Allen Pond Park will get more picnic and play areas in addition to more parking and vehicular access in the latest version of the long-term plan to renovate the aging park.

However, iconic landmarks such as the park's amphitheater and the island gazebo will probably remain as is.

Lardner/Klein Landscape Architects, the Alexandria-based firm the city hired to help develop a master plan for the park, presented the City Council its first look at the latest draft of the Allen Pond Park proposal during a council worksession Monday night.

Tweaks to the plan, particularly car access and circulation in and around the park,...