Park Amenity Survey Results

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More than 600 surveys were sent to the College Gardens and Plymouth Woods neighborhoods earlier this year, asking residents to rank in order of their priority 18 potential amenities that might be part of the College Gardens Park. The City received an excellent response as 214 were returned. Residents were asked to rank the 18 park amenities by scoring 1 for their top choice, 2 for their second, and so on. Below is the order residents ranked as priorities.

Ranking	Average score received
1. Existing shade trees	4.8
2. Playground (for 2-5 year olds)	5.2
3. Playground (for 5-12 year olds)	6.2
4. Benches	7.2
5. Picnic area	7.6
6. Shelter / bathroom building	7.7
7. New shade trees	8.1
8. Sledding hill	8.5
9. Soccer field	8.6
10. Basketball court	8.7
11. Softball / baseball field	9.4
12. Large gathering area	9.4
13. Passive open space for games	9.7
14. Fitness trail / cluster	9.8
15. Grills	10.9
16. Tennis courts	11.5
17. Sand volleyball courts	12.3
18. Shade gazebo	13.8

Some park design questions were included as part of a more general College Gardens Civic Association Survey. These solicited ideas for design and feedback on things to avoid. These can be found at: http://www.opticalwonders.com/cgca/Survey2006.html.