Campus Park Redevelopment

Thank you for participating in the Campus Park Round 2 Engagement. Below are the results. We heard that the public wanted walking/running paths at Campus Park, and we wanted to know which types of paths were most wanted. 70.0% of respondents said they wanted easy trails for general park circulation followed by 20.0% saying smooth and flat paths.

We asked for your top 3 picks for what you would like to see in the park. The top choice was Wildlife Overlook, followed by a 3-way tie between Entry Landmark, Educational signage, and Boardwalk Platform.

The playground style that was wanted by 50% of respondents was the Nature Inspired Playground and 40% of respondents said that their favorite bench style is the wheelchair inclusive bench.

When asked how we should reduce and reuse the parking lot at Campus Park 60% responded that they would like Community gathering space with table and benches.

We will begin our schematic design and will bring that back to you once it is complete. Please subscribe to the project to learn what the next steps are and when they will happen.

Thank you for taking time to give us your input on Campus Park at the Kent Downtown Library.

Campus Park Survey #1 Results:

Thank you for participating in the Campus Park survey. Your input will help us with the renovation. Below are the results of the engagement.

Campus Park is a neighborhood park in the Parks and Open Space Plan and 66.7% of those who took the survey live 1 mile or more from the park.

77.8% of participants do not visit Campus Park. 47.6% of participants said they did not know about the park and 38.1% of participants said there is nothing to do at the park.

When asked what activities participants would like to see at Campus Park the primary answer was running/walking paths, followed closely by loops trails, and benches.

When asked what activities participants would like to do the answers were walk or run, sit/relax, and experience nature.

Because many participants did not know about Campus Park, we asked how we could improve the park’s connections to the surrounding neighborhoods. The answers were 29.6% each for “Formalize the Park Entrance” and “Give the Park an Identity”.

You can see below that the people using the park are generally between 26-45 years old and those 46 years and older.

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Do you know where Campus Park is? Here is a map to help you find it!