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2.2Improve comfort, safety, and accessibility within parks 2.2.1Provide picnic tables, seating, shade, bike racks, and trash receptacles at each park 2.2.2Provide portable restrooms (and screening of restrooms) as park use and demand warrants in parks that do not have permanent restrooms 2.2.3Continue to provide parks that are universally accessible, including buildings, walkways, play features, picnic facilities, and curb ramps 3. Use parks to facilitate and enhance social interaction 3.1Acquire vacant or tax-forfeit parcels of land to provide key social space in the community 3.1.1 Search for parcels in the central commercial area of Little Canada to develop a ‘town square’ 3.2Provide places or features for gathering within parks 3.2.1Add more tables, seating, and picnic facilities within the system 3.2.2Continue to support neighborhood gatherings in parks, such as Night to Unite 4. Reinforce community character, history, and sense of place with parks 4.1Beautify the City with attractive, meaningful, and durable park elements 4.1.1Work with local artists to integrate public art in the parks 4.1.2Explore the possibility of creating or supporting a public art task force group or other public art initiatives 4.1.3Integrate gardens (formal and/or natural) in each park 4.2Ensure no net loss of parkland within Little Canada 4.3Create a variety of user experiences within the park system 4.3.1Collaborate with residents and organizations to incorporate meaningful features such as pollinator gardens, rain gardens, or public art to help express community character and strengthen the park identity 4.3.2Continue to design parks that have unique features or improvements that give each park a distinct identity Distinctive seating options can provide gathering opportunities and help define the character of a place Public art can take many forms, ranging from abstract and sculptural to highly functional CHAPTER 4 40