Park Plans
A plan for the future of Central Village Park!
Community members have been advocating for improvements to Central Village Park for years. Thanks to that advocacy, a plan for the future of the park is in development! Keep scrolling to see future park plans!
The City of Saint Paul's Parks and Recreation Department is partnering with Trust for Public Land, Springboard for the Arts, Summit-University Planning Council, and community members to develop a master plan for Central Village Park. The new master plan will serve as a guide for future improvements in and around the park.
Located at 457 Central Avenue, Central Village Park has served as a neighborhood gathering space since its construction in the 1970's. Over the years since, the needs of those in the surrounding neighborhoods have changed, outpacing the capacity of the park to serve them. We now have an opportunity to match the amenities of the park to the needs of the neighborhood.
Community members have already shared many great ideas for the park with project partners to address safety, programming, maintenance, and the general design of the park. While they have been instrumental in shaping the preliminary concept for improvements at the park, this conversation is ongoing, and no critical decisions have been finalized regarding changes to the park at this time. You can join the conversation by taking our survey about the park.
Draft Park Plans
The map below represents what park improvements COULD look like. This map is based on the ideas community members have shared to date. We want to hear from you. What do you think of the draft plan? What could be changed, added, moved, or adjusted?
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This map demonstrates what the park could look like.
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This map highlights potential improvements to the park and nearby streets and trails.
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We want to hear from you! Complete a survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NMW7HWG or send an email to eric.weiss@tpl.org.
SHARE YOUR FEEDBACK
SHARE YOUR FEEDBACK
Have any ideas you want to share? Complete our survey to have your voice heard. Using the designs above, what feedback to you have?
Drawing 101
In this Pioneer class of the CVP Youth Engage program, we shall use charcoal and pencil. While this is a beginners class, all skill levels are welcome. Materials will be provided, but feel free to bring what ever medium you would like to explore.
We shall also venture out to sketch ideas of what we would like to see happen in Central Village Park. In addition, the Youth will create a mission and vision statement for the “Youth Engage” program.