SURVEY + INFRASTRUCTURE + BUILDINGS + ENVIRONMENT
PARKS, RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE
MARKETS
EXPERTISE
- Master Plans and Concept Sketches
- Construction Plans, Specifications and Bid Documents
- Construction Observation and Administration
- Certified Playground Safety Consultations
- Community Input Surveys
- Grant Applications and Administration
- Ordinance Provisions for Park Land Dedication
- Recreation Impact Fee Calculations
- ADA, CPSC, and ASTM C ompliance
Symbols of community pride.
A system of parks, recreation programs and open space areas is a measure of a community's commitment to its residents' quality of life. But it takes work and wisdom to make good play areas. Like balancing recreational opportunities with the needs of the local roads, police force and other infrastructure essentials. Preparing grant applications to help municipalities obtain matching funds for recreational projects. Writing ordinance provisions to encourage the dedication of parkland and generate recreation impact funds. Combining expertise in landscape architecture with civil, structural, mechanical and electrical engineering. Designing play areas that meet ADA requirements and the safety guidelines of the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Selecting play equipment that challenges a child's imagination, and arranging it to maximize space utilization. Conducting safety inspections at existing playgrounds, recommending practical steps to address safety hazards, and minimizing liability exposure.
Developing a successful park and recreation program from concept through construction is child's play for us. And nearly as much fun.
HIGHLIGHT PROJECTS
SSM provided planning and design including landscape architectural and engineering services, of a new 22,000-square-foot concrete skatepark to be constructed on a 1.8-acre vacant lot located on Canal Street in the City of Reading.
SSM has supported several teams to serve in a multi-disciplinary way to the Department of Architecture and Preservation (DAP) of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) since 1995.
SSM has supported several teams to serve in a multi-disciplinary way to the Department of Architecture and Preservation (DAP) of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) since 1995.
SSM has supported several teams to serve in a multi-disciplinary way to the Department of Architecture and Preservation (DAP) of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) since 1995.
SSM provided Master Planning for 4 public parks owned and maintained by Wyomissing Borough.
SSM provided master planning, construction documentation, bid administration and construction phase services for a 4-acre park.