Review feedback from the online survey in the Project Updates section.
The City is improving the playground in Allan A. Lamport Stadium Park as part of an ongoing program to enhance playgrounds and play spaces across the city, so that everyone can experience the joys and benefits of play for years to come!
Project Timeline
- Fall 2024: Community engagement
- Winter/Spring 2025: Design development
- Summer 2025: Community engagement
- Fall/Winter 2025: Detailed design and hire a construction team
- Early Spring 2026: Construction starts, playground closes
- Late summer 2026: Construction complete, playground opens
The timeline is subject to change.
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Project Updates
December 2024
Online Survey
From November 1 to December 16, community feedback on playground design priorities and preferences was collected in an online survey. The survey was promoted through paid social media ads, the local Councillor’s office, on-site signage, and on the City’s webpage. The survey received a total of 222 responses.
The design team will use this feedback to develop multiple playground design options. These design options will be presented to the community for feedback in a second online survey.
Key Feedback Highlights
- 63 per cent of participants preferred a playground type with one main structure with many play features attached, 24 per cent preferred many separate features without a main structure and 13 per cent had no preference.
- Participants shared that the most important features to include in the new playground are:
- climbing structure
- belt swings
- spiral slide
- Participants shared that the least important features to include in the new playground are:
- play panels
- quiet hideaways
- stand-up spinner toys
- For amenities around the playground:
- 84 per cent would like more seating areas and options
- 75 per cent would like more garbage and recycling bins
- 55 per cent would like more stroller parking
- 50 per cent would like more bicycling parking
- Participants suggested:
- adding a rubber play surface, fencing around the playground, and more waste receptacles
- animating or programming the playground area
- improving pathway access to the playground
- Suggestions that are beyond the scope of this project included calls for a dogs off-leash area, adult fitness area and a water feature.
- Many participants expressed concerns about encampments, unhoused people and drug users near the playground and reported feeling unsafe.
About the Project
Allan A. Lamport Stadium Park Playground is located on the east side of the stadium.
The playground currently includes:
- one slide, one spiral slide and one double slide
- a play structure with climbing options
- sand under all play areas
The playground will be redesigned using community feedback and is proposed to include:
- playground equipment for ages five to 12
- additional seating
- engineered wood fibre surfacing
- an accessible pathway to the playground area
The play equipment and pathway connecting to the playground area will comply with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Learn more about how playgrounds are made accessible.
Improvements will only be made in the general playground area and will not include any new water or lighting features or improvements to other areas of the park.
