David Carnes Park - BCBS Healthy Place Inclusive Play & Fitness
Memphis, USA
Project Details
- Location
- Memphis, USA
BlueCross Healthy Place at David Carnes Park in Memphis, a nine-acre community greenspace transformed with GameTime play and fitness amenities for people of all ages and abilities, including two playgrounds, a splash pad, Challenge Course® and other outdoor fitness equipment, multipurpose field, walking trails and a community pavilion. The year-long project was made possible by funding from BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Health Foundation.
The playground features play areas for ages 2 to 5 and 5 to 12 with ramped access throughout the play structures, ground-level play activities like an accessible seesaw and multi-user swings, and poured rubber surfacing for easy accessibility for everyone. The play area was designed using the research found in Me2®: 7 Principles of Inclusive Playground Design® from Utah State University Center for Persons with Disabilities. Because of its research-based design, PlayCore designated the play area as a National Demonstration Site for Inclusive Play.