Neighbourhood Parks Improvement Fund

About this program

The City of London is implementing a new Neighbourhood Parks Improvement Fund that will make improvements to 23 parks across the city. Share your comments and questions about park upgrades in the feedback form below. Feedback will be collected until end of day on March 6, 2025.

Four million dollars has been allocated to the fund as part of the Mayor’s Property Tax Supported Budget (2024-2027). Projects will be implemented between the years 2024 and 2027.

Some of the improvements include:

new and enhanced pickleball and tennis courts
new cricket batting cages
enhanced play equipment and swings
new outdoor exercise equipment and basketball courts
new shade structures

This funding will add additional amenities to London’s park system, and will enhance existing work planned across the city in alignment with the City of London’s Parks and Recreation Master Plan.

Every project will undergo future public engagement as they progress. This will take the form of letters to residents around the project, signage on site and updates shared on this webpage. Please check back again for updates as projects are constructed.

Londoners can learn more about current park construction at london.ca/ParkConstruction, and as the new Neighbourhood Parks Improvement Fund projects get closer to beginning construction, they will be added to this webpage too.

About this program

Four million dollars has been allocated to the fund as part of the Mayor’s Property Tax Supported Budget (2024-2027). Projects will be implemented between the years 2024 and 2027.

Some of the improvements include:

new and enhanced pickleball and tennis courts
new cricket batting cages
enhanced play equipment and swings
new outdoor exercise equipment and basketball courts
new shade structures

This funding will add additional amenities to London’s park system, and will enhance existing work planned across the city in alignment with the City of London’s Parks and Recreation Master Plan.

Park improvement projects

Multi-neighbourhood projects

These improvements will take place in the City's larger parks that are often used by several neighbourhoods.

Park	Address	Project Description	Year
Silverwoods Park	50 Sycamore Street	New and enhanced pickleball and basketball courts	To be completed in 2027
South East Optimist Park	237 Deveron Crescent	New and enhanced play equipment and full basketball court	To be completed in 2026
White Oaks Park	1119 Jalna Boulevard	New and enhanced play equipment (east of Fennel Cres.), acrylic surface on pickleball court.	Acrylic surface on pickleball court completed in 2024 New and enhanced play equipment (east of Fennel Cres.) to be completed in 2025
Ralph Hamlyn Park	83 Dennis Avenue	New practice cricket multi-batting cage facility	To be completed in 2026
Wonderland/ Riverside	520 Riverside Drive	Improved paddling/river access, scattering ashes site, and public gathering space	To be completed in 2027
West Lions Park	20 Granville Street	New and enhanced skateboarding facilities	To be completed in 2026
Stronach Park	1221 Sandford Street	New and enhanced play equipment	To be completed in 2026
Stoneybrook Recreation Field	815 Windermere Road	New practice cricket multi-batting cage facility	To be completed in 2026
Richard B. Harrison Park	205 South Street	New and enhanced play equipment and basketball court	To be completed in 2026

Neighbourhood Projects

These improvements will take place in the City's more localized parks that are often used by Londoners within a neighbourhood.

Park	Address	Project Description	Year
Vauxhall Park	49 Price Street	Improved play equipment and swings	To be completed in 2025
Kiwanis Park North	612 Hale Street	New pickleball courts and half basketball court	To be completed in 2025
Huronview Park	1345 Bentley Drive	New shade structure with picnic tables and upgraded half basketball court.	To be completed in 2025
Huron Heights Park	185 McNay Street	Improved basketball court and new shade structure and seating	To be completed in 2025
Hastings Park	1428 Hastings Drive	Addition of acrylic surfacing on existing pickleball and tennis courts	To be completed in 2025
North London Athletic Fields	1207 Adelaide Street N	New play equipment	To be completed in 2026
Kent Park	2715 Buroak Drive	New and enhanced playground equipment and seating	To be completed in 2025
Oak Park	1207 Royal York Road	New exercise equipment and picnic tables	To be completed in 2025
Regiment Park	3290 Regiment Road	News basketball court and seating	Completed in 2024
Arthur Ford Park	670 Viscount Road	Improved tennis court and seating	To be completed in 2025
Murray Park	75 Clifftonvale Avenue	News basketball court and seating	Completed in 2024
Bateman Trail Park	2875 Bateman Trail	New picnic area and shade structure	To be completed in 2025
Blackfriars Park	2 Cummings Avenue	New play equipment and seating	To be completed in 2026
St. Stephens Park	1030 Wellington Road	New play equipment and seating	To be completed in 2026

Background information

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The Mayor’s Property Tax Supported Budget (2024-2027) provided funding for an additional four million dollars ($4M) for the implementation of currently unfunded initiatives within the Parks and Recreation Master Plan through the Community Investment Reserve Fund. On March 1, 2024, this funding was deemed adopted through the City of London 2024–2027 Multi-Year Budget process.
The Neighbourhood Parks Improvement Fund is aligned to the Parks and Recreation Master Plan, which was approved by Council on June 25, 2019. The Master Plan provides an overall vision, direction, and guidance for planning and making decisions about parks, open spaces, environmental management, recreation programs, sport services, and facilities in London. It is informed by public input and is aligned to local, provincial, and federal policies, strategies, best practices, trends, demographics, and growth forecasts.
The Master Plan contains a series of recommendations, some of which refer to discrete projects or actions and others that provide ongoing and incremental guidance. The City of London manages between 200 to 250 parks projects of varying sizes annually to meet the goals of the Parks and Recreation Master Plan. Some of these projects were outlined in the Parks and Recreation Master Plan Annual Report to Community and Protective Services.
The Neighbourhood Parks Improvement Fund will inject additional funds to help leverage and/or enhance some of these existing projects, support new projects, and accelerate and enhance park amenities across the city.