Resources

Cooper Playground

• Cooper Playground Inspection Report (pdf)

Tuttle Playground

• Tuttle Talk: The Future of Tuttle School (Southeast Como Improvement Assoc)

Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS)

• MPS Regulation 3517D, about Recommendations for Playground Equipment
• MPS Policy 3270A, about Surplus Property
• MPS Policy 7530, about Joint Facilities Projects with MPRB
• MPS Policy 7000, about Gardens on School Property
• Map of MPS Properties (Nov 2023)

Minneapolis Parks & Rec (MPRB)

• Trust for Public Land (TPL) park system rating data 2023 (.xlsx) (or on Google Sheets)
• MPRB presentation on MPRB/MPS partnership costs (2022)(.key)

Playground Design

• National Safety Council (NSC) - Playground Safety
• US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) - Public Playground Safety Handbook (PDF)
• Safety First Checklist: Audit & Inspection Program for Children’s Play Areas
  • Internet Archive, digital rental
  • Worldcat, physical loan

Historical Context

• Original 1996 schematics for Cooper Playground, courtesy of Jim van Sloun (image)