False Creek residents voiced their opinions to city staff on Saturday over the city's plan for their community following the removal of the Georgia and Dunsmuir Street Viaducts.

City councillors voted to tear down the viaducts in 2015. Earlier this week, released the first draft of plans for post-viaducts Vancouver.

They call for a number of major changes to the area, including:

25.8 acres of new and renewed park space (worth around $20 million).

A new skate park.

A waterfront pavillion.

Gardens.

Waterpark.

Playground.

Elevated walkway.

On Saturday, a neighbourhood block party became a forum for residents to share feedback on the plan with city staff. Here's what some had to say:

Jacqui McMullen

False Creek community member Jacqui McMullen wants her neighbourhood to be "multifunctional and diverse." (Jon Hernandez/CBC)

Community resident Jacqui McMullen refers to False Creek as "our back yard." She says she's excited for a neighbourhood makeover, but says she has concerns about the city's plan.

"There's lots of great attributes to the design of the park space. But we have to be careful, we have to protect our waterfront. I think we have to be careful with the density and development."

McMullen hopes to see the plan revised to include more green space.

"We can forego a couple of buildings on the waterfront to provide this last piece of the green puzzle in Vancouver."

Kristine Waschhofer

Kristine Waschhofer is also concerned about how the new traffic flow will affect accessibility to the hospital scheduled to be built nearby. (Jon Hernandez/CBC)

Longtime neighbourhood resident Kristine Waschhofer is concerned about affordability in the area.

She says that while she doesn't have any children herself, she sees how young people struggle to make ends meet in Vancouver.

She hopes the city follows through on its plan to install social housing units in the area.

"What the city is planning is fantastic with all the parks, but it's just about affordability."

"For the younger generation with families ... can they afford to live in a beautiful city like that?"

Dan Pon

Dan Pon hopes the skate parks included in the city's plan can replicate the communal space for skaters found at the current park, located under the viaducts. (Jon Hernandez/CBC)

Skateboarder Dan Pon is most concerned about the replacement for the popular Vancouver Skate Plaza located under the viaducts. The new plan includes a new skate park, but Pon hopes it will be up to the standards of the current park.

"It's the first of its kind. It's been copied around the world," he said.

"That park was based around obstacles or features that you would actually find on the street. Building a purpose built park that imitated those features as opposed to more traditional bowls and ramps that you see in other parks was unique for the time."

Greg Esau

Longtime False Creek resident Greg Esau supports the city's plan, saying it offers "everything you want in a world class city." (Jon Hernandez/CBC)

Greg Esau says he's lived in the neighbourhood for 15 years. He says while he was skeptical of new development at first, seeing the new plans helped change his mind.

"Like most people I thought 'oh my God where is the traffic going to go?' But the traffic figures it out and I see what's there without the viaduct and I thought 'wow, this really opens this up.'"

"I think this provides that combination of density with areas to play and relax. If I lived here I'd never want to leave."