Playgrounds are one category of common resource, and we should have way, way more of these. I see a bunch of people suggesting that workout equipment or libraries count, but that's not really sufficient. At playgrounds, it's common to have a structure for kids under 8 and one above. We actually should have more for teens and above. We SHOULD have all-age group play structures.

This article examines how teenage girls in particular, for instance, often lack welcoming places to safely hang out outside the home: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-05-28/we-need-more-public-space-for-teen-girls

We should have more skate parks. We should have urban bouldering walls. Swimming pools and fishing holes, and public gardens along with structures for adults to play tag on. That would be an improvement on most urban landscapes.

[–] Pissnpink@feddit.uk 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I dont give a shit if your kid is waiting for the swings, my taxes pay for it and I'm going to use it.

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[–] Cleverdawny@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago

They're called public parks

[–] Isoprenoid@programming.dev 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't understand the meme. Outdoor gyms exist. If you don't have one in your community then you need to talk to your local council.

[–] Flughoernchen@feddit.de 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't want a gym though. I want a swing and a slide and, most importantly, a seesaw to climb and stand in the middle of. I want to have fun not exercise.

[–] Isoprenoid@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

I want to have fun not exercise.

Exercising is fun, just ask Arnold.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

There is no law or rule stopping a grown adult from using a playground.

[–] bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Playgrounds in my neighborhood have signs saying something like "Adults must be accompanied by children under the age of 13" or whatever

[–] Faresh@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

I like that the way you wrote it, it makes it sound like the adults need supervision from the kids.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Well, that's lame.

[–] archaeoraptor 9 points 1 year ago

The equipment usually isn't sized for adults. I barely fit into the swing set at my local park, and I'm smaller than average. Even though I can technically use it, it's very uncomfortable.

But besides that, as a grown man I'm going to get some very weird looks from parents if I waltz up to the jungle gym and start climbing with their kids. There may not be a law against it, but it's certainly not socially acceptable.

[–] HumbertTetere@feddit.de 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The majority of playgrounds in Germany have rules restricting them to children (usually below 14 years of age). Violations can be punished with a fine.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

How very German.

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 6 points 1 year ago

The sign on the slide says 5-12 though.

[–] lugal@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Afaik playgrounds came up because it wasn't safe to play on the street anymore. So streets are adults' playgrounds