Plans are underway for the development of a new pedestrian connection between Oxford Street East and Direzze Court.  This includes a 3-meter-wide bridge, concrete trailheads, sidewalk connection to Karindon Park, wayfinding signage, site furniture and planting. We also plan to remove the Shaun Beggs Park junior playground structure and utilize Karindon Park playground instead. Construction is scheduled for 2026, pending Council approval. 

Have your say! Please review the proposed plans (below) and provide your comments and suggestions through the parks design comment form. We will be accepting comments until October 6, 2024. 

• Oxford Street to Direzze Court Pedestrian Connection – Site Context
• Oxford Street to Direzze Court Pedestrian Connection – Site Photos
• Oxford Street to Direzze Court Pedestrian Connection – Concept Plan
• Oxford Street to Direzze Court Pedestrian Connection – Trailhead Concepts
• Oxford Street to Direzze Court Pedestrian Connection – Channel Revitalization
• Oxford Street to Direzze Court Pedestrian Connection – Public Consultation Notice

Email Project Manager, John Tiberio for more information or call him at 905-747-6389.

Miles Hill Parkette - Design Underway

Plans are underway for a new parkette located between Yonge Street and Church Street South. This includes a new plaza seating, shade structure, open lawn, playground and a multi-use trail.

If you would like to receive notifications and updates about the project, please email Michelle Dobbie, Manager of Park and Natural Heritage Planning or call her at 905-771-2467.

New Park at Yonge Street & Major Mackenzie Drive West - Design Underway

Plans are underway for the development of a new park, located at the south-west corner of Yonge Street and Major Mackenzie Drive West. This includes a central gathering space for creative pop-ups, temporary uses and community events. 

If you would like to receive notifications and updates about the project, please email Michelle Dobbie, Manager of Park and Natural Heritage Planning or call her at 905-771-2467.

The City of Richmond Hill is pleased to inform you that construction at Bayview Hill Park is underway.  The work will include site demolition, tree removals, site servicing (gas, sanitary, storm, water, electrical, subdrains and communication), washroom building, splash pad/Ice rink, playground, multiuse sport court, tennis and pickleball courts, site grading, concrete and asphalt paving, shade structures, ornamental fencing with piers, site furnishings, signage, tree and shrub planting, seeding and sodding. 

As a measure of safety, sections of the park will be closed during construction and residents are asked to refrain from entering the construction areas. Thank you in advance for your patience during the construction phase of this project.

Project Update:  Construction is progressing well.  We are working towards opening the Pickleball and Tennis courts by fall 2024 (weather permitting), with the rest of the park anticipated to be completed by Summer 2025.  We appreciate your continued patience.

Residents were invited to comment on the proposed masterplan concepts from August 23 to September 19, 2021. We were very pleased with the feedback received during this comment period.  As a result, the city proceeded with the implementation of Concept 2 for the final master plan of the park.  Refer to the links below for the final master plan and the proposed Phase 1 design.   

• Bayview Hill Community Park - Existing Conditions
• Bayview Hill Community Park - Final Master Plan
• Bayview Hill Park Revitalization Phase 1-Concept Plan
• Bayview Hill Park Revitalization Phase 1-Concept Plan-North Site
• Bayview Hill Park Revitalization Phase 1-Splash Pad and Ice Rink
• Bayview Hill Park Revitalization Phase 1-Washroom Building
• Bayview Hill Park Revitalization Phase 1-Playground
• Bayview Hill Park Revitalization Phase 1-Central Plaza
• Bayview Hill Park Revitalization Phase 1-Concept Plan-South Site
• Bayview Hill Park Revitalization Phase 1-Court Seating and Plaza
• Bayview Hill Park Revitalization Phase 1-Park Features
• Bayview Hill Park Revitalization Phase 1-Construction Notice

Email Project Manager, John Tiberio for more information or call him at 905-747-6389.

Plans are underway to revitalize Brickworks Park. This includes improvements to the playground, tennis courts, softball field, walkways, shelter, site furnishings, signage, planting, and the addition of fitness equipment. Construction is scheduled for 2026, pending budget approval. 

• Brickworks Park - Existing Conditions
• Brickworks Park - Concept Plan
• Brickworks Park - Playground 
• Brickworks Park – Materials Palette

Residents were invited to comment on the proposed designs from February 21 – March 8, 2024. Current plans have been updated to reflect feedback received.

Email Project Manager, James Condron for more information or call him at 905-771-2486.

Plans are underway for the revitalization of Bridgeview Park. This includes upgrades to the playground, splash pad, pathways, basketball area, tree plantings, site furniture, and the addition of community gardens and a pilot off-leash dog area. Construction is planned for 2025, subject to budget and permit approvals.

• Bridgeview Park - Existing Conditions
• Bridgeview Park - Selected Concept
• Bridgeview Park - Design Precedents
• Bridgeview Park - Materials Palette
• Bridgeview Park - Selected Concept Flythrough

Residents were invited to comment on the proposed design from June 23 to Tuesday July 11, 2023 and staff are reviewing the feedback received. 

Email Project Manager, James Condron for more information or call him at 905-771-2486.

We are improving the softball diamond at Crosby Park, including the replacement of the concrete light poles in the outfield, upgrading the floodlights to LED and adding a protective screen/netting along the parking lot foul line. Construction is scheduled to begin mid-November and be completed in the spring 2025, weather permitting.

