A connection to community.
The YMCA brings a mission rooted in youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. The park vision extends that purpose into outdoor spaces for families, young people and older adults.
Many ways to play.
One place to belong.
A proposed 15-acre community park that brings the outdoors closer to everyone.
VANDALIA, ILLINOIS
01 / A COMMUNITY VISION
Across the road.
Full of possibility.
Unity Park is planned on a 15-acre site west of Rock Island Avenue, across from the Family YMCA of Fayette County.
Unity Park is an initiative and asset of the Family YMCA of Fayette County. The YMCA leads its vision, governance, development, financial oversight and long-term stewardship. Kaskaskia College is a key partner in the shared campus vision.
Bringing these experiences together creates an opportunity for people to play, explore and gather in a setting designed around belonging.
Two missions.
Common ground.
Recreation and education belong in the same conversation. Unity Park brings those possibilities together.
Learning beyond four walls.
The project summary imagines an educational extension of the college: outdoor learning, student arts, career exploration and opportunities for lifelong learning within a shared community setting.
Partnership vision described in the Unity Park Summary. Individual programs and operating arrangements require confirmation.
A whole world
of close-to-home.
Curiosity, welcome.
Woodland and sensory play areas with opportunities to explore, imagine and move.
Take the long way.
Trails, trees and shade for everyday movement and time outside.
Make a little music.
A music garden and public art that bring creative expression into the park experience.
Meet in the middle.
A performance pavilion and gathering spaces for shared experiences.
Room for the team.
Two proposed baseball fields and a multi-use field for active recreation.
More ways
to be part of it.
Why it’s important These are proposed features from project materials, not a final construction or operating commitment.
A CLOSER LOOK / THE DESIGN VISIONPicture yourself
Picture yourself
right here.
Places to discover. Reasons to linger. Explore the project renderings that bring the Unity Park vision into focus.
01 / PROJECT RENDERING
A stage for shared moments
A proposed performance pavilion and amphitheater for music, culture and community gatherings.
02 / PROJECT RENDERING
Follow your curiosity
An interactive music garden brings opportunities for sound, play and creative discovery outdoors.
03 / PROJECT RENDERING
Art you can play around
Sculptural play and public art make creativity part of the everyday park experience.
04 / PROJECT RENDERING
Stay a little longer
Proposed shade canopies and gathering areas offer places to pause, meet and enjoy the setting.
Utz + Associates project renderings · Proposed spaces, not completed facilities. Select an image to explore it at a larger size.
THE NEXT CHAPTER STARTS WITH USMake room
Start aMake room
for what’s possible.
conversation