Improvements to McKinney Playground
McKinney Playground is getting a full renovation! The improvements will feature a new and improved playground, a splash pad, natural turf athletic fields, sports lighting, a perimeter walking loop and much more!
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McKinney Playground is a significant recreational resource for the bustling residential neighborhood on the outskirts of Oak Square, Brighton. The park was established in 1930. This beloved space will finally be getting the face lift it deserves! With the guidance of community input, the Parks Department turned McKinney Playground's 2016 Master Plan into a final Schematic Plan, and then after several more community meetings, into construction documents! The new design will help address drainage issues at the fields and will provide new spectator seating. The park's iconic existing trees will be protected and additional trees will be added around the play equipment and along Faneuil Street. The improvements feature:
- new multi-use fields, sports lighting and other sports amenities
- a playground and splash pad
- basketball and multi-use court
- perimeter pathways
- exercise equipment, and
- new park entrances!