Redondo Beach plans all-abilities Franklin Park playground with $500,000 allocation, Kings Foundation gift

City staff presented conceptual designs for an all-abilities playground at Franklin Park and asked the Public Humanities Commission to receive and file the plans before the project goes to City Council for final approval.

Director Orta, community services director, said the City Council allocated $500,000 in the FY24-25 budget to replace the existing playground and its surfacing and to create an inclusive play space designed for children with a wide range of physical and developmental abilities. "This would be the first of its kind in the city of Redondo Beach," Orta said, describing low-level ramping, sensory panels, wind chimes and a platform rocker sized to accommodate wheelchairs.

Why it matters: the project aims to make play accessible to children who use wheelchairs, walkers or have sensory…