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Maple

park

SITE LOCATION: 201 Lexington Ave. STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, & OPPORTUNITIES

CLASSIFICATION: Park Maple Park is a part of the much larger Kessler Park and provides
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 3 valuable green space to the Pendleton Heights neighborhood. It is

Central
PARK DISTRICT: located between single-family homes, a large multi-family residential
complex and Kansas City University. Its playground and sport fields
ESTABLISHED: 1946 and courts are often busy on sunny afternoons throughout the year. It
ACREAGE: 15.52 acres is an active park with fields and courts for soccer, sand volleyball, and
basketball. This park underwent a master planning process in 2023.
Proposed improvements include:
PARK AMENITIES • Playground
• Sprayground
• Basketball Courts (1) • Rentable shelter and permanent restrooms
• Benches (1) • A park loop trail
• Old Park Sign (1) • Improved athletic fields
• Parking Lighting (10) • An orchard operated by The Giving Grove
• Picnic Tables (2)
• Playground (1) PARK ASSESSMENT RATING
• Rectangular Fields (2)
• Sand Volleyball (1) RATING KEY: 0-24 ACCEPTABLE; 25-49 POOR; 50-74 GOOD; 75-100 EXCELLENT
• Trash Receptacles (8)
UNACCEPTABLE POOR ✓ GOOD EXCELLENT

Comfort/Character-26

Usability-11

Accessibility - 7 Amenities-15 TOTAL SCORE

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