A Better Withrow Park?

First a madman and then a fence took our park from us. HereÌs one way we can get it back: Rally around a campaign to make Withrow better. Even before this incident, Withrow suffered from a playground gap. The cityÌs most kid-intensive neighbourhood has an outdated and small playground. Worse yet, it has little shelter from the sun. The new, and evolving, KewPlay in the Beach can inspire Withrow. More modest and suited to the neighbourhood, it is nestled among mature trees and is easily accessible on foot, even if youÌre four years old. It was built with help from the city, residents and even corporate largesse (note that commercial logos seem to be restricted to promotional materials). Go to www.kewplay.org for a template of how a community can come together to build an ambitious project. Such a project could be built in the area in and around WithrowÌs second playground, straddling the walkway that heads northeast off Logan Avenue at the parkÌs top end. The area is surrounded by trees and is visible from the street. Also useful would be an enhanced dog run Û one that helps prevent dog-people tensions. WithrowÌs water playground also badly needs a facelift. Can Riverdale residents find a silver lining to the dark cloud that descended on our community? This may be the way.