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+1 on seeing examples of this. I'd love to see what a "good" design looks like so I know what to look for should I become a parent.
by headcanon 7y ago
+1 on seeing examples of this. I'd love to see what a "good" design looks like so I know what to look for should I become a parent.
- amluto 7y agoHere are some I like in SV: Magical Bridge in Palo Alto. Caters to kids with developmental disabilities and kids who like to scramble over fun obstacles. Magic Mountain in Coyote Point. San Mateo Central Park. I think this one might be older than a lot of current standards. For a playground that gets it all wrong, there’s a pirate ship structure in Vail, CO near the main base. It claims 5-12, but it ends up being very dangerous, even for adults, for all the wrong reasons. Hint to playground designers: make your slides as adventurous as you want, but give a good run-out before the slide dumps you on your arse two feet above the ground. That hurts without adding any sense of adventure.
- drewda 7y agoMagic Mountain in Coyote Point used to be so different. A giant mound of concrete that we'd ride down on cardboard sheets. This century's version with its metal slides is fine, but not the same.