Category: Community Design Meeting

Additional Park Amenities Slideshow

CVPRD is hosting the first Community Design Meeting on June 5th, 2022 at our 7916 Santa Fe Trail park property from 3-4PM. This meeting is an opportunity to imagine and design our first park together as a community! We plan on having activities for everyone to workshop and prioritize park elements, and there will coloring materials available to kids. Hopefully the weather will cooperate and we’ll be able to collaborate outdoors – however, if the conditions become undesirable the meeting will be relocated to the resource center (8251 Kendall Rd.)

This post includes some examples of additional and miscellaneous park amenities ideas. We hope these pictures inspire creativity in community members to prepare for our June 5th Community Design Meeting!

Park features for pets

  • One idea is to have small installations for dogs to engage with
  • Here’s another idea where dogs can climb
  • Jumping rings for dogs large and small!
  • A watering fountain with ground level basins for pets
  • This is a great idea to help our pets stay cool in the summer months
  • Simple and creative!
  • Pet parking station
  • You can’t forget a place for bags to help keep our park clean

Walking paths, lighting, and adult exercise equipment

  • There’s lots of variation when it comes to types of walking paths – here is a more natural idea
  • A dirt walking path, could also add gravel to stabilize against rain
  • Some walking paths have bridges above bodies of water
  • Walking paths can also be paved, which increases accessibility
  • Lighting is another important element, ground lighting is one option
  • These ground lights are often solar powered
  • Lamp posts are another option, these typically provide more light coverage
  • Adult exercise equipment is also something to consider
  • Some equipment is simple, this set is centered around body strength training
  • Some equipment relies on two people so be sure to grab a workout buddy!
  • This is an outdoor, self-powered, elliptical
  • Outdoor exercise equipment can be inclusive for all adults of all ages!

Multigenerational Sensory Play Spaces Slideshow

CVPRD is hosting the first Community Design Meeting on June 5th, 2022 at our 7916 Santa Fe Trail park property from 3-4PM. This meeting is an opportunity to imagine and design our first park together as a community! This post includes some examples of multigenerational sensory play spaces designs and ideas. We hope these pictures inspire creativity in community members to prepare for our June 5th Community Design Meeting!

  • Sound tunnels like this one are fun for kids of any age, parents, grandparents, and friends!
  • Music! This device looks like it’s been designed to produce specific notes. Metal often changes pitch when exposed to heat, so it would be interesting to hear different sounds in the summer vs. winter.
  • Chimes aren’t the only sound machine, you can’t forget about the drums! It looks like different sizes produce different pitches.
  • How fun! Dad is able to help a little make some music of their own.
  • The interactive sound makers come in all different kinds of designs, calling all those musically inclined!
  • Sight is another sense that can be fun for everyone to mess around with, this mirror illusion shows a fascinating combination of two friends.
  • Touch and sight are important sense to explore, this example has multiple purposes. The pictures can help young children learn their animals, while older children/teens could (either individually or competitively) engage in a matching game.
  • Here’s another example of touch/sight exploration. This one is cool because it can aid in native plant identification.
  • Another touch/sight interactive activity with opportunity for education.
  • Small climbing installations are another idea.
  • Here’s a fairly simple material obstacle course, it would be great for practicing balance!
  • Interactive, unique, tactile, and sustainable! What a great idea for a natural staircase.
  • Here we have another example of a natural staircase, this time with a slide at the top. Careful though, those metal slides get HOT in the summer!
  • Last but not least, these net contraptions can be so exciting to stumble upon. Just be careful that they are installed low to the ground to avoid any casualties.

Covered Outdoor Space and Shade Structures Slideshow

CVPRD is hosting the first Community Design Meeting on June 5th, 2022 at our 7916 Santa Fe Trail park property. This meeting is an opportunity to imagine and design our first park together as a community! This post includes some examples of different covered outdoor space designs and shade structures. We hope these pictures inspire creativity in community members to prepare for our June 5th Community Design Meeting!

