Riverview Park Improvements

Riverview Park is complete and open to the public but is still under contractor warranty. We have found that some areas within the park (mainly at the soccer field) are experiencing minor ponding of water. This will be corrected by the contractor when site conditions become favorable for re-grading and placement of topsoil.

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The tennis court has been resurfaced and painted with lines for both tennis and pickleball. Nets are installed and spectator benches face both the tennis and basketball courts.

Lines have also been painted on the basketball courts (new hoops were installed earlier this year). We've added hopscotch and four-square markings as well.

Construction has started again at Riverview Park and we are targeting a completion of the project by early July 2018. Now that site conditions have improved, all bare soil areas will be seeded as part of the final works. The seed will take some time to germinate and fill in. Please avoid freshly seeded areas until the grass is well established.

Riverview Park is still too wet to start work. City staff and the contractor are monitoring the site conditions to determine when it will be favourable to restart the project. We anticipate that the nicer weather will aloow us to start work in the comming weeks and be completed by earlky July 2018.

Construction at Riverview Park has paused for the winter. Unfortunately construction could not be fully completed in 2017 but significant progress was achieved. New storm sewer pipes and catch basins have been built along with major grading (including berm removal) has been completed. The new playground equipment, fitness stations and seating areas have been installed. New trees have been planted too. Other progress has been made with parking lot and walkway construction.

We are monitoring the site conditions to determine when the contractor can remobilize to Riverview Park and finish everything off. We anticipate completion will be achieved spring 2018.

The contractor has made good progress with the completion of the new stormwater sewers and berm removal. Most of the gravel has been installed too. Over the next few weeks we expect that concrete curbing and asphalt paving will be completed. More site grading will occur and the playground equipment to be installed soon too! Please note the new playground equipment will be off limits until the site is safe for the public.

The City’s contractor Stevensville Lawn Service Inc. will be commencing with construction the week of September 18^th. The first priority of construction will be installing new stormwater sewers, site grading and earth berm removals. Once construction starts the park will be fenced and become off-limits for public use. While Riverview Park is unavailable, we suggest that residents visit the newly renovated Chippawa Lions Park at 3970 Welland Street.

On August 22, 2017 Niagara Falls City Council approved the contract award for the Riverview Park Improvements project to Stevensville Lawn Service Inc. This approval will allow construction to commence on schedule this September. More information on project schedule will be announced shortly.

The City of Niagara Falls is pleased to present the final master plan for Riverview Neighbourhood Park. This master plan reflects consensus comments from the community that were received from the entire consultation process (Fall 2016 and Spring 2017.) Key features of the master plan include;

• A new playground area with accessible turf surfacing near Cattell Drive with a neighbourhood scale seating area.
• A refurbished tennis court with a new full-size basketball /multi-purpose court and spectator benches. Pickleball lines will be added to the tennis court.
• A looping trail system that connects Cattell Drive to Sarah Street.
• Bench fit exercise stations along the looping trail system.
• A natural ice rink with seating.
• A smaller asphalt parking lot at Cattell Drive.
• A children’s soccer field.
• Open green space for informal play.
• Refurbished park signage.
• Vehicular barriers at both Cattell Drive and Sarah Street frontages.
• A solar powered lighting system will be installed at the new playground.
• New tree planting throughout the park including larger spaded trees and smaller nursery stock.

In addition to the features listed above, the master plan will also include the removal of the existing soil berms and the installation of new storm sewers throughout the park to deal with poor drainage.

This master plan will be used as the guide for the development of park construction plans. Please note that through the design process minor adjustments may be made to address technical or financial constraints. Thank you to everyone for your time attending public information centres and providing great suggestions for how to make Riverview Neighbourhood Park a wonderful place.

The full master plan can be downloaded under the Document Library to the right.

The City of Niagara Falls is pleased to present the final master plan for Riverview Neighbourhood Park. This master plan reflects consensus comments from the community that were received from the entire consultation process (Fall 2016 and Spring 2017.) Key features of the master plan include;

• A new playground area with accessible turf surfacing near Cattell Drive with a neighbourhood scale seating area.
• A refurbished tennis court with a new full-size basketball /multi-purpose court and spectator benches.
• A looping trail system that connects Cattell Drive to Sarah Street.
• Bench fit exercise stations along the looping trail system.
• A natural ice rink with seating.
• A smaller asphalt parking lot at Cattell Drive.
• A children’s soccer field.
• Open green space for informal play.
• Refurbished park signage.
• Vehicular barriers at both Cattell Drive and Sarah Street frontages.
• A solar powered lighting system will be installed at the new playground.
• New tree planting throughout the park including larger spaded trees and smaller nursery stock.

In addition to the features listed above, the master plan will also include the removal of the existing soil berms and the installation of new storm sewers throughout the park to deal with poor drainage.

This master plan will be used as the guide for the development of park construction plans. Please note that through the design process minor adjustments may be made to address technical or financial constraints. Thank you to everyone for your time attending public information centres and providing great suggestions for how to make Riverview Neighbourhood Park a wonderful place.