Current Parks Projects

The city’s Parks Planning and Natural Resources Division is developing a master plan for a new neighborhood park in Renton’s East Plateau area. Tucked between the May Creek Greenway and Duvall Avenue NE, this new park will span approximately 18.5 acres, addressing a critical need in this part of the city.

The Northeast Renton Park Master Plan will create a vision and define the roadmap for developing a new neighborhood park that best serves the local community. This new park location offers a unique blend of landscapes—forests, wetlands and streams, steep slopes, and previously developed parcels, which provide diverse opportunities for active and passive recreational activities, such as:

• Play areas and sport courts
• Trails and trailheads
• Gathering spaces
• Access to nature

This master plan is spread out into four phases and currently are working on phase two: community engagement.

Renton residents are invited to share ideas, learn more about the project, and get involved. Stay connected through the project's webpage with upcoming engagement opportunities.

Typically, a playground will last 15 years. Play equipment selection, layout and installation, and safety surface selection are thoroughly reviewed. Each playground strictly meets the latest Consumer Product Safety Council (CPSC) and American Society of Testing Materials (ASTM) certifications for playground safety conformance. Once installed, certified Parks Maintenance Workers routinely inspect playgrounds for continued compliance with CPSC standards.

New playgrounds incorporate age- and skill-appropriate equipment for children based on two age groups: 2-5 years and 5-12 years. Safety surfaces are one of two types, either Engineered Wood Fiber or poured-in-place rubberized surfacing. The selected surfacing depends on existing site conditions and budget. All Renton playgrounds have ADA-accessible components.