Determining Kossuth Playground’s destiny came with plenty of help from neighbors, who pitched ideas to Friends of Mosholu Parkland on how to better the playground.

The interactive visioning session, held at the park Oct. 10, featured arts and crafts, charts and other visual aids to encourage an exchange of ideas. The 85-year-old playground, equipped with a jungle gym, basketball court and sprinkler system, is the only recreational space

along the leafy roadway. The span connects drivers from the Bronx River Parkway to several Norwood/Bedford Park side streets and the Saw Mill River Parkway.

In March, community stakeholders and cultural institutions reignited interest to revitalize the aging roadway. The visioning plan for Kossuth Playground is part of that larger goal of improving conditions at the parkway, which hasn’t seen any revitalization efforts take place there in decades.

Friends of Mosholu Parkland, which spent months preparing for the event, received help from People Make Parks, a program under the City Parks Foundation that collaborates with volunteer park advocates across the city. The hope, according to organizers, is to cobble the neighborhood’s wants and needs and draft them into a formal plan for lawmakers. But the plan isn’t a guarantee towards capital funding for the park improvements, though it stands to present a clear and organized plan for park improvements should funding come through.

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