Community members and City officials celebrated the grand opening of the North Broad Street Neighborhood Park today with a special ribbon cutting ceremony.

This new neighborhood park now provides a safe and inviting recreational destination for anyone living in the North Broad Street and North Chorro neighborhood area. The new park is now open from dawn to dusk until park lighting can be installed, at which time signage will be updated to announce regular park hours (closed 10 p.m. – 5 a.m.).

“Parks are beloved spaces in our community, and this new park will help us continue to foster community connections and recreation opportunities,” said Parks and Recreation Director Greg Avakian. “This new park will also fulfill a need for supporting social, mental, and physical well-being and fostering community building in this specific neighborhood. We appreciate the community’s input during the design phase and enthusiasm for the park’s future potential.”

Park amenities include:

• Community garden planter boxes (18 total, with 6 that are ADA-accessible)
• 2 bike racks for a total of 14 bike parking spaces
• A new playground with rope net climber and kid spinner
• Picnic tables with accessible seating
• A hydration station with a pet fountain
• A shade structure and covered seating area
• Little Free Library public bookcase
• Hydration station
• A lighted walking path (coming soon)

The new park is designed to be enjoyed by nearby residents within biking or walking distance and as a result the park does not include any on-street parking spaces. Improvements were made to Lincoln and Broad streets with the future park in mind, so it is easier and safer for neighbors to travel to the park on bike or on foot.

The park was designed with input from the community as part of a phased community outreach and engagement process that started in spring/sumer  and summer of 2017. The City Council approved the final designs in 2023 and construction began in late 2023.

The current park location was selected after the City analyzed four potential undeveloped properties within the neighborhood. All four sites presented challenges with acquisition and development. City staff worked with the community and determined that the City-owned 0.9-acre community garden property at 533 Broad Street had the best potential for a new neighborhood park. This location provides enough space for play features, gathering places, all while maintaining community garden spaces. 

For more information, visit www.slocity.org/Parks.