Parks & Recreation

ARPA funded playground projects were completed in 2024 in each Ward (see completed projects) except in Ward 7, which will be completed at the Hough Green Space in 2025

• Ward 7 - Thurgood Marshall Recreation Center (New) -- TO BE COMPLETED IN 2025 AT HOUGH GREEN SPACE

Artha Woods Park (11513 Woodstock Ave.) is receiving site improvements, including:

• New splash pad
• New exercise equipment
• Improved sidewalk layout

Anticipated completion: Fall 2025

Calgary Park (2201 Calgary Ave.) is receiving a full renovation that will result in:

• New playground including separate natural play areas
• New walking loop with seating
• New picnic areas
• New parallel parking spaces adjacent to the park
• New tree plantings

Anticipated completion: Fall 2025

The onsite park at the Central Recreation Center (2526 Central Ave.) is receiving a full renovation and expansion that will result in:

• New playground and swings
• New half basketball court (converted from a full basketball court)
• Splash pad
• Exercise equipment
• Game tables
• Rectangular field

Anticipated completion: Fall 2025

Clark Recreation Center (5706 Clark Ave.) is receiving a full renovation and minor addition.

Anticipated completion: Summer 2024

Sterling Recreation Center (1380 E. 32nd St.) is receiving a full renovation and minor addition.

Anticipated completion: Spring 2026

Neff Park (961 E. 193rd St.) is receiving a full renovation that will result in:

• New rectangle field
• New playground
• New walking loop with seating
• New tree plantings
• Improved diamond field and associated amenities
• Improved parking lot

Anticipated completion: Fall 2025

*Note the existing outdoor swimming pool is not part of this project.

Central Recreation Center (2526 Central Ave.) will receive a full interior renovation and minor addition.

Anticipated start: Fall 2024

Rockefeller Park, in the area known as Sowinski (west of the Doan Brook near the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr Dr. & St. Casimir Way), will receive improvements that result in:

• New 1,200-foot paved multiuse trail along the recently completed restoration of the Doan Brook
• New educational plaza
• New parking lot

Anticipated start: Spring 2025

Storer Park (6621 Storer Ave.) will receive a full renovation.

Anticipated start: Winter 2024/2025

The U.S. Soccer Foundation, through its Safe Places to Play program, has donated two "mini-pitch soccer fields" that will be installed on the former tennis court in Lonnie Burten Park and a repurposed basketball court in Halloran Park.

Anticipated start: Spring 2024

Parks & Recreation Plan - Official Project Website

• Thank you for participating in the community engagement opportunities on the Draft Long-Range Plan in May 2024. The City of Cleveland is reviewing all feedback and will publish the final Long-Range Plan on the project website soon.

ARPA funded playground projects included:

• Ward 1 - Idalia Park (Renovation)
• Ward 2 - Dove Park (Renovation)
• Ward 3 - Abbey Park (Renovation)
• Ward 4 - Kossuth Park (Renovation)
• Ward 5 - Lonnie Burten Park (Renovation)
• Ward 6 - Fairfax Recreation Center (Renovation)
• Ward 7 - Thurgood Marshall Recreation Center (New) -- TO BE COMPLETED IN 2025 AT HOUGH GREEN SPACE
• Ward 8 - Humphrey Park (Renovation)
• Ward 9 - Moulton/Scoutway Park (Renovation)
• Ward 10 - Groton Park (Renovation)
• Ward 11 - Halloran Park (Renovation)
• Ward 12 - Stella Walsh Recreation Center (New)
• Ward 13 - Henritze Park (Renovation)
• Ward 14 - Storer Park (New)
• Ward 15 - Baltic Children's Park (Renovation)
• Ward 16 - Jefferson Park (Renovation)
• Ward 17 - Impett Park (Renovation)

ARPA funded basketball court renovation projects included:

• Artha Woods Park
• Glenville-James Hubbard Recreation Center Park
• Halloran Park
• Lonnie Burten Park
• Luke Easter Park
• Thurgood Marshall Recreation Center Park

Glendale Park received a full renovation that resulted in:

• New basketball court
• New exercise equipment
• New game tables
• New multiuse field
• New playground
• New splash pad

Lake Pool Park received a full renovation that resulted in:

• New exercise equipment
• New playground
• New shelter
• New splash pad

Forest City Park received a full renovation that resulted in:

• New playground
• New lawn area
• New shelter
• New picnic and gaming tables
• New grills

 Playground Renovation

Improvements that resulted in:

• Renovated tennis courts with one pickleball court overlay
• Renovated basketball courts

Improvements that resulted in:

• New dock and boardwalk
• Pond restoration

Full renovation of the park that resulted in:

• Basketball courts
• Diamond fields
• Dog park
• Playground
• Rectangle fields
• Tennis courts

Full renovation of the park that resulted in:

• New boardwalk with shelter
• Hardscape plaza
• Seating areas

Improvements that resulted in:

• New field lighting and scoreboard

Full renovation of the park (except the outdoor pool) that resulted in:

• BMX pump track
• Basketball court
• Fitness equipment stations
• Parking lot at Maywood Ave.
• Playground
• Shelter
• Splash pad

New gazebo

New gazebo

Playground Renovation

• Full interior renovation of the recreation center
• Full renovation of the onsite park including playground, splash pad, half basketball court, and game tables

A 'Safety Town' was installed on the pavement area south of the center.

Renovated Tennis Courts

Full renovation and expansion of the park. The existing park was renovated into passive park space with the original splash pad, then park space was added on the west side of the former Citizens Leadership Academy and developed with:

• Loop walking path
• Cooling area with 
• Playfield
• Playground

The area in front of the pool was expanded and renovated into park space that resulted in:

• Central plaza and lawn areas
• Playground
• Splash pad

In coordination with completing the Towpath Trail trailhead, improvements included:

• Renovated existing parking lot
• Seating steps
• Signage
• EV charging stations

Playground Renovation

Playground Renovation