As a measure of safety, a portion of the parking lot will be closed off periodically while work is being done and residents are asked to refrain from entering the construction area. Thank you in advance for your patience during the construction phase of this project.

• Crosby Park Softball Diamond Construction Notice

Email Project Manager, Kristina White for more information or call her at 905-747-6397.

Harding Park Revitalization - Construction underway

Construction is underway to revitalize Harding Park located at 277 Cedar Avenue. The revitalization scope of work includes replacement of the playground, baseball diamond, pathways, parking lot, site furnishings, new multi-sports court, tree planting, and removal of the mini soccer field. Construction is anticipated to be completed in the spring of 2025, weather permitting.

As a measure of safety, the entire park will be closed during construction and residents are asked to refrain from entering the construction area. Thank you in advance for your patience during the construction phase of this project.

• Harding Park Construction Notice
• Harding Park Existing Conditions
• Harding Park Concept Plan
• Harding Park Playground Layout

• Harding Park Materials Palette

Residents were invited to comment on the proposed design in September 2022.

Email Project Manager, Mike McCallum, for more information or call him at 905-771-2469.

Lilac Grove Parkette Playground Improvements - Design underway

Plans are underway to improve the playground at Lilac Grove Parkette located at 251 Shirley Drive. This includes the replacement of the play equipment, safety surfacing, site furniture, some walkways, a new shade structure, and planting. Construction is scheduled for 2026, pending budget approval. 

Residents were invited to comment on the proposed design from October 9 to 27, 2024 and staff are reviewing the feedback received. 

• Lilac Grove Parkette – Existing Conditions
• Lilac Grove Parkette – Concept Plan 
• Lilac Grove Parkette – Public Consultation Notice

Email Project Manager, Kristina White for more information or call her at 905-747-6397.

Plans are underway to revitalize Melinda Clark Parkette located at 47 Royal Chapin Crescent. This includes the replacement of the playground, safety surfacing, site furniture, signage, walkways, pedestrian lighting, connection to Yonge Street, and planting. Construction is scheduled for 2025, pending budget and permit approvals. 

Residents will be given a chance to review and comment on the proposed design.

Email Project Manager, Kristina White for more information or call her at 905-747-6397.

Richmond Green Revitalization Master Plan - Process underway

Plans are underway for the revitalization of Richmond Green, which is Richmond Hill's largest sporting and events park, located at the north-west corner of Leslie Street and Elgin Mills Road East, including planning for the new Bill Bell Park to the north. 

If you would like to receive notifications and updates about the project, please email Michelle Dobbie, Manager of Park and Natural Heritage Planning or call her at 905-771-2467.

Rumble Pond Park South Trail Improvements - City design underway; York Region construction underway

Plans are underway for the repair and replacement of the Rumble Pond Park South Trail system. This trail system is located east of Bathurst Street and south of Mill Street. The proposed work includes a new limestone screening pathway, bridge crossing with steel steps, site furniture and wayfinding signage as well as channel realignment, retaining walls and protective railings.  Construction is proposed to commence in 2025.

The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority has advised the City that the current playground location falls within the Patterson Creek hydraulic floodway which poses a risk to public safety should a flood occur.  The health, safety and wellbeing of our residents is of the utmost importance which is why we plan to remove the existing playground in its entirety.  A new playground location will determined at a later date as a separate project.  

• Rumble Pond Park South Trail Existing Conditions
• Rumble Pond Park South Trail Creek Work
• Rumble Pond Park South Trail Bridge and Boardwalk

York Region is improving Patterson Creek and Rumble Pond South Park from Mill Street to 230 metres south.  This proposed work includes creek realignment, retaining wall construction, trail improvements, tree removals and additional trees and shrubs planting. Construction is anticipated to be completed in the fall of 2024, weather permitting.

As a measure of safety, a section of trail will be closed during construction and residents are asked to refrain from entering the construction area. Thank you in advance for your patience during the construction phase of this project.

Refer to york.ca/RoadConstruction or email Project Manager, John Tiberio for more information or call him at 905-747-6389. 

Town Park Master Plan - Process underway

Plans are underway for the revitalization of Town Park, which was Richmond Hill's first park, located between Church Street South and Pugsley Avenue and including William H. Graham Parkette.

The Final Town Park Master Plan (staff report SRPI.23.058) was approved by Council on June 28, 2023. Developed in consultation with the community, the multi-year Master Plan will see these enhancements and more over the coming years:

• Interpretive signs and an attractive gateway to showcase the park's history
• A continuous walkway along Verne Dynes Way
• A larger ball diamond (Class A) will be constructed as the demands for softball facilities remain high in our community
• New pathways around the park
• A pollinator meadow
• Additional seating spaces including the picnic pavilions
• Revitalized playground
• Updated and colour-coated tennis court which will be multi-lined to allow for pickleball
• A new trail in the wooded area that will be enhanced with new trees as space permits
• Artificial outdoor ice skating rink (subject to cost benefit analysis)
• Permeable paving and enhanced landscaping in the parking area

Phase 1 detailed design is anticipated to begin in 2024, subject to Council approval of budget funding. 

If you would like to receive notifications and updates about the project, please email Michelle Dobbie, Manager of Park and Natural Heritage Planning or call her at 905-771-2467.