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Playground Equipment: Cahaba Heights Park & Wald Park

What are your thoughts on the playground equipment/amenities for Cahaba Heights and Wald Parks?

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In what area of Vestavia Hills do you reside?

Response Percent Response Count
Cahaba Heights (zoned for VH Elementary Cahaba Heights) 18.6% 19
Dolly Ridge/Rocky Ridge (zoned for VH Elementary Dolly Ridge) 18.6% 19
East (zoned for VH Elementary East) 20.6% 21
Liberty Park (zoned for VH Elementary Liberty Park) 7.8% 8
West (zoned for VH Elementary West) 34.3% 35

Which park do you anticipate visiting most often?

Response Percent Response Count
Cahaba Heights Park 17.6% 18
Wald Park 69.6% 71
Both equally 12.7% 13

Please rate the importance of the following playground options/amenities:

Shade
Response Percent Response Count
Very important 82.4% 84
Somewhat important 15.7% 16
Neutral 2.0% 2
Fencing/security
Response Percent Response Count
Very important 72.5% 74
Somewhat important 15.7% 16
Neutral 5.9% 6
Somewhat unimportant 5.9% 6
Swings
Response Percent Response Count
Very important 70.6% 72
Somewhat important 21.6% 22
Neutral 5.9% 6
Somewhat unimportant 1.0% 1
Very unimportant 1.0% 1
Seating (benches)
Response Percent Response Count
Very important 50.0% 51
Somewhat important 36.3% 37
Neutral 11.8% 12
Somewhat unimportant 2.0% 2
Massing (equipment density)
Response Percent Response Count
Very important 9.8% 10
Somewhat important 35.3% 36
Neutral 48.0% 49
Somewhat unimportant 6.9% 7
Slides
Response Percent Response Count
Very important 54.9% 56
Somewhat important 36.3% 37
Neutral 7.8% 8
Somewhat unimportant 1.0% 1
Sight lines
Response Percent Response Count
Very important 52.9% 54
Somewhat important 28.4% 29
Neutral 16.7% 17
Somewhat unimportant 1.0% 1
Very unimportant 1.0% 1
Inclusion of musical elements
Response Percent Response Count
Very important 12.7% 13
Somewhat important 25.5% 26
Neutral 36.3% 37
Somewhat unimportant 17.6% 18
Very unimportant 7.8% 8
Exercise equipment
Response Percent Response Count
Very important 11.8% 12
Somewhat important 16.7% 17
Neutral 31.4% 32
Somewhat unimportant 17.6% 18
Very unimportant 22.5% 23
Picnic areas
Response Percent Response Count
Very important 23.5% 24
Somewhat important 46.1% 47
Neutral 22.5% 23
Somewhat unimportant 6.9% 7
Very unimportant 1.0% 1
Climbing structure
Response Percent Response Count
Very important 38.2% 39
Somewhat important 40.2% 41
Neutral 17.6% 18
Somewhat unimportant 2.9% 3
Very unimportant 1.0% 1
Obstacle course
Response Percent Response Count
Very important 20.6% 21
Somewhat important 44.1% 45
Neutral 22.5% 23
Somewhat unimportant 12.7% 13
Forts
Response Percent Response Count
Very important 32.4% 33
Somewhat important 34.3% 35
Neutral 22.5% 23
Somewhat unimportant 8.8% 9
Very unimportant 2.0% 2
Tunnels
Response Percent Response Count
Very important 26.5% 27
Somewhat important 35.3% 36
Neutral 23.5% 24
Somewhat unimportant 10.8% 11
Very unimportant 3.9% 4
Monkey bars
Response Percent Response Count
Very important 19.6% 20
Somewhat important 27.5% 28
Neutral 30.4% 31
Somewhat unimportant 13.7% 14
Very unimportant 8.8% 9
Balance beam
Response Percent Response Count
Very important 15.7% 16
Somewhat important 31.4% 32
Neutral 33.3% 34
Somewhat unimportant 17.6% 18
Very unimportant 2.0% 2
Seesaw
Response Percent Response Count
Very important 14.7% 15
Somewhat important 39.2% 40
Neutral 27.5% 28
Somewhat unimportant 16.7% 17
Very unimportant 2.0% 2
Merry-go-round
Response Percent Response Count
Very important 14.7% 15
Somewhat important 25.5% 26
Neutral 37.3% 38
Somewhat unimportant 19.6% 20
Very unimportant 2.9% 3
Inclusive equipment
Response Percent Response Count
Very important 46.1% 47
Somewhat important 31.4% 32
Neutral 19.6% 20
Somewhat unimportant 2.9% 3
Restrooms
Response Percent Response Count
Very important 90.2% 92
Somewhat important 8.8% 9
Neutral 1.0% 1
Water feature
Response Percent Response Count
Very important 24.5% 25
Somewhat important 29.4% 30
Neutral 25.5% 26
Somewhat unimportant 8.8% 9
Very unimportant 11.8% 12
Theme
Response Percent Response Count
Very important 6.9% 7
Somewhat important 3.9% 4
Neutral 42.2% 43
Somewhat unimportant 22.5% 23
Very unimportant 24.5% 25
Designated baby/toddler area
Response Percent Response Count
Very important 40.2% 41
Somewhat important 32.4% 33
Neutral 22.5% 23
Somewhat unimportant 3.9% 4
Very unimportant 1.0% 1

