Reindahl Park Accessible Playground

In partnership with the Madison Parks Foundation, the playground at Reindahl Park is anticipated to be replaced with an accessible playground, making it the 5th accessible playground in the city. With the development of the Imagination Center, Madison Parks is collaborating with the Madison Public Library on the design of this playground.

The City of Madison currently owns and maintains approximately 180 playgrounds across the park system. This does not include most school playgrounds, which are owned and maintained by MMSD. The 180 playgrounds equates to 7 per 10,000 residents, consistently placing Madison within the "Top 10" on the Trust for Public Land's (TPL) annual rating of the 100 largest municipal parks systems in the nation.  Madison Parks is certainly proud of this ranking, but such a sizable system of playgrounds means that there are significant costs to develop and maintain the system in a safe and accessible manner.

In the 1990's there was a significant reinvestment in playgrounds to move away from wood structures, which were inaccessible, towards equipment that was safer and met ADA guidelines. The City of Madison currently has 4 accessible playgrounds distributed throughout the city. The playground at Reindahl Park will be replaced with an accessible inclusive playground, making it the fifth in the city.