PLAYGROUND IMPROVEMENTS

The Department of Community Development works with the Parks & Recreation Department facilitating and managing a variety of playground improvements.  From major park overhauls such as the recently completed Barry Park project to smaller initiatives such as Sagamore Street Park, Community development plays an important role in rehabilitating our public play spaces.

AMES PARK RESTORATION PROJECT

The Department of Community Development has been awarded two $450,000 PARC grants to undertake the rehabilitation of Ames Park. Work will include new play equipment, new landscaping, and a splash pad.

Illustrative schematic concept plan of the Ames Playground project on Strawberry Ave in Lynn, MA. This concept map displays the two different phases of the project, which are distinguished by color coding and labeling.
A park entrance sign reads "Barry Park" near a baseball field with a chain-link fence, a small tree, and a blue sky with few clouds.
Colorful playground with slides, climbing structures, and large pink and yellow ball-shaped play objects on a blue flooring, children playing and adults supervising, surrounded by trees and houses in the background.
Children playing on a colorful playground with a tall blue climbing structure and an orange slide, set outdoors with trees and houses in the background during late afternoon.
An outdoor basketball court with a blue surface, white lines, and a hoop. Houses and trees in the background.
Children's playground with a large multi-level play structure featuring tunnels and slides, and a small green and gray shaded seating area.
Children playing on a modern outdoor playground structure with a spiral slide, set in a park with green trees and a white church in the background under a clear blue sky.
A close-up view of a basketball hoop and backboard outdoors against a blue sky, with leafless trees and a streetlamp in the background.
A sports field with a soccer goal and a football goal combined, on a green turf, under a clear blue sky.
View of a baseball pitching mound and home plate on a baseball field with green grass, a fence, and trees in the background.
Soccer field at McManus Park with a goalpost in the foreground, an electronic scoreboard, a chain-link fence, and a brick building in the background, under a clear blue sky.
View of a running track with a football field in the background, two tall apartment buildings, trees, and a clear blue sky.
Empty baseball or softball field with dirt infield, white chalk lines, green grass beyond the fences, and a cloudy sky.
Empty sports track with adjacent football fields and tall residential buildings under a partly cloudy sky.
Children playing at a splash pad with blue water sprinklers and fountains, surrounded by green trees and a playground fence.
Children playing and splashing in a water playground on a sunny day, with water sprays and a blue surface.