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Commissioners Hear Strong Public Push to Avoid Rubber Surfacing in Grant and Shoup Park Replacements
Summary
Residents urged the Parks and Arts Commission to delay finalizing playground designs for Grant and Shoup Parks and to consider engineered wood fiber, cork, and other natural materials instead of pour‑in‑place rubber (PIP); staff said a vendor (GameTime/Playcore) was selected and the contract was approved by council, but commissioners requested more samples and outreach.
Commissioners on the Los Altos Parks and Arts Commission on Tuesday heard extensive public comment urging them to reconsider proposed playground surfacing and to seek alternatives to pour‑in‑place rubber for replacement projects at Grant and Shoup Parks.
Several residents and community advocates asked the commission to delay acceptance of the vendor’s proposed designs so staff could solicit additional proposals and surface samples. “Do not approve the design submitted to you,” Andrea Wal, co‑founder of Community for Natural Place Surfaces, told commissioners during public comment, urging instead that engineered wood fiber or reclaimed cork surfaces be considered.
The item before the commission was described by staff as an equipment‑for‑equipment replacement: the existing playground footprints would be refitted with modernized equipment. Staff identified…
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