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SITE LOCATION: Holmes Rd. & E. 76th St. STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, & OPPORTUNITIES
CLASSIFICATION: Park Tower Park is situated in the dense urban neighborhood, Waldo, and
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 6 is adjacent to single-family residential and civic/institutional land
South
PARK DISTRICT: uses. This park offers a variety of activities and amenities for different
users and also is home to the Waldo Water Tower. There appears to
ESTABLISHED: 1944 have been recent paving upgrades for better ADA accessibility and
ACREAGE: 18.64 acres although the amenities are older, they appear to be in above average
condition. Tower Park is easy to walk to, offers coverage and protection
from weather elements, is overall attractive, offers clear lines of sight
PARK AMENITIES through the park, and shows evidence of attracting its intended use.
Opportunities for improvement include:
• Benches (6) • The existing basketball concrete pads without goals could be
• Bleachers/Grandstands (2) removed and another small shelter could be added closer to the
• Diamond Fields (2) playground
• Drinking Fountain (1) • Upkeeping maintenance and installing additional barriers like
• Dugouts (4) limestone boulders or bollards
• Grills (1) PARK ASSESSMENT RATING
• Landmark (1)
• Old Park Sign (1) RATING KEY: 0-24 ACCEPTABLE; 25-49 POOR; 50-74 GOOD; 75-100 EXCELLENT
• Old Wayfinding Sign (`)
• Park Loop Trail (2) UNACCEPTABLE POOR GOOD ✓ EXCELLENT
• Parking Lot (2)
• Pedestrian Lighting (32)
• Picnic Shelter (2)
• Picnic Tables (11)
• Playground (1)
• Regulatory Sign (4) Usability-12 Comfort/Character-30
• Restrooms (Permanent) (1)
• Trash Receptacles (14)
Accessibility-15 Amenities-22 TOTAL SCORE
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