Pavilions and Shelters

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Shade Structures

Park Amenities Slideshow

CVPRD is hosting the first Community Design Meeting on June 5th, 2022 at our Santa Fe Trail park property. This meeting is an opportunity to imagine and design our first park together as a community! This post includes some examples of different park amenities. We hope these pictures inspire creativity in community members to prepare for our June 5th Community Design Meeting!

Picnic Tables

  • Picnic tables! There are lots of different styles of table, notice the legs of this table and the minimal use of metal.
  • This table has metal bar legs and plastic table and seats.
  • This texture is classic, but this table is rounded and has 4 separate seats.
  • Similar to the previous table, but square instead of round.
  • This picnic table is made out of recycled plastics and is a sustainable option!
  • Some picnic tables even include an option for an umbrella to provide protection from the sun in the summer, or rain in the fall/spring.

Benches

  • Park benches are also a wonderful amenity! Here is one simple design.
  • This park bench is cemented down and permanent.
  • There are also concrete benches.
  • Here is yet another style of park bench.

Barbecues, Garbage Cans, and Bike Racks

  • Park grills are also a great amenity, this is the most common design for public use.
  • However, park grills can become more creative and aesthetically pleasing.
  • Don’t forget about trashcans! There is a lower chance of litter and garbage being left behind in the park if there is somewhere to dispose of it.
  • Notice how this trash can has a dome lid and is not open to the elements.
  • This kind of trash can has opportunity to provide doggie bags.
  • Bike racks might be another amenity to think about, this one is known as a loop rack.
  • Another more circular style of bike rack.
  • Finally, another more rigid style of bike rack.

Natural Playgrounds Slideshow

CVPRD is hosting the first Community Design Meeting on June 5th, 2022 at our Santa Fe Trail park property. This meeting is an opportunity to imagine and design our first park together as a community! This post includes some examples of natural playground equipment for children. We hope these pictures inspire creativity in community members to prepare for our June 5th Community Design Meeting!

A special thank you to commissioner Melonie Ancheta for the following images and captions!

  • My idea is to mix several elements into an all-in-one! It could have log steps, a slide could be incorporated, along with a swing, or even a couple. A climbing element like this could straddle the upper part of the creek and utilize the flat and slope at the same time.
  • Something like this could be incorporated into the all-in-one. Climbing helps develop so many skills and traits, including self-confidence, trust, cognitive processes.
  • We could take advantage of the slope with this kind of climbing feature and have a slide next to it coming back down the slope.
  • I can see this going up the hill to a landing and there being a slide to get back down.
  • These could inspire learning games: abc’s, numbers, colors…They’re also great for gross motor skills, balance, etc.
  • Something like this could be designed so it’s fed by the creek and runs back into the creek. It would create multiple ways for getting wet, which is something all kids are good at.
  • While we’re at it, let’s engage multiple senses and some creativity!
  • An incredibly simple activity. I can tell the middle boy is saying, “But I’m in the middle of a game! I don’t want to leave yet!”
  • What kid doesn’t want a fort!
  • A small, cool addition. Wish I’d had one in my yard when the kids were small. We could have several of these designed for small motor skills, eye/hand coordination. Maybe some that make music!
  • Who doesn’t want to live in a nest! I’d love to have one just for me!
  • How many boys will that support? Looks like a whole herd to me.
  • A cool version of King of the Hill. Great for gross motor skill development, balance…
  • Something like this could be dug into the slope. Make the logs taller and put in handholds for climbing. Or, make the logs several feet tall so kids can climb them from both inside and outside…storming the fort!
  • Another way to make use of the hill.
  • Incorporating things like this pollinator habitat could provide educational opportunities. Maybe we could include bat houses in our parks, too.
  • What kid doesn’t want a zip line. It would be good to have a couple for different ages and heights.
  • These types of climbing/play structures are excellent for building gross motor skills, and just plain having fun. I keep thinking of this as a King of the Mountain structure. These are happy, healthy kids!
  • I can see this being popular with multiple ages, including some adults.