Review feedback from the online survey in the Project Updates section.
The City is improving the playground in Richmond 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 (online survey)
- Winter to Spring 2025: Detailed design and hire a construction team
- Summer/Fall 2025: Construction starts
- Winter 2025: Construction complete, playground reopens
The timeline is subject to change.
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Project Updates
December 2024
Online Survey
From November 25 to December 8, 2024, feedback on multiple playground design options was collected in an online survey. The survey was promoted through paid social media ads, outreach to nearby schools, the local Councillor’s office, on-site signage, and on this page. The survey received a total of 115 responses.
The design team will use this feedback to refine the final playground design. The final design will be available on this page in winter 2025.
Key Feedback Highlights
- When asked to rank their playground design preference, respondents ranked Playground Design A highest (49 per cent) followed by Playground Design C (31 per cent) and Playground Design B (20 per cent).
- Respondents shared that the three most important features to include in the new playground are:
- climbing structures
- senior play structure for ages five to 12
- belt swings
- Respondents shared that the three least important features to include in the new playground are:
- play panels
- stand-alone toys (e.g. imaginative play vehicle, play house, sensory sculptures, etc.)
- double slide
- If budget permits, the three features respondents would like more of in the improved playground are:
- climbing structures
- senior play structure for ages five to 12
- motion toys (e.g. standing or sitting spinners, spring toys, teeter totters, etc.)
- For seating around the playground:
- 29 per cent of respondents like seatwalls
- 80 per cent of respondents like benches
- 76 per cent of respondents like picnic tables
- The preferred colour scheme for the new playground was bright colours, like yellow, orange, and purple (55 per cent) over earthy colours like green, brown, and grey (20 per cent), over neutral colours with one accent colour, like white, black, and turquoise (18 per cent) and no preference (seven per cent).
Playground Options
All three designs are Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) compliant, have the same amount of play features, and cost the same amount.
Playground Design A

Design A includes:
- A swing set with:
- Two belt swings
- One toddler swing
- One accessible swing
- One junior play structure for ages two to five with:
- One double slide
- One wavy slide
- Two climbing options
- Two play panels
- One senior play structure for ages five to 12 with:
- One wavy slide
- Four climbing options
- One play panel
- One climbing obstacle course with:
- Five climbing options
- Four overhead climbing options
- One hammock
- One vehicle spring toy
- One board balance toy
- One spinner
Playground Design B

Design B includes:
- A swing set with:
- Two belt swings
- One toddler swing
- One accessible swing
- One junior play structure for ages two to five with:
- One double slide
- One curved slide
- Two climbing options
- One hammock
- Two play panels
- One senior play structure for ages five to 12 with:
- One double slide
- One curved slide
- Four climbing options
- One overhead climbing option
- One rope bridge
- Four play panels
- One spinner
Playground Design C

Design C includes:
- A swing set with:
- Two belt swings
- Two toddler swings
- One accessible swing
- One junior play structure for ages two to five with:
- One double slide
- Four climbing options
- Two play panels
- One senior play structure for ages five to 12 with:
- One straight slide
- One wavy slide
- Four climbing options
- One bridge
- Two step pods
- One quiet seat
- Four play panels
- One overhead climber
- Two spring toys
- One spinner
About the Project
Richmond Park Playground is located along the south side of Richmond Park Boulevard.
The playground currently includes:
- one swing sets with:
- two swings for ages two to five
- two swings for ages five and up
- one medium size slide
- one small size slide
- one dome climber
- two spring riders
- parallel bars
- sand under all play areas
- three benches
The playground will be redesigned using community feedback and is proposed to include:
- playground equipment for ages two to 12
- upgraded 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 moreĀ aboutĀ 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.