Plans Call for New Playground at Taney Avenue Park

PHOTO: An application by the City's parks department shows the type of play area coming to Taney Avenue Park including play areas for families who live in the area.

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ALEXANDRIA, VA -- A 2.57-acre park in Alexandria's West End may soon be getting a playground, according to planning documents.

Taney Avenue Park, located at 4149 Taney Ave. (see map below) according to the City's parks department, hasn't changed since 1976.

With dozens of families nearby, the department says the park needs a playground. In addition to the playground, the parks department proposes to create a more defined park entry area, pedestrian trail improvements, fix split rail fence and invasive plant removal.

Play areas will feature stone boulders, garden areas, low platforms or small gazebos to encourage imaginative play, according to the planning application.

Plans call for community clean ups and volunteer build days in the fall, according to the application.

The plan goes before the Planning Commission June 7.