The Moroney Park Weil Tot Lot Playground is scheduled for replacement.
The playground design process is collaborative, and residents will have opportunities to get involved. If you are interested in receiving notifications about future playground meetings, please provide your contact information to Amalia Schwartz (aschwartz@pdhp.org)
Staff conducted a preliminary feedback survey in November 2021 to understand community interests and park use.
Staff held listening sessions and a community meeting, to collect feedback and review playground equipment layout and design options.
Update: Community feedback was translated into a final design for Moroney’s Tot Lot renovation. Check out the plans for Moroney Park’s Tot Lot and new pathway design using the buttons below.
Construction of Moroney’s Weil Tot Lot began in late April and is now open for play on August 25, 2023.
Over the next month, a few finishing touches will take place on and near the playground. The Park District anticipates the playground may close for a day in a few weeks to complete the finishing touches and the website will be updated prior to the temporary closure.
Moroney’s Weil Tot Lot renovation is nearly completed! The fencing, playground and playground surfacing are installed. The new Tot Lot will open in the coming weeks when the final playground inspection is completed.
The playground and playground surfacing have been installed and the fencing is scheduled for installation this week.
Following the installation of the fence, and one final inspection, the playground will soon open.
The site is graded, play equipment footings are laid out, the perimeter curb is framed and installation of the playground equipment has begun.
Construction of Moroney’s Weil Tot Lot is scheduled to begin Monday, April 24. On that date, the playground will be closed until construction is completed.
Construction is getting ready to begin at Moroney’s Weil Tot Lot. The tree protection fencing has gone up and the construction process is scheduled to begin next week. The playground will be open until construction begins; at that time signage will be posted about the playground’s closure.
The fruits of your feedback have arrived!
The Park District is excited to share the final playground renovation design for Moroney’s Weil Tot Lot. Following several rounds of community engagement, the collected feedback was translated into the final equipment selection and playground layout. See updated playground design rendering here.
The Park District would also like to share the redesigned playground entrance pathway, which will be ADA accessible and ease the slope into the playground. Through community engagement, the desire for stroller parking was heard, and will be included at the entrance path. See updated entrance pathway plan here.
Next Steps: We are on track to bid out this project in December and construction is anticipated to begin in the spring.
Over the last few months, the Park District collected neighbor comments on the playground equipment options for the Weil Tot Lot at Moroney Park. We would like to thank you for stopping by the August/September Listening Sessions and for your participation in last week’s Community Meeting. Currently, we are integrating neighbor feedback into the playground design, below is a summary of the key takeaways.
What is most loved about the current playground?
• House structure
• Teeter totter
• Location – due to the natural shading and the playground’s seclusion from the street
Is there a theme or color palette that will best suit Moroney?
• Neutral, organic color palette with a few bright pops – natural color palette that will fit into the neighborhood
• Theme – while many were impartial on the subject, a nature or forest theme was a popular suggestion and a theme could add value by giving the playground an identity, as this is how kids refer to the place rather than an actual name
What playground elements are a must have?
• Swings, and swing type options
• Climbing opportunities
• A lookout platform – somewhere kids can climb up high, see the trains pass
• Room to run around and explore
• Sensory play options – i.e., music play
• Understanding that the playground is intended for the 2-5 age group, achieving a balance of diversity of play value to meet each child (ages 2-5) at their level of play, particularly the older end of the age range that may be ready for more challenging play elements.
• Large play structure, with a few independent surrounding elements
• Opportunities to bounce and jump
• Spinner and/or teeter totter
The Park District’s next step is to incorporate this feedback into the final design for the playground. Once the design is complete, we will share it with the community.
Our preliminary listening sessions for the Weil Tot Lot replacement projects concluded with a community meeting at Rosewood Beach Interpretive Center. We once again shared the various equipment design layouts and looked for resident’s feedback.
The playground design process is collaborative. Park District staff had a booth at the Ravinia Farmer’s Market to review equipment layout design options.
The playground design process is collaborative. Park District staff held a listening session in the park from 9am-11am to review equipment layout design options.
The playground design process is collaborative. Park District staff held a listening session in the park from 1pm-3pm to review equipment layout design options.
