Raleigh Linear Green Park

Raleigh Linear Green (RLG) is an approximate 5-​acre park that’s hidden away in deep south San José. Due to the (still under construction) surrounding housing development, RLG was built as a turnkey project to fulfill the requirements of the Parkland Dedication Ordinance (PDO), which states that a developer must provide 3-​acres of parkland for every 1,000 anticipated residents. RLG is built on a PG&E easement, and is surrounded by huge transmission towers with active power lines looming overhead. This is also how it gets the «linear» moniker, which means that it’s longer than it is wide. A good portion of this park (±50%) is dedicated to fenced off areas that are essentially gussied up drainage ditches for all the local outfalls. RLG lacks more than it has, but –as has become customary with my park reviews– here is a list:
–x2 Full Basketball Courts
–Pathetic fitness area
–Decent little dog park located at the south end
–Street parking on the westerly side of Raleigh Rd.
–NO Playground
–NO Picnic Tables or BBQ Pits
–NO Restrooms
–NO grassy fields for sports
The only good thing about RLG is it’s Dog Park, but why would you go here when there’s a much nicer one (Miyuki) less than a mile away? This park has no redeeming qualities about it, and was obviously built to satisfy PDO requirements. Otherwise, it would never exist, and as far as I’m concerned – it doesn’t.

Small little «park”/greenbelt.
They have a dog park, basketball courts, tennis courts and some little exercise stations along the green. On Saturday mornings they have a boot camp like workout session and basketball games from a local Filipino league.
Cute, quiet, lots of parking along the street.