Exurban Parks

I think the term "exurban" describes the eastern part of Aurora very well. An exurb is an area outside the typically denser inner suburban area of a metropolitan area, which has an economic and commuting connection to the metro area, low housing density, and growth. It shapes an interface between urban and rural landscapes holding an urban nature for its functional, economic and social interaction with the urban center, due to its dominant residential character. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exurb

An exurban park is in some sense, a "folly". In architecture, a folly is a building constructed primarily for decoration, but suggesting through its appearance some other purpose, or of such extravagant appearance that it transcends the range of garden ornaments usually associated with the class of buildings to which it belongs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folly  Ok it isn't a building so it doesn't meet the strict definition of a "folly", but it was built.  It was designed and took funds to build it and it is extravagant because there is no need for it.  The builders could have left the land undeveloped.  And because of the location, there is likely open space or farmland nearby.  Why spent architecture time and money on something that only a few somewhat wealthy people get to enjoy.

But it also is part of a "commons".  The commons is the cultural and natural resources accessible to all members of a society, including natural materials such as air, water, and a habitable earth. These resources are held in common, not owned privately. Commons can also be understood as natural resources that groups of people (communities, user groups) manage for individual and collective benefit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commons .  This is the wealth of the land held in common for the members of the land.

I will be looking at the map and identify some exurban parks.  Some characteristics:
1.  Designed.  Open space does not qualify.  And preferably has a playground, pond, flowers and walkways.  Of course it must have grass.
2.  The centerpiece of a planned neighborhood, which has a name and definite boundaries.
3.  Built since 2000.  I want recently designed parks.

I will be listing a number of these and then at the end, rank them subjectively.

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Another factor of an exurb is "wasteland" or large amounts of vacant land that will probably never be developed.  With exurban sprawl, development occurs only sporadically, with large amounts of vacant land around the developments.