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City, Riggenbacher Woods Foundation convert vacant lot to neighborhood playground
Summary
City staff and foundation representatives described transforming a dilapidated city-owned parcel into a playground behind the Riggenbacher Woods Foundation, crediting youth input and partnership with the city for the change.
City staff described a collaboration with the Riggenbacher Woods Foundation to develop a playground on a vacant city-owned parcel behind the foundation's building, converting a previously dilapidated lot into a community asset.
A foundation presenter recounted the prior conditions — dead trees, trash and a rundown lot — and said that teenagers and program interns suggested adding a park element to better serve the neighborhood. The presenters emphasized that the new play structure supports unstructured play and the physical, social and emotional development of children who attend the foundation's programs.
The transcript treated the park as a completed neighborhood improvement funded through partnership; no project budget or capital-works contract numbers were provided during the briefing.
