Missed the public meeting? There's still time to share input!

Thank you to the community members who participated in the Roanoke Playground Virtual Public Meeting on January 30! This post provides an overview of the meeting and shares details about one more opportunity to provide feedback about the playground replacement. View the meeting recording here, and read the Q&A from the meeting here. (Please note: The questions and responses posted on Let's Talk have been edited for clarity, brevity, and grammar. When relevant, more information has been added to the response. Hear responses provided at the meeting beginning at 25:03 in the video recording.)

Playground Equipment Survey Results

The City received 158 responses to the playground equipment survey open December 20, 2023-January 12, 2024. Here are highlights from the survey results:

Climbing structure preferred by 54% of survey respondents.

99% (156 of 158) of respondents said they do or will visit Roanoke Park.
Most respondents were interested in playground equipment for 2-5 year-olds (42%) and 5-12 year-olds (38%).
Respondents were evenly split between preferring standard belt swings (51%) and basket swings (49%). *Keep reading for an opportunity to give more input about swings!
Most respondents preferred a cone spinner (72%) to an open saucer spinner (28%).
Additionally, a little more than half (54%) of respondents preferred the climbing structure presented as Option A in the survey (pictured right). Community members liked the climbing ramp; that this structure looked complex and unique; and that it has good height and versatility/variety.

Updated Site Plan

The Berger team used the survey results to refine the conceptual site plan, which was presented during the meeting. Pictured below, the proposed site plan:

Features swings, a cone spinner, the preferred climbing structure, and a new play structure for ages 2-5;
Adds an accessible parking space and accessible pathway to/throughout the play area;
Relocates the existing seating area to take advantage of natural shaded areas on the site; *Keep reading for an opportunity to give more input about site amenities!
And fences the play area along West Mercer Way to increase safety.

Refined site plan presented on January 30.

Questions or comments for the updated site plan? Use the Post a Comment tool to share your thoughts or send them directly to Sarah Bluvas, CIP Project Manager, at sarah.bluvas@mercerisland.gov.

Provide More Input for Swings and Amenities!

During the meeting, City staff and the consultant team from Berger Partnership asked three questions to collect more input on swing styles and site amenities. The same questions have been posted on Let's Talk to provide community members who missed the meeting the opportunity to comment.

Take the 3-question survey here:

https://letstalk.mercergov.org/roanoke-park-playground-replacement/surveys/public-meeting-follow-up-2

Responses will be collected through Friday, February 9, and will be combined with those received during the public meeting to inform the final site plan and equipment selection.