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Atlanta Taskforce on Play (ATOP): Making Atlanta a Great Place to Play

Cynthia Gentry

New Sprayground in Roswell

Roswell, Georgia is really on the move these days. Check out their new "sprayground" at Riverside Park.

Splash pads are a big hit with kids and parents alike. Parents like them because they don't have to worry about the dangers of crowded pools. Kids like them because they are fun and the water feels really good on a hot summer day. Cities like them because they are a whole lot cheaper than pools in terms of initial installation costs and ongoing maintenance costs.
(Thank you to Morgan Timmis from the City of Roswell for the heads up and the pic.)

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Many thanks to Tunnell-Spangler-Walsh , community design and architecture firm extraordinaire. TSW is developing Playground Design Guidelines that will be on this website soon . Then, you'll be able to post information about your playground project and get input.

Thanks so much to TSW for understanding the importance of play and contributing to improving the quality of play in Atlanta!

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Playground of the Month


BETHUNE Elementary School This month, our Playground of the Month is one that has not been built yet. Students, parents, staff, and volunteers are busy at work preparing for an awesome playground to be built in the Fall of 2009. Congratulations to the students for their great playground designs! We'll keep watching your progress. To help on the Bethune project, contact us at Cynthia (at) PlayAtlanta dot org.



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