Tree Hugger - The Guildford Town Centre is a shopping mall in Surrey, B.C., that recently underwent a $280-million redevelopment. Part of that project was to ‘upgrade’ the children’s indoor playground to something that the mall’s spokesperson described as “new and unique.” The result, however, has horrified visiting parents.
Gone is the actual play equipment. There is nothing to climb on or play with. In its place is a wall of installed iPads and a few activity wheels for toddlers. This is the sum total of the so-called “interactive play park” that will, presumably, keep kids quiet and entertained.
The mall defends its actions by repeating the same response – one that is sadly echoed in so many public spaces these days:
“We are pleased to offer a quiet play environment for children. In our experience, providing slides and things for climbing leads to much more active play and can result in children being hurt.”
2 comments:
....and they get to dodge even the chance of a lawsuit if a kid hurts themselves on the now-removed playground equipment.
But they won't get to dodge a suit for removing the equipment and replacing it with iPads.
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