You can't have a car parking space and a children's park in the same place: you must make a choice.
They also provide utility. If you remove parking spaces near a children's park less children can/will visit. You need a balance.
They also provide utility. If you remove parking spaces near a children's park less children can/will visit. You need a balance.
You can reach a children's park on foot or by taking public transportation, so ideally there's no need for a parking lot right next to it.
But it's like buying a gym membership across town with the idea that you would walk everyday. You aren't going once winter hits.
Not American but have been young and took transit and walked everywhere but also seen seniors in wheelchairs who stopped going to the park after they stopped allowing cars to park.