Roy Duncan Park - New Basketball Key

What we heard

Thank you to everyone that provided their input on the new basketball key options for the Roy Duncan Park.

Based on the feedback received from the pool and open house (held on February 13^th), option A received most of the votes and the project team will proceed with the preferred option. You can access the final concept plan and images of the new basketball key in the Document Library on the right side of the page.

In response to the comments posted to the guestbook and provided by email, please find below the following:

• The basket location can be moved to the North-East side, so players don’t get the sun in their eyes when shooting the ball.
• The open play area to the East will still be available for soccer and other play opportunities.
• The surface for the basketball key will follow the City of Ottawa Standards and consider durability and maintenance.
• The existing stonewall will be providing seating opportunities.
• A basketball key is too small to fit a multi-purpose pickleball court.
• Fencing around the basketball court and echo barriers are excluded from the project’s scope.
• Lighting is out of the project’s scope. Playing after the sun sets is not encouraged, since it might be disturbing for some neighbours.

Following the completion of the public tender process, an update regarding the construction timeline will be provided to the councillor, Jeff Leiper, and posted to Engage Ottawa. Construction is anticipated in the fall of 2023 and will probably continue in spring/summer of 2024.

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The City of Ottawa is looking for your feedback on a Basketball key addition to Roy Duncan Park at 295 Churchill Avenue, in ward 15 Kitchissippi.

The location of the new key was chosen so that it would be distanced from the playground and splash pad and positioned so that it won’t take up all the open space on the grass field. It needs to be located into the park sufficiently to prevent missed shots from going over the fence and with sufficient room to make the slope to the court accessible via a not-too-steep pathway.

The layout of Concept A is done on a north-south axis. This is a good orientation to avoid shooting into the setting sun (for most shots). On the plan, the upright is placed on the “uphill” end of the site to minimize the chance of the ball rolling downhill (toward the north). Placing the hoop on the north end of the key would work as well, but with some ball chasing.

Concept B provides a little harder surface area to incorporate the existing stone wall as a place to sit. The upright could be placed on the west end or the east end.

The new basketball feature includes an upright, backboard and hoop (see photo below). It is placed on asphalt pavement and sized to the City of Ottawa standards for a basketball key. The layout is based on the “key” of a regulation basketball court, used for foul shots. A key is appropriate for basketball players to practice their shots and play “one-on-one” or in groups.

You can find the two concept layouts in the document library on the right.

Please take the quick pool below to share your preferred concept. You can also share your comments in the Guestbook.