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s 4 <br />STEWART PARK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT <br />Back to the Heart of the City <br />PlaceWorks is currently working with the City of Beaumont on a renovation <br />of Stewart Park. The park is at the heart of the city and once contained <br />the City's only public swimming pool. Due to safety issues, the pool was <br />removed, and the park renovation is intended to provide new upgrades <br />to bring visitors back to the park. Planned improvements include a large <br />splashpad, two playgrounds, a skate park, shaded picnic areas, an additional <br />restroom and shower building, basketball courts, pathways, community <br />gathering space and farmer's market area, and an amphitheater. Stewart <br />Park hosts two major events in the summer with large performances <br />bringing In thousands of visitors from the surrounding area. The park design <br />must be dynamic enough to provide everyday comfort to residents and <br />durable enough to sustain large amounts of traffic during events. <br />The park renovation includes closing two streets that run through <br />the park and relocating utilities within the right-of-way. The design <br />intends to integrate the streets into the park through regrading and <br />reconfiguring of internal trails and entry points. Stewart Park is also <br />utilized as a flood control basin. The site design reconfigures the basin <br />geometry to better accommodate public use but is retaining the overall <br />flood capacity. Major site features, including the splash pad, playground, <br />and park buildings are located at the highest elevations of the park to <br />avoid potential for future flooding. The PlaceWorks team is leading <br />Location <br />Beaumont, California <br />Size <br />13.8 acres <br />Client <br />City of Beaumont <br />Date Completed <br />Ongoing <br />Services Provided <br />Landscape Architecture, Online <br />Survey, CEQA <br />A-56 <br />PLACEWORKS <br />