SYRACUSE — Skiddy Park on Syracuse’s Near Westside is home to updated, accessible play equipment for children ages 2-12. The 2.75-acre neighborhood park is located at 300 Tioga St., in front of Syracuse STEM at Blodgett Middle School. The Skiddy Park playground surface & equipment retrofit project cost about $400,000, according to the City of […]
SYRACUSE — Skiddy Park on Syracuse’s Near Westside is home to updated, accessible play equipment for children ages 2-12.
The 2.75-acre neighborhood park is located at 300 Tioga St., in front of Syracuse STEM at Blodgett Middle School. The Skiddy Park playground surface & equipment retrofit project cost about $400,000, according to the City of Syracuse government.
“Skiddy Park is a center of activity for families and children of all ages, and I’m excited about these new improvements. Near Westside neighbors deserve a safe, accessible, and well-maintained park in walking distance,” Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh said in an Aug. 11 announcement.. “At Skiddy Park and around Syracuse, we will continue to invest in park enhancements to provide families a space to spend time together. They are essential to our residents’ quality of life.”
The improvements include a new play area for children ages 2-5, a new We-Go-Swing for wheelchair users, a complete safety surface replacement for increased accessibility, and improvements to existing play equipment for children ages 5-12, according to Walsh’s office. More information on the Skiddy Park playground surface & equipment retrofit is available at:
https://www.syr.gov/Projects/Active-Projects/Parks-Projects/Skiddy-Park-Playground-Surface-Equipment-Retrofit 
