Re-envisioning Champlain Street Park

RE-ENVISIONING CHAMPLAIN ST. PARK May 3rd, 2022 - Virtual Meeting Presentation Compiled by: Max Madalinski Parks Project Coordinator

CHAMPLAIN STREET PARK • “Pocket Park” at 187 South Champlain St. with: » Wooden Benches » Raised Garden Beds » Small Playground (due for replacement) • In need of some care and updating to meet neighborhood needs.

CHAMPLAIN STREET PARK-OUTREACH • Two events held in the fall/winter of 2020 • Online Survey posted through the winter • Put on-hold due to pandemic. Outreach begins in Fall 2021 » Presented to 2/3, 5, and 6 NPAs » Tabling in the Park (Nov ‘22) » Online Survey reopened » Translated Responses with AALV: Nepali, Arabic, Swahili, and Somali » Total of 89 survey responses • Thanks for sharing all your thoughts and ideas!

CHAMPLAIN STREET PARK-OUTREACH WHAT WE’VE HEARD

Activity Relaxing Swinging Gardening Picnicking Climbing Walking Grilling Outdoor Classes Throwing Running Spinning Exercising

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CHAMPLAIN STREET PARK-OUTREACH WHAT WE’VE HEARD “The fencing on the south and west sides are in rough shape. The community garden raised beds are not kept up... The seating doesn’t encourage any kind of conversation.”

“Benches Addition of tables or staggered terraced seating to use as seats, tables, elevation for views, play!”

“The more light in the park the better” [Park is] “not visible at night” “Add small café table and chairs (belted down?)”

“Repair/replace benches” [reinforced with three stars/checks]

“Great location Keep simple!”

“Replace Play structure”

“Fix up the playground equipment and the ground. Add some swings. Fix the holes in the fence. Nothing high tech needed, just some TLC!”

“Cluster trees; provide better visibility to lake w/o removing all trees” “Improve View of Lake”

“Don’t feel comfortable going there after witnessing drug dealing...”

“Park is hidden and needs more kids equipments to bring more livelihood”

“Clean up the Park.”

“It does not look like park. Park needs more play sets for kids.”

“Make playground bigger using garden space” “More children’s activities and structures that can be used even in the Winter” “Playground should be bigger and better” “The little lake view that is there, it would if you guys could clean the trees up that side so the view can be clean to see the lake”

CHAMPLAIN STREET PARK-OUTREACH Burlington Parks, Recreation, and Waterfront 645 Pine St, Suite B

WHAT WE’VE HEARD - DESIGN DIRECTIONS

Replace and Expand the playground

Open the view to the West

Replace benches and add MORE seating

Champlain St. Park

Add lighting to the park to make it more visible at night

Remove broken garden beds, but not without adding more plants

Remove brush, open up views into the park, and replace the fencing 0

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QUESTIONS?

PRE-DESIGN ANALYSES SUN AND SHADE

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VIEW FROM NORTHEAST ON S. CHAMPLAIN

PRE-DESIGN ANALYSES SUN AND SHADE

SHADE AND WHAT IT WILL MEAN FOR THE PARK • Park will become heavily shaded from Fall - Spring » Limits viability for community gardens • During Summer, the park will mostly receive full sun » Provide seating in sun and shade » Wider plant species selection in Sun

Spring and Fall Equinoxes (3/21 and 9/21) Light Shade

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Burlington Parks, Recreation, and Waterfront 645 Pine St, Suite B

TREE ASSESSMENT - TREE IDS Hackberry Trees Large Red Maple Tree Lilacs

Champlain St. Park

White Ash

Hackberry White Ash

Crabapples (Recently removed due to poor health) Arborvitae

Crabapple (Recently relocated)

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Keep 3 Canopy trees to the North, but remove brush twisted in fence underneath.

Keep Tree lilacs

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Keep Mature Hackberry Tree

Burlington Parks, Recreation, and Waterfront 645 Pine St, Suite B

TREE ASSESSMENT - KEEP OR REMOVE?

Remove Ash Trees due to E.A.B. Open view to the Lake Crabapples (Recently removed due to poor health) Arborvitae to remain

Crabapple (Recently relocated)

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Burlington Parks, Recreation, and Waterfront 645 Pine St, Suite B

GENERAL DESIGN SCHEME

Playground • Activates back of Park • Fencing on three sides gives security for children • Specify playground equipment that can be “seen-through”

Lawn/Informal Area • Central location allows play or picnicking to overflow from either side • Field games less likely to roll into the street

Champlain St. Park

Light at back of park to provide evening visibility

Dedicated Seating/Gardens • Offers quick open and welcoming space at the front of the park • Increased visibilty to and from the street and sidewalk

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PLAYGROUND CONCEPT • Conceptual Layout ONLY • Full Playground design will be competitively bid • This sample layout shows the relative scale of a new playground in the Park and the activities and style of equipment

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CHAMPLAIN STREET PARK

PLAYGROUND CONCEPT Climber

Playville ACT-1300

Basket Swing Main Playground (ages 2-5)

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Equipment Manufacturer

PLAYGROUND CONCEPT

CHAMPLAIN STREET PARK CONCEPT: GENTLE CURVE

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GENTLE CURVE - HARDSCAPE Stone dust patio with tables spills out onto sidewalk

Curving walkway expands lawn. Uses shade for hardscaped walk

Boulders create park entrance and add seating.

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GENTLE CURVE - LANDSCAPING New trees and gardens placed where they will get the most sun

Additional seating placed in shade along the path

Small section of fence with mounted sign

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CONCEPT: GENTLE CURVE

CONCEPT: GENTLE CURVE

CHAMPLAIN STREET PARK CONCEPT: WANDERING WALK

WANDERING WALK - HARDSCAPE Hardscaped area with tables and seating nestled in among plantings

Walkway meanders through the park.

Site-built planters form the parks entrance creating a “room.”

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WANDERING WALK - LANDSCAPE Shrubs and perrennials prioritized in the sun.

Bike racks placed at sidewalk

Vines on fencing screen and provide greenery

Shade-tolerant shrubs book-end the open lawn

New Sign mounted to front of planter to create a welcoming entrance

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CONCEPT: WANDERING WALK

CONCEPT: WANDERING WALK

WHAT SHOULD WE PRIORITIZE?

Playground?

Fencing and Landscaping?

Seating Area?

Lighting?

NEXT STEPS...

• Get started on low-hanging fruit » Cleaning up brush and vines » Fixing up landscaping » Proactively removing Ash Trees • Tour of NPAs to present design concept • Post Concepts online along with webbased survey • Incorporate what we hear into final concept

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Wandering Walk

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Gentle Curve

Gentle Curve

Wandering Walk

THANK YOU! QUESTIONS? IDEAS? COMMENTS? Max Madalinski Parks Project Coordinator mmadalinski@burlingtonvt.gov Parks’ Main #: (802)864-0123 Project website: enjoyburlington.com/champlain-st-park-improvements

CHAMPLAIN STREET PARK CONCEPT: GENTLE CURVE

CHAMPLAIN STREET PARK CONCEPT: WANDERING WALK