ICYMI: Kensington Dog Run Plans Presented To Community Board

Representatives from the Prospect Park Alliance on Wednesday night presented preliminary plans for the Kensington Dog Run in Prospect Park, a place where dog-owners will be able to let their canines run around without a leash.

The presentation included previously released drawings, along with other specifics of the project, which was funded through the city’s participatory budgeting process.

Three members of the Kensington Dog Run Association, a group of neighborhood dog-owners who have pushed for the dog run, were in attendance at the office of Community Board 14, which covers Kensington and the Prospect Park Parade Ground.

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The plans are still being finalized and could be tweaked before they go before the full community board and the city's Public Design Commission.

“The presentation they gave was very similar to the one we had received behind closed doors,” Sal Garro, the association’s president, told Patch after the meeting. “To have it presented out to the community, it was something we were all so proud of, so i’m glad the people could see it as well.”

The dog run will sit on the southwest part of the Prospect Park Parade Grounds. The actual entrance, though, will be via a park path that connects with Coney Island Avenue.

It will feature two areas, one for small dogs and one for large dogs. The surface will be made out of a synthetic turf designed specifically for dogs. The 6,000 square-foot dog run will be surrounded by fencing and benches.

Each area will contain a fountain with a dog bowl for drinking and hose to wash off the turf.

It will be awhile, though, before it’s open to the public.

The park alliance officials said the design process is scheduled to run through the end of this summer and be followed by a year-long legal review and bidding process. From then, construction could begin with a 2019 target date.

The Prospect Park Alliance provided us with the presentation so we can share it below.

Image via Prospect Park Alliance

Editor's note: This story was originally published on Thursday, April 20