Kossuth Playground is in need of a makeover, say park advocates. But it first needs a vision.

As part of a broader discussion on the revitalization of Mosholu Parkway, a green freeway linking from the Bronx River Parkway to the Saw Mill River Parkway, Friends of Mosholu Parkland plan to survey residents over the needs of the playground’s improvements.

For the past few years Kossuth Playground, found on East Mosholu Parkway North between Kossuth and Steuben avenues, has been eyed for renovations. The only section where neighbors are legally permitted to recreate by the parkway, Kossuth Playground is heavily used, though improvements could be made, according to Elizabeth Quaranta, the group’s president. Also, given the population boom that’s expected in Norwood, renovations should be warranted, she noted.

“We need an updated playground that is even ADA-accessible,” said Quaranta. “At this point you can’t put a wheelchair on top of that flooring at all.”

The playground’s amenities include a basketball court, jungle gym and seesaws. It opened in 1930 and is named after Lajos Kossuth, a Hungarian revolutionary who was active in the 1830s.

The group is expected to convene an information gathering at the playground Oct. 10, to pepper Bronx residents on what rehab work needs to be done at the playground. Quaranta was offered a preview of some answers that are to be expected at the upcoming event after talking with some residents about the playground over the summer.

“I asked him, ‘So, how often do you come?’ And a lot of times they would say, ‘Not often because it’s either too dark, too dingy. It’s not what my kids want to play. There’s too many teenagers on that site,’” said Quaranta.

The data is expected to become the DNA for a blueprint for fixing the playground. Agreeing to help FOMP’s cause is Partnerships for Parks, a joint program of City Parks Foundation and the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation. The group’s visioning program, People Make Parks, intends to teach volunteers how to develop a convincing visioning report to submit to legislators who can help fund improvements to a park.

But a visioning plan is never a guarantee to effect change, but an act of persuasion. With the New York City Parks & Recreation Department with a small capital funding budget, and a bureaucratic maze that involves funding, designing it and building it, the Kossuth Playground project could be mired in years-long development.

But should it be given the green light to be built, it will join 164 park projects in the Bronx that currently in procurement, design or construction, according to Parks’ website.

“We’re preparing for the future so we don’t lose our Mosholu Parkland,” said Quaranta. “Kossuth is a solution to the activities that people want.”

Editor’s Note: The event takes place at 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.