WORLDS FAIR

PLAYGROUND
ASPHALT FIELD RECONSTRUCTION
Bounded by the Entrance Ramp to the Grand
Central Parkway and West Service Road,
Borough of Queens

Parks Committee/Community Board Meeting

March 8, 2017
Lee Ann Beauchamp
SCOPE OF WORK:
Reconstruct asphalt field
Provide striping for sports and running track with distance markers
Screen views of highway
Correct drainage problems

TOTAL BUDGET: $2 million

Borough President

PROJECT SIZE: 1 acre

WORLDS FAIR PLAYGROUND | Scope of Work

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QUEENS

ASPHALT FIELD
PROJECT AREA

HANDBALL, TENNIS
CITY 2 MI N AND BASKETBALL
COURTS

PY
EX COMFORT
AND
ISL STATION
G
LON

MEADOW
FOREST PLAYGROUND
LAKE
HILLS
GRA
ND
PAR

CEN
K WAY

TRA
L

NEIGHBORHOOD 1000 N SITE 200 N

WORLDS FAIR PLAYGROUND | Site Location and Context

 GRA
ND
CEN
TRA
L PA
RKW
AY

RAMP TO
PEDESTRIAN
BRIDGE

AY
K W
R HANDBALL
PA COURT
P AL
RAM N TR
XI
T CE
E D ASPHALT
N
GRA FIELD
TO
P FIRE HYDRANT
M
RA
T RY TWO
E N
BENCHES

BASEBALL
TENNIS BACKSTOP -
LAWN
COURTS NO HOOD
CONCRETE DIRT PATH -
PATH DESIRE LINE ON
STEEP SLOPE

GRAND CENTRAL PARKWAY SERVICE ROAD

PATH TO APARTMENT COMPLEX

N
0 20 40 80

WORLDS FAIR PLAYGROUND | Existing Conditions

Looking North

Key Map
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NAME PARK
WORLDS PLAYGROUND
FAIR | Slide
PLAYGROUND | SiteName
Photos
Photo 1 - Looking East Photo 2 - Looking South

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NAME PARK
WORLDS PLAYGROUND
FAIR | Slide
PLAYGROUND | SiteName
Photos
Looking West

Key Map
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WORLDS FAIR
NAME PARK PLAYGROUND
PLAYGROUND | SiteName
| Slide Photos
Photo 1 - Collapsed Drain Photo 2 - Eroded Slope

Key Map
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NAME PARK
WORLDS PLAYGROUND
FAIR | Slide
PLAYGROUND | SiteName
Photos
 RAMP TO
PEDESTRIAN GRA
BRIDGE ND
CEN
TRA
L PA
RKW
AY

SHADE AND
EVERGREEN TRACK WITH
TREES TO DISTANCE
SCREEN VIEW
OF HIGHWAY MARKERS
YOUTH
AY SOCCER FIELD
K W
P R DRINKING
M
RA PA FOUNTAIN
T AL
I
EX N TR
CE
ND
G RA
TO
P SOFTBALL FIELD
M
RA
T RY
EN VOLLEYBALL
CONCRETE COURT
PATH TO NEW
ENTRANCE

FENCING
REPLACE MESH
PAINT FRAMES
INSTALL
GRAND CENTRAL PARKWAY SERVICE ROAD CLOSE BOTTOM
ENTRANCE
RAILING

PATH TO APARTMENT COMPLEX

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WORLDS FAIR PLAYGROUND | Schematic Design

Quercus phellos/ Amelanchier canadensis/ Pinus strobus Fastigiata/ Ilex Nellie R. Stevens/ Nellie R. Juniperus chinensis
Willow Oak Shadblow Serviceberry Columnar White Pine Stevens Holly Keteleeri/
Keteleer Chinese Juniper

WORLDS FAIR PLAYGROUND | Plant Materials

 TREES 27 DBH
(AVERAGE)
30-0 APART

EROSION
UNDERMINING
CONCRETE SLAB AT
GUARD RAIL

8-0 CHAIN LINK

SLOPE VARIES FENCE
20% TO 30%
EROSION RUNS ONTO
ASPHALT FIELD

Eroded Slope Existing Condition

INSTALL BRIDGE CURB

TO REDUCE SLOPE OF
HILL AND ELIMINATE
EROSION DUE TO
RUNOFF

REMOVE SOIL THAT

HAS ACCUMULATED
AROUND BASE OF
TREE

Proposed
Key Map
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NAME PARK
WORLDS PLAYGROUND
FAIR | Slide
PLAYGROUND | Eliminate
Name Erosion on Slope
64 Worlds Fair Bench with RPL Slats HiLo Elkay Drinking Fountain Public Space Receptacle Bins

WORLDS FAIR PLAYGROUND | Site Furnishings

 RAMP TO
PEDESTRIAN GRA
BRIDGE ND
CEN
TRA
L PA
RKW
AY

SHADE AND
EVERGREEN TRACK WITH
TREES TO DISTANCE
SCREEN VIEW
OF HIGHWAY MARKERS
YOUTH
AY SOCCER FIELD
K W
P R DRINKING
M
RA PA FOUNTAIN
T AL
I
EX N TR
CE
ND
G RA
TO
P SOFTBALL FIELD
M
RA
T RY
EN VOLLEYBALL
CONCRETE COURT
PATH TO NEW
ENTRANCE

FENCING
REPLACE MESH
PAINT FRAMES
INSTALL
GRAND CENTRAL PARKWAY SERVICE ROAD CLOSE BOTTOM
ENTRANCE
RAILING

PATH TO APARTMENT COMPLEX

N
0 20 40 80

WORLDS FAIR PLAYGROUND | Schematic Design