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coordination of the design and construction team, as well as the city and the irrigation district, were instrumental in the success of this portion of the project. Successful Spaces William Whyte, author of The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces (1980), identified several key elements that help create successful spaces: sitting, sun, trees, wind, water, food, street, and a term he coined, "triangulation." Dust Devil Park integrates each of these elements to create a successful urban space: various seating styles and areas; solar panels to capture energy from the relentless Arizona sun; filtered sunlight through groves of trees; interaction with water; sharing of meals under ramadas; linking neighborhoods through plazas and walkways; and finally "triangulation," creating points of interest— playgrounds, splash pad, skate plaza, basketball courts, artistic ramadas and custom light poles. The city's goals have been met with new facilities designed with sustainability and longevity in mind, balanced with a unique aesthetic. The city receives regular complements about the beauty and diversity of experiences this space provides. Neighbors have taken ownership of Dust Devil Park and embrace it as their own, which will help to sustain it into the future. March 2014 107 Shotcrete: Cemex Signs: Park Regulation/Building Address/Trail Mileage Markers: Sierra Signs and Service, Inc. Site Furnishings: Forms and Surfaces: bike rack; Greenfields: fitness equipment; Most Dependable Fountains: drinking fountain; PW Athletic: bbq grill, basketball equipment; Wabash Valley: benches, café tables; Webcoat: picnic tables, trash, recycling Soil Amendments: Best Fertilizer Hydro Agri: Western Organics Splashpad Equipment: Vortex Structural Steel: Milling Machinery, Inc. Termite Treatment: Bayer Environmental Science Tot-Lot Fencing: 4G Steel Erectors, Inc. Truncated Domes: Tekway 'Green' Waterline Equipment: American Ductile Iron Pipe; American Flow Control; PowerSeal pipeline Products; Pro Select covers and frames; Service Wire Co.; Sigma joints; Star pipe products; Trumbull tape; Tyler/Union; Wilkins Waterstops: Greenstreak Vendors/Materials (cont. from page 90) The playground has a variety of equipment from Fibar, Miracle and UPC Parks that is inclusive to different ages and abilities. If you've ever been to Phoenix, you know the absolute necessity for shade from the three digit temperatures. Custom poles ("reeds") support the fabric sail shades that covers both play areas. The riparian theme is strengthened by larger-than- life turtle and frog climbers. I n f o r m a t i o n R e q u e s t # 5 0 8 106_107.indd 107 2/28/14 5:12 PM