Greensboro Parks and Recreation 2023-24 Annual Report

needed significant renovations due to aging amenities, shifting neighborhood trends, and ideas generated by Greensboro Parks and Recreation Department’s comprehensive master plan, Plan2Play. Mayer Park needed a refresh with the surrounding neighborhood in mind. Before, the park included a playground for ages 5-12, a picnic shelter, a tennis court, basketball court, and swings. The community engagement process revealed: 1) No children aged 5-12 live within a 10-minute walking distance of the park. 2) The residents surrounding the park are overwhelmingly college aged, apartment dwellers, and dog owners. 3) College-aged people still love to swing on the swing set. Taking this information, contractor Revington Reaves designed a park for those residents. The park now boasts adult fitness equipment

and games, a dog park, hammock garden, a “grill and chill” area, a new sidewalk connection to Granite St., greenspace, and of course, a swing set. While the park was under construction, there was an immediate uptick in use, even in the hot summer months. People now use the park daily, when before it was practically abandoned. People study under the picnic shelter, work out, play fetch with their dog in the dog park, or grill out on the weekends and play cornhole. Mayer Park was rededicated on October 25, 2024. Greensboro Parks and Recreation is committed to enhancing and improving facilities that we operate to ensure their relevance into the future. Much like we did at Mayer Park. See pages 16-19 for more information on current initiatives.

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