Quincy Park is a great park as it is now but yes would be more appealing with simple improvements as more picnic tables/benches past the volleyball courts & playground. We often share one or two picnic tables between the two. So, the shelter in the playground feature will help. But more picnic tables and benches in general will be great!
Playground ideas are nice. But ensure that anything placed will be low maintenance and don't have removable parts that are removable as they wouldn't last more than a week. It will also be great if there were just natural things like boulders set around the park in general! Even balance beams. Currently the bleachers are used by the kids as climbing features and balance beams!
Any artistic features should take into consideration that kids will be around. Mosaic district is beautifully done. They have stones that border the center "park" area, which have become great playtoys that the staff have to on a daily basis go and reorganise and remove from the water feature.
I wouldn't suggest keeping a grill/bbq pit inside the fenced playground area. Maybe slightly outside so even if there's a get together, non-invities won't feel like they are crashing a party of sorts.
My daughter is only 5 years old, so my interest in a second volleyball court was not of significant importance. But when I think about it, she absolutely enjoys watching volleyball, tennis, baseball, tennis games. She associates fun with exercise and encourages us to go exercise! It's amazing that in the midst of a city you do have a place for sports we have very often just crossed the street to watch a game and even the high school marching band practice. And if it's possible at all to address the need of a second volleyball court without getting rid of mature trees, it would be great! And even if it's redesigning the one volleyball court, please ensure that you get it up to standard that is done/required by whatever governing body.
P.S. I am not sure why it shows I am 2 miles away from the park when I am across the street from it.
I live one block from the volleyball court/playground and have a 3 year old son, so this is very important to me.
I think the proposed improvements to the playground area at Quincy Park are fantastic, although I worry that the movable building blocks, while a nice concept, would be stolen within a matter of days. A large, wheel chair accessible bus and firetruck could be a very fun structure that kids of all abilities could enjoy.
I echo the many statements that a second volleyball court in that location, especially one that causes the removal of healthy trees, is unnecessary.