Of the items you ranked as very important, please choose your top 5 in order of importance:

Response Percent Response Count
Shade 75.5% 77
Fencing/security 57.8% 59
Swings 52.0% 53
Seating (benches) 35.3% 36
Equipment density 4.9% 5
Slides 35.3% 36
Sight lines 24.5% 25
Musical elements 2.9% 3
Exercise equipment 2.9% 3
Picnic areas 12.7% 13
Climbing structure 21.6% 22
Obstacle course 8.8% 9
Forts 14.7% 15
Tunnels 2.0% 2
Monkey bars 3.9% 4
Balance beam 2.0% 2
Seesaw 1.0% 1
Merry-go-round 2.9% 3
Inclusive equipment 24.5% 25
Restrooms 52.0% 53
Water feature 8.8% 9
Theme 2.0% 2
Baby/toddler area 10.8% 11

If you are interested in a theme for one of both parks, please provide your suggestion(s):

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Lane Brown inside Cahaba Heights
March 11, 2020, 12:50 PM
  • In what area of Vestavia Hills do you reside?
    • Cahaba Heights (zoned for VH Elementary Cahaba Heights)
  • Which park do you anticipate visiting most often?
    • Cahaba Heights Park
  • Please rate the importance of the following playground options/amenities:
    • Shade - Very important
    • Fencing/security - Very important
    • Swings - Very important
    • Seating (benches) - Very important
    • Massing (equipment density) - Very important
    • Slides - Very important
    • Sight lines - Very important
    • Inclusion of musical elements - Somewhat important
    • Exercise equipment - Somewhat unimportant
    • Picnic areas - Very important
    • Climbing structure - Very important
    • Obstacle course - Neutral
    • Forts - Very important
    • Tunnels - Somewhat important
    • Monkey bars - Very important
    • Balance beam - Neutral
    • Seesaw - Somewhat important
    • Merry-go-round - Somewhat important
    • Inclusive equipment - Very important
    • Restrooms - Very important
    • Water feature - Somewhat important
    • Theme - Somewhat unimportant
    • Designated baby/toddler area - Somewhat important
  • Of the items you ranked as very important, please choose your top 5 in order of importance:
    • Shade
    • Fencing/security
    • Swings
    • Seating (benches)
    • Equipment density
  • If you are interested in a theme for one of both parks, please provide your suggestion(s):

    Please don't limit children's imaginative play with a theme. If you build a castle, it's hard for them to branch out of that play script. If you build a general tower/enclosure, it can be a castle, or a house, or a pirate ship, or a school, etc. I know all of the equipment presented has "all the bells and whistles" but as a pediatric therapist, I find that often the simplest toys are the most popular. There was a legit public uproar when Mountain Brook removed a cement turtle that kids could climb on from Overton Park because it was everyone's favorite. It is seriously a just concrete turtle. Kids need equipment that will force them to take turns (like swings) or learn to work together (like see saws, tire swings, and merry-go-rounds).

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Very important
Somewhat important
Neutral
Somewhat unimportant
Very unimportant
Shade
Fencing/security
Swings
Seating (benches)
Massing (equipment density)
Slides
Sight lines
Inclusion of musical elements
Exercise equipment
Picnic areas
Climbing structure
Obstacle course
Forts
Tunnels
Monkey bars
Balance beam
Seesaw
Merry-go-round
Inclusive equipment
Restrooms
Water feature
Theme
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