The City of Rogers, Ark., was named after Captain Charles W. Rogers, who was vice-president and general manager of the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway. The railroad has always defined the City or Rogers both eco­nom­i­cal­ly and phys­i­cal­ly by creating a strong divid­ing line through the cen­ter of down­town.  With a grant from the Wal­ton Fam­i­ly Foun­da­tion in 2021, the City of Rogers embarked on a project to re-cen­ter its down­town with a new park. Situated on the east bound­ary of Rogers’ his­toric down­town dis­trict, the Railyard Park’s design ignores the railroad as a bar­ri­er and instead blends the east and west sides of town togeth­er.  The result is a series of plazas that trans­form through­out the day, week, month, and year. These ver­sa­tile and flex­i­ble spaces create a new and dis­tinct rhythm that extends beyond Railyard Park and into the adja­cent streets. The four spaces in the park include Frisco Plaza, Water Plaza, Pla­yard, and the But­ter­field Stage. The Water Stop space features a playground with a DuraPlay Surfacing System and poured in place mounds. This seamless rubber safety surface is available in different thicknesses for varying deck heights and achieves consistent fall protection and performance exceeding CPSC guidelines for ASTM 1292.  DuraPlay is also virtually maintenance free and is available in a multitude of colors that can be combined and used to create any design imaginable! The playground surface in Railyard Park is blue and green with white walkways.