1. CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
PLAY FOR ALL PARK
Destination Inclusive Playground
2. CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
PLAY FOR ALL PARK
• Destination Inclusive Playground
• Cooperative Project
– Rotary Club of College Station
– Noon Lions Club of College Station
– City of College Station
• Conceptual Design Project
– TAMU Landscape Architecture Students
(LAND320)
3. CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
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• Conceptual Design Project
– TAMU Landscape Architecture Students (LAND320)
• 3 Potential Sites
– Stephen C. Beachy Central Park
– Brian Bachmann Community Park
– Anderson Park
• Students worked directly with Playground and Health
Industry Professionals
• Studied Existing Inclusive Parks
– Round Rock, Houston, San Antonio, Flower
Mound, Austin, Tyler, Arlington
– 7 States, England & Australia
4. CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
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• Preliminary Project Timeline
– Present to City Council: Spring 2014
– Public comment/input meeting: Spring 2014
– Finalize Conceptual Plan: Summer 2014
– Begin Capital Campaign: Summer 2014
– Solicit RFQ for Design Firm: Summer/Fall 2014
– Project Specifications for Bids: Spring 2015
– Construction: Summer 2015 (depending on
success of fund raising efforts)
5. CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
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• Budget Summary
– Estimated Project Budget: $2,000,000
– College Station Rotary Club & College Station Noon Lions
Clubs to spearhead the Capital Campaign
– Depending on successful fund raising efforts, the Park
could be built in phases
– City of College Station funding allocated toward the
project would come out of the Parkland Dedication
Community Park Zone “C”.
– College Station Parks & Recreation responsible for long
term O&M; Costs supplemented by ongoing donations to
a dedicated fund specifically for the inclusive playground.
