Community Workshop on Mission Bay Playground
A community workshop is being held this saturday for input into the design of Triangle Bay in Mission Bay:
Saturday, June 11, 10-12
Mission Creek Park Pavilion
Channel Street, between 6th and 4th streets, SF
Refreshments will be served
RSVP walkerm@edaw.com
This new park will be over an acre in size and include spaces dedicated to
creative, playful, imaginative and safe fun for children of all ages. Please
join us for this public workshop - we want to hear input from you and your
kids, on the character, use and activities that will make this a great and
unique place you will want to visit again and again.
We will have exhibits on park planning in Mission Bay, conceptual ideas and
inspirational images, interactive exercise suitable for all ages, and plenty
of opportunity to give feedback to the design team
Please join us for a fun morning and contribute to the future of your parks!
Sponsored by the SF Redev. Agency and Catellus
Contact Tom Evans, SFRA, @ 415.749.2539 for additional info
Update - June 11
See KDoumani's comments for a summary of the meeting.
1 Comments:
The community workshop was well-attended, and several Potrero parents were there, both alone and with their children. The chosen designer for the Park, known locally for her design of the South Beach Children's Play area, is Cheryl Barton. She led the discussion with an overview of the overall site (a 1-acre triangle with a perfect site-line to downtown skyline), what makes a children's park compelling, and what can lead to problems. Great visual aids helped everyone quickly get into the discussion.
We were also given a quick history of the Mission Bay region, and an overview of all of the parks to be built in the neighborhood.
Then the group was asked to adhere colored dots to the images displayed--green for desired ideas and red for undesirable.
We closed the session with discussion about the features that appeared to be most popular. Overall, everyone agreed that the park should not be just another playground, and instead should incorporate natural, interactive elements that will be fun and compelling for kids of all ages, but that could teach a bit about the bay, esturary, and history of the area. This could include a water feature, some animal sculptures, rolling grassy play areas, as well as plenty of places for accompanying adults to relax and enjoy the park too.
It will take between 2 and 3 years for the park to be completed from this point.
After initial ideas are drawn up by the designer, there will be a follow-up meeting. I'll post that information when it arrives.
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