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brookside

park

SITE LOCATION: Brookside Blvd. & E. 56th STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, & OPPORTUNITIES
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CLASSIFICATION: Park Both sizable and quiet, Brookside Park boasts several amenities to
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 6 provide entertainment to its visitors. The park hosts a large diamond

South
PARK DISTRICT: field, sand volleyball court, tennis and pickleball courts, a playground, and
a well-paved park loop trail. This active park shows signs of appropriate
ESTABLISHED: 1951 and regular usage. This park is the site of an intensely popular sledding
ACREAGE: 5.67 acres slope and the lawns on the slope accordingly require additional upkeep.
This park has the potential to generate revenue through small event and
tournament rentals. Opportunities for improvement include:
PARK AMENITIES • Repairing court surfacing for the tennis and pickleball spaces
• Repair fencing
• Benches (5)
• Bicycle Racks (2)
• Bleachers/Grandstands (1)
• Diamond Fields (1)
• Drinking Fountain (1)
• Dugouts (2)
• Old Park Sign (1) PARK ASSESSMENT RATING
• Park Loop Trail (1) RATING KEY: 0-24 ACCEPTABLE; 25-49 POOR; 50-74 GOOD; 75-100 EXCELLENT
• Pedestrian Lighting (8)
• Pickleball Courts (2) UNACCEPTABLE POOR ✓ GOOD EXCELLENT
• Picnic Tables (3)
• Playground (1)
• Regulatory Sign (2)
• Sand Volleyball (1)
• Tennis Courts (1)
• Trash Receptacles (6) Comfort/Character-26
Usability-12

Accessibility-13 Amenities-15 TOTAL SCORE

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