Diana Park Enhancement

Diana Park is being revitalized in order to better serve the community! The improvements will include upgrades to the existing children’s playground, a new multi-use fitness trail, outdoor fitness equipment, and additional gathering spaces and seating.

Project Timelines

  • November 2019: First public consultation meeting for the project
  • November 2020: Design development and public consultation
  • Summer 2021: Construction tender
  • Fall 2021: Construction

The timeline is subject to change.

Diana Park is a small park located at 46A Diana Dr. near Keele Street and Sheppard Avenue West. The park and playground will be enhanced to upgrade the existing equipment and improve accessibility. The redesigned park will include:

  • A new playground with engineered wood fibre safety surfacing
  • A new multi-use trail loop
  • Outdoor fitness equipment
  • Additional seating and gathering spaces
  • A water bottle filling station

The improvements to Diana Park will be developed through consultation with the community.

Proposed Park Layout Changes

The following images showcase the two proposed layout changes to Diana Park.

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Park Layout Option 1

Alt text: The concept plan for the improvements to Diana Park include a playground, fitness station, bottle filling station and open lawn. Additional amenities like Muskoka chairs, a Little Free Library, picnic tables and shade structure are also included.

Park Layout Option 1 includes:

  • A slightly larger playground area with an engineered wood fibre surface to improve accessibility to play equipment
  • A multi-use asphalt trail loop with a reduced slope to improve accessibility from Sunfield Road
  • An outdoor fitness station
  • A Little Free Library
  • A shade structure
  • Muskoka chairs
  • Benches
  • A picnic table
  • A bottle filling station
Park Layout Option 2

The concept design for Diana Park includes a playground, fitness station, open lawn area and bottle filling station. The plan includes multiple stations along a trail loop integrated into the design.Layout Option 2 includes:

  • A slightly larger playground area with an engineered wood fibre surface to improve accessibility to play equipment
  • A multi-use asphalt trail loop with a reduced slope to improve accessibility from Sunfield Road
  • Multiple small outdoor fitness stations along the trail loop
  • A Little Free Library
  • A shade structure
  • Muskoka chairs
  • Benches
  • A picnic table
  • A bottle filling station

Proposed Playground and Outdoor Fitness Options

The City has developed three design options for the playground and fitness equipment. The new playground will sit on top of Engineered Wood Fibre, a woodchip-like play surfacing.

Option 1

Playground option 1 includes a junior and senior play structure, swings, see saw, spinner and spring toy.

Option 1 playground design includes:

  • A junior play structure with slides, a play panel, climber, and shade canopy
  • A senior play structure with a horizontal ladder, slide, play panels, climber, step climber, stepping stones, fireman’s pole and shade canopy
  • Two senior, one junior and one accessible swing
  • Seesaw
  • Spinner
  • Spring toy

Option 1 for the fitness station includes push-up bars, pull-up Bars, balance beams, step benches, parallel bar and instruction panels.

Option 1 fitness station design includes:

  • Push-up bars
  • Pull-up bars
  • Balance beams
  • Step benches
  • Parallel bar
  • Instruction panels

Option 2

Playground option 2 includes a junior and senior play structure, swings, rope climber, spinner and spring toy.

Option 2 playground design includes:

  • A junior structure with slides, a play panel, climber, and shade canopy
  • A senior play structure with a horizontal ladder, slide, play panels, climber, step climber, rope balancing, fireman’s pole and shade canopy
  • Two senior, one junior and one accessible swing
  • A rope climber
  • Spinner
  • Spring toy

Option 2 for the fitness station includes an achilles stretch, sit up bench, jump touch station, parallel bar, 12’ arched overhead station and Tai Chi wheels.

Option 2 fitness station design includes:

  • Achilles stretch
  • Sit up bench
  • Jump touch station
  • Parallel bar
  • Arched overhead station (12 feet tall)
  • Tai Chi wheels

Option 3

Playground option 3 includes a junior and senior play structure, swings, rope climber, spinner and spring toyOption 3 playground design includes:

  • A junior structure with slides, play panels, climber, step clip and shade canopy
  • A senior structure with a horizontal ladder, slide, play panels, climber, step climber, rope balancing, fireman’s pole and shade canopy
  • two senior, one junior and one accessible swing
  • Rope climber
  • Spinner
  • Spring toy

Option 3 for the fitness station includes balance steps, sit up bench, hand cycler, parallel bar, and stretch and Tai Chi wheels.

Option 3 fitness station design includes:

  • Balance steps
  • Sit up bench
  • Hand cycler
  • Parallel bar
  • Stretch
  • Tai Chi wheels

April 2021

Final Design

The final design for the park improvements was selected based on feedback from the community in an online survey. Design development is underway for park layout option 2 and playground and outdoor fitness option 1. Refer to the About the Project section for park layout option 2.

The final playground design is shown in shades of blue and includes a separate junior and senior play structure, swings, see saw, spinner and spring toy.

The final design for the fitness station includes a cluster of three fitness areas with push-up bars, pull-up Bars, balance beams, step benches, parallel bar and instruction panels.

December 8, 2020

Online Survey

The City conducted an online survey to gather feedback from the community on the proposed improvements to Diana Park. The results from the survey will inform the development of the project and the final design. The survey was available to complete from November 17 to December 8, 2020.

Download the survey feedback summary.

November 17, 2020

Virtual Public Meeting

The City will be conducted a virtual public meeting to present the design options for the park improvements and gather feedback from the community. Two design concepts for the park and three design concepts for the playground and outdoor fitness equipment were presented. The feedback gathered at this meeting will help inform the design development of the project.

September 24, 2019

Public Meeting

The Project Team conducted a meeting to gather feedback from the community on the Diana Park improvements. Feedback was gathered and the community identified priorities for the project.

Download the meeting minutes.