Ruth Circle Park

Overview

Address 8160 Ashton Avenue NE
Start Date 2027-2028
End Date TBD
Current Status Implementation Planning
Park Type Neighborhood Park
Size 3.6 acres
Special Use Hockey Rink with Warming House

Current Status

Neighborhood park servicing neighborhood #3 that includes an underserved population. The park contains a broad range of amenities including a playground, basketball court, hockey rink and pleasure skating area, warming house, and open lawn. The site has on-street parking only.

Improvements

General recommendations includes full redevelopment with some modifications to the layout to make the most of the park land available for an improved recreational experience.

Recommendations include:

  • Landscape enhancements
  • Low-grow lawn in select locations
  • Replace playground equipment meeting broader range of challenge levels and age groups
  • ADA compliant playground surfacing (engineered wood fiber)
  • Concrete playground border
  • Improve basketball half court
  • Optional: paved rink for multi-season use (remove existing half court with this option)
  • New picnic shelter with 4-6 tables and permanent restrooms
  • Optional: include an indoor room for rentals and warming house
  • Site furnishings with common characteristic (benches, tables, receptacles, bike racks, drinking fountain, etc.)
  • Loop trail system and added walk connections for improved accessibility
  • Optional: four parallel parking stalls along building for improved accessibility
  • Wayfinding signs
  • Security light

Resources

View the full Ruth Circle Park recommendation (PDF)

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