'Magical Bridge Playground' Approved in Redwood City

REDWOOD CITY, CA — This week the City Council approved a partnership with the Magical Bridge Foundation to build an innovative and inclusive playground to open at Red Morton Park in late 2017 or early 2018.

The Magical Bridge Playground is a world-renowned concept developed first in Palo Alto and will soon debut in Redwood City. Designed to be socially inclusive for children and adults of varying physical and cognitive abilities, Magical Bridge Redwood City aims to go beyond typical playground designs, which often inadvertently overlook the growing autistic population, cognitively challenged, visually and hearing impaired, physically limited and the aging population.

The Magical Bridge Foundation will collaborate with Redwood City on its next location due to its progressive parks and recreation program, funding support, and diverse community.

"We're pleased that the Magical Bridge Foundation chose Redwood City as its next location," said Chris Beth, Director of Redwood City Parks, Recreation and Community Services. "The City of Redwood City looks forward to partnering with them to design and build this exciting playground at Red Morton Park. We are always looking for ways to bring more value to the community and offer more programs that benefit residents of all ages and abilities."

The City will contribute $1.5 million of Capital Improvement Project funding it had already allocated towards the planned renovation of the old existing playground project, while the Foundation is working to raise funds in the estimated amount of $1.8 million expected to complete the project. To learn more about the project, or personal or corporate giving, visit http://magicalbridge.org/redwoodcity or contact jill@magicalbridge.org.

— Announcement submitted for publication by the City of Redwood City.

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