This small park space in Clifton Ave,
Clifton Hill is one of those halfway internal reserve spaces which only qualify
on certain measures, and don’t qualify at all on others. The space is not enclosed, in fact, it has road
access on all sides. The facing streetscape includes: vehicle access doors on
the south side, a row of flats on the north side, a newly-built home on the
east.
Yet it seems to follow much of the classic
IR principles in its very local (‘village green’) use, its relatively
hidden/out of the way status and its benches for passive recreation. As is very
clear from the Google map, it is also very close to a much larger park space
(in fact, a series of linear parks for active and passive recreation).
One tiny detail may illustrate the value of this space to its users. While photographing it I realised I was being observed by a woman in one of the flats, looking I think out of her kitchen window. Eyes on the park were watching.
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