Emerson Circle Entrance It is not clear that there is a park in this location without a sign. Access from Emerson Circle: The present sloped granite curb does not provide access immediately at the park entry. Use of the driveway curb-cut presently provides access to the park. The existing playground in this area even facing south is in dense shade. Opening up the tree canopy would add a more pleasant lighter shade and would beneit the existing trees. The existing play equipment no longer meets safety standards. Existing benches appear to be able to be restored in place. Comment: With a little more light, the intimate corner of the park could be a very pleasant area for more quiet play for 2-5 year old s, a special area for only more active play or a community area if the Tennis court area became a multisport area with the entrance on the eastern end of the court area.
Emerson Circle Entrance & Existing Playground The far eastern corner of this area slopes up 5 to 6 feet from the edge of the play equipment. Most of the trees that shade the park appear to be outside of the park boundaries on the property between the park and the street. Inaccessible crushed stone path at existing tennis court. Existing tree at the top of the rip-rap slope is in marginal condition. Inaccessible crushed stone path at existing tennis court.
Emerson Circle Entrance, Existing Tennis court & access to upper Basketball Court The feeling of seclusion has allowed kids to tag the existing wood fence in this area. Access from Emerson Circle becomes crushed stone before the entry to the tennis court and transitions back to bituminous briely at tight corner between the tennis court and the wood fence. The existing access up the railroad tie and asphalt walk is irregular and inconsistent. Drainage issues are noticeable, stone dust has washed-out over this corner of the tennis court.
Area West of Tennis court & access to upper Basketball Court Existing adult exercise station and remnants of an old stone wall. Drainage issues are noticeable, stone dust has washed-out over this corner of the path. Exposed bedrock and erosion of stone dust path from storm water drainage off of existing basketball court.
Middlebury Lane & the Basketball Court Panorama image: Middlebury Lane sidewalk to the fence on the North-west side of the park. Middlebury Lane sidewalk. Without any signage the park s identity is solely expressed by the two basketball hoops. Access to the sidewalk from the street may require modifying the sloped granite curb to allow for a handicap ramp. Alternately, access to the sidewalk would be from the adjacent driveway curb cuts. Accessible grade from sidewalk elevation 94.0 Grade at North edge of Basketball court elevation 87.0 Existing slope 12.5%, accessible slope 1:12 or 8.3% In order to provide an accessible route from Middlebury Lane a walkway at 8.3%, the minimum length of the walk would be 94 feet. Existing drinking fountain, no longer working.
Upper Basketball Court The existing drinking fountain is 3 + above the north edge of the basketball court. Rail-road tie steps to tennis court along the fence. This area creates almost an overlook over the basketball court. Large boulders at edge of the park.