Birchcrest Playground Replacement

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Birchcrest Park at 6016 Hansen Road is getting new playground equipment!

We are looking for your input on the design of this new playground including:

  • Play Equipment Features
  • Style of Equipment
  • Color Palette of Playground

Designs must fit within the following conditions:

  • Playground must remain within the same footprint in the park
  • Playground sized to appropriately service neighborhood users
  • Capital budget allocation of $150,000 for the project

Project goals/process include:

  • Safe play equipment for age ranges 2-5 and 5-12
  • Meet accessibility requirements
  • Replace pea gravel surface with sustainable engineered wood fiber surface
  • Work directly with the community throughout the process to ensure concerns and aspirations are consistently understood
  • Provide multiple concepts or features for community to review and provide feedback on
  • Make a final design concept recommendation to Edina City Council
  • Minimize disturbances where possible during installation

This project page will be updated throughout the process.

Birchcrest Park at 6016 Hansen Road is getting new playground equipment!

We are looking for your input on the design of this new playground including:

  • Play Equipment Features
  • Style of Equipment
  • Color Palette of Playground

Designs must fit within the following conditions:

  • Playground must remain within the same footprint in the park
  • Playground sized to appropriately service neighborhood users
  • Capital budget allocation of $150,000 for the project

Project goals/process include:

  • Safe play equipment for age ranges 2-5 and 5-12
  • Meet accessibility requirements
  • Replace pea gravel surface with sustainable engineered wood fiber surface
  • Work directly with the community throughout the process to ensure concerns and aspirations are consistently understood
  • Provide multiple concepts or features for community to review and provide feedback on
  • Make a final design concept recommendation to Edina City Council
  • Minimize disturbances where possible during installation

This project page will be updated throughout the process.

  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded.

    Birchcrest Playground Concepts and Colors

    Help us select playground design for Birchcrest Park.  Each design took into consideration survey results to create unique play areas.  Staff will review survey results for recommended contract.  Color preferences will help to create final playground materials.


    SURVEY CLOSES OCTOBER 24th

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  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded. Thank you for your feedback. We will share information with designers.

    Birchcrest Park Playground Survey 1

    The Edina Parks & Recreation Department is replacing the playground equipment at Birchcrest Park and we want you to help choose the new theme and play pieces. We welcome kids and adults to take the following brief survey where you can pick your favorites from slides to swings to climbers. This is your park, so please help us make it what you want!  We will communicate these surveys with professional playground designers to create a layout that meets the neighborhoods specific needs. Layouts or components will be available for feedback and voting in a second round of surveys this summer.

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