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south oak

park

SITE LOCATION: 83rd St. & Oak St. STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, & OPPORTUNITIES

CLASSIFICATION: Park South Oak Park is surrounded by single-family residential and part of
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 6 the park is the site of one of the combined sewer overflow reduction

South
PARK DISTRICT: projects built and maintained by KC Water. A new pedestrian bridge
and concrete trail that connects to the Trolley Track Trail have been
ESTABLISHED: 1961 added to the park recently. The park is very attractive with a mix of
ACREAGE: 19.47 acres open spaces, mature shade trees, and amenities. There is a variety of
places to sit, although the picnic tables do not have an accessible route
to them. Opportunities for improvement include:
PARK AMENITIES • Some of the amenities could use replacement in the future
including the playground, trail sections, park sign, and a few ADA
• Benches (6) improvements
• Bleachers/Grandstands (1) • Remove invasive plant species throughout the park.
• Bridge (1)
• Diamond Fields (1)
• Drinking Fountain (1)
• Dugouts (2) PARK ASSESSMENT RATING
• Old Park Sign (1)
• Park Loop Trail (1) RATING KEY: 0-24 ACCEPTABLE; 25-49 POOR; 50-74 GOOD; 75-100 EXCELLENT
• Parking Lot (1)
• Pedestrian Lighting (1) UNACCEPTABLE POOR ✓ GOOD EXCELLENT
• Picnic Tables (5)
• Playground (1)
• Rain Garden (1)
• Regulatory Sign (1)
• Stream/Creek (1)
• Trash Receptacles (3) Comfort/Character-27
Usability-10

Accessibility-12 Amenities-23 TOTAL SCORE

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