Kenwick Park Improvement Plan

Proposed boardwalk and pathway loop improvements include:

• Incorporation of existing memorial benches and new opportunities for strolling, pausing, gathering, and connecting to the park’s interior
• Access driveway for food trucks to enter the park

Proposed improvements:

• Use of existing pad on Old Lakeshore Road as a multipurpose space
• Overhead string lights to define and engage the space and support events
• Utility servicing for the market operations, food trucks and events

Proposed gazebo improvements include:

• Relocation of the existing gazebo to a more prominent location to function to better accommodate smaller events and functionality as a stage
• Formal garden backdrop frames

Proposed improvements to the playground include:

• Accessible opportunities that support a wider age of users
• Additional swings

Proposed improvements:

• New regulation size Basketball Court
• Paved connections to the pathway loop to improve access to sports courts

Proposed landscaping improvements include:

• Additional tree planting throughout the park
• Planting of shoreline dune species along the boardwalk
• Seasonal planting in gardens near the gazebo
• Pollinator Garden

Proposed parking improvements:

• Organized parking areas with concrete barriers defining limits
• Four accessible spaces connected to the paved pathway loop
• Bicycle rack parking near high use areas

Proposed heritage preservation items:

• Existing Heritage Park signs will be retained in their existing locations
• Current rustic and causal asthetic of the park will be considered for all interventions

Additional features of the Kenwick Park Improvement Plan include:

• Concreate pads with benches and accessible space for wheelchairs along the pathway loop
• Garbage and recycling containers in high use locations
• Light posts to be arranged along the boardwalk