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Top & Right From rendering to reality. The smaller tree trunk slide let's the younger children who might be intimidated by the larger tree slides join in the fun. Bottom Concrete jump pads replicate the umbrella- shaped pileus of toadstools, another link to the playground's nature theme. include an engineered wood fiber fall surface. The playground does include some traditional pieces. How can you build a playground without swings? But what makes the playground special are the elevated tunnel pathways. This is a place for kids to safely climb up into the trees and explore nature's gifts. It allows children to play in a natural environment again. And if it has to be structured and pass all the safety tests, what better example than the River Legacy Parks playground? The success of this project was obvious even before construction was complete. Children, aged 6 to 60 watched the entire operation and stood in line for the opening. Even before that, the word was out and other cities began planning similar projects. All it took was a municipality with the foresight and resolution to try something different, a consulting team with the creative skills to present the ideas and a manufacturer 78 Landscape Architect and Specifier News that had the technical experience to put it together. We knew we'd done it right when a parent wrote, "I want to play up there!" Well, he'll have to wait for another day. Design Team - Kurt Beilharz, ASLA, city of Arlington, Texas - Gary Kutilek, Landscape Architect, The Landscape Alliance - John Fain, ASLA, DFL Group, LLC, and the University of Texas Arlington - GameTime (PlayWorx) Photography Briana Morrison, LEED AP, Associate ASLA, city of Arlington, Texas Contractors GameTime, Playground Construction JDK Walls Inc., General Contractors Other Consultants - MJ Wright and Associates, Architects - Winkelmann & Associates, Engineers and Surveyors - Yaggi Engineering, Electrical Engineers - Cawyer & Associates, Accessibility Consultants