Nelson staff, designer outline Hidden Street Park plan with ADA route, garden and courts

City of Nelson — A landscape architect and town staff presented updated plans Feb. 20 for the proposed Hidden Street Park, proposing a north–south basketball court, pickleball courts, a community garden with raised beds, pavilions and an ADA-accessible loop trail that would include a small bridge over a creek.

The presentation by Andrei Ebreco, identified as a landscape architect with Group Design Studio, outlined two concept options. The primary differences are the orientation of the basketball court and the location of the parking lot. One concept rotates the basketball court north–south — a configuration the designer said is commonly used so players do not shoot into the sun — allowing the parking area to sit off to the side of the park rather than inside the play zone.

The design includes an accessible parking space adjacent to the court and a paved sidewalk around the court to connect to the trail system. Ebreco described a route with ramps and landings where slopes exceed 5 percent so the loop…