Milwaukee Recreation leans on experts in citywide playfield-revitalization project
By Brian Foley and Dan Shinkle
Milwaukee Recreation—a department of Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS)—is modernizing its outdoor playfield system throughout the city. With the help of experts, such as planning and environmental consultants, award-winning design firms, engineers, qualified internal staff members, and community members, Milwaukee Recreation is transforming the city’s neighborhoods and creating recreational opportunities for all individuals.
The department manages 52 playfields, encompassing more than 300 acres. These sites range from large-scale community playfields to small “pocket” fields. Milwaukee Recreation has reopened five playfields since its first groundbreaking in 2018, with two more expected to reopen to the public in 2021.