, despite the nice views of the city and Yarra River.
Students There’re also a lot of students on the park. They are easily noticed as many of them are in uniforms whom I presume are high school students. Most seem to be observing the surroundings and the jotting down information of the park instead of just strolling around. It seemed to me that they are on the park for a reason. They are most probably on field trips and doing their assignments.
Teenagers Youths from the teens to 20-something could also be seen here. They seem to be just leisurely waking and relaxing. Some of them are couples while some are alone or in groups of 2 or 3. They like to lie on the grass of the field relaxing or some can be seen just reading books. They like the calmness and serenity of the field as there’re less distractions.
Athletes Most athletes are joggers and cyclists. Joggers mostly jog in the morning and the evening. They would sometimes jog up the stairs that leads up to the field but most still prefer to just jog on the pathway below. Cyclists can only cycle on the lane prepared by them so they can’t go up the stairs. Therefore, on the field, is no cyclists. However, on the laneway, they sometimes cycle too fast. Those who are walking might not find it relaxing enough as they need to be aware of their surroundings.
Hence, with the proposal of the site, it is hoped that more tourists will be attracted to it and would find out the nice views from the site. They would also be able to visit and know more about the history of Melbourne through this Memorial Park.
Those who are interested in history With the Melbourne Memorial Park, hopefully, those who want to understand more about the history of Melbourne would also visit here. This group of visitors would take interest of the history. They are not that concerned of the calmness and serenity of the park. They are the group that really gets the purpose of the memorial park, which is to commemorate the history of Melbourne and John Batman’s exploration.
Diasbled visitors Throughout the time of my observations, I’ve not seen any handicapped visitors. This might due to the lack of handicapped facilities on the site. For example, to get to the field, there’s only an available way of access which is through the stairs. This is really inconvenient for the this group of people. They won’t be able to enjoy the opportunities. Hopefully, the memorial park would be disabled-friendly so that they would get the same opportunities.
Senior Citizen There’re also less senior citizens visiting the field. I hope that my new designs would increase the number of older visitors. This may also be due to the inconvenient staircase. It is quite long and might be tiring for some of them to climb up. Hence, they would choose not to go there. Hopefully, the site would be a place that senior citizens would choose to go to gain peace from the hectic city life.