Re-Imagining Bergstrom Park

Excellent work! I am so very pleased that you are honoring Bert Bergstrom and the history of Woodland Park. This will be a wonderful place for families to gather. Thank you for your thoughtfulness. I wouldn't change a thing.

Given the historical significance of the park and the Historical Society's interest perhaps the society and the city could go in together and place a time capsule during construction to be opened at a future date. The community could be included to leave notes etc during an open house or the grand opening to be found in the future.

A water bottle filler in addition to a drinking fountain.

The Catholic Church next door has an actual train bell over it's front door which was on one of the last trains to arrive in Woodland Park. Perhaps the church would be interested in relocating it here so kids could ring it along with a memorial sign in exchange for giving them a different bell. I'm a member if you want a contact for this possible project.

Very clear parking signs at the entrances that indicate No Overnight Parking.

I indicated this above. This seems small and redundant compared to what is next to it. Please consider my ideas above related to making this either a much more attractive sightlines object from the highway to really pull people in and/or an extra kid thing with the panning for gold idea coming off what looks much more like an actual historic and rustic-y water tower. Something like this? link

I might suggest one of those slightly elevated paver car crossings here where there is visual indication to drivers that this is a pedestrian crossing. Also possibly at the top of the parking lot as well. Traffic calming methods that don't just look like a speed bump would be welcome in this area as it is very likely to receive a significant amount of both car and human traffic coming via other modes.

Overall this is an excellent Master Plan. I want to thank everyone who worked so hard to make this possible!

Not sure where, but somewhere in this area. I think plused up bathrooms that lock at night although I suspect you already thought of this. Additionally, bike racks that can handle e-Bikes with a strong suggestion that a few outdoor outlets be added to this area should people want to charge them while they are parked. EV cars aren't the only thing that need charging.. We live a couple miles away and having a convenient place to recharge a bike in the middle of town for a little while could be a very nice addition.

I would suggest a smaller landscaped sign at this location indicating a "Park Entrance" with whatever branding we are doing.

I would suggest a smaller landscaped sign at this location indicating a "Park Entrance" with whatever branding we are doing.

A very good project overall. I feel having a "Shade Structure" with Pikes Peak Views AND the "Water Tower Lookout" with Pikes Peak Views next to each other is a bit redundant. My idea is this. Replace the relatively diminutive "Water Tower Lookout" shown in the 3D rendering with either 1) something quite a bit larger and more iconic (think a mountain rustic Water Tower) that creates a real signature item as a sightline from the highway or 2) turn this into a larger water tower like contemplated above but make it have water flowing down a chute to create a "panning for gold" moment for visitors. Basically an extra kid activity to do where they can pan for gold via water coming off what is an actual water tower looking object rather than something more at-grade as currently contemplated. There is space in this part of the park to implement this without taking up much room.

This concept is great! I am very glad that we are saving the tree Bert Bergstrom planted and the park will honor his wish to celebrate the town’s history. Great job!