Wooddale Park Playground Replacement
Wooddale Park at 4500 W. 50th Street is getting new playground equipment!
We want your input on the design of this new playground, including:
- Style of equipment
- Color palette of playground
- Play equipment feature
Decisions that have already been made include:
- Playground intended to remain in approximately same area of park
- Playground sized to appropriately service neighborhood and park users
- Capital budget allocation of $250,000 for the project
Project goals/process include:
- Reuse as much of the playground container (perimeter) as possible.
- Include play equipment for age groups 2-5 and 5-12
- Meet accessibility requirements
- Replace the pea gravel surface with sustainable wood chips
- Work directly with the community throughout the process to ensure concerns and aspirations are consistently understood and considered
- Select a playground vendor to create at least two design concepts to show residents and receive feedback
- Make a final design concept recommendation to Edina City Council
This project page will be updated throughout the process.
Thanks for helping us create a new playground together!
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Playground Open November 17!
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The new playground at Wooddale Park is now open November 17th! Yay!
Workers finished up the final touches for the weekend. One additional climbing piece will be added to the playground this fall or first thing in the spring.
Thank you for your patience during the construction and can't wait to hear and see what you think of the new playground.
Thanks to everyone who participated in choosing style, colors and playground equipment. Now get ready to play on what you all created!
We would love your feedback about the new play features, please provide comments and picture in our Feedback section.
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Playground Nearing Completion
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The new playground is getting close to completion.
If the weather is nice to us, we hope to complete the installation by the end of the week (Nov. 17). You might see some sections, such as the swings, completed early, but please remain out of any area that is still in the caution tape or being worked on.
Once the installation is complete and the playground passes a safety inspection, we will remove the tape and open it up for everyone to come play.
And there's more to come. Another play structure will be added to the playground in spring 2024!
We will send out another update once the playground is open. Here's a sneak peek at what it looks like so far:
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Playground Equipment Ordered
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City Council approved staff recommendation based off community feedback. Playground colors were finalized based on community feedback and order was placed for equipment. An installation date of late Fall 2023 is anticipated. Updates will be posted closer to installation date.
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Vendor Selection
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On July 18th City Council will be asked to approve Minnesota Playground Inc.'s proposal for the Wooddale Park Playground Equipment. This was submission B on our Better Together Edina Survey. The preferred submission received 54 votes which was 41% of votes. Upon approval, staff will work with Minnesota Playground on installation and scheduling.
Who's Listening
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Recreation Supervisor
Email aclarke@edinamn.gov -
Director of Parks and Recreation
Email pvetter@edinamn.gov
