Though a significant portion of the conversation around "play provision" focuses on the quality and availability of community playgrounds, the majority of children's play occurs in transitional spaces: sidewalks and other spaces not designed for children but used by children daily. This Perspective from the Field briefly reviews the late 19th century roots of the American playground and argues that though a focus on playground provision may draw attention to the importance of safe play spaces, a focus on playgrounds alone is limiting. Given playgrounds' historical rootings, the omnipresent KFC (Kit, Fence and Carpet) playground begins to seem a bit outdated -- steamships in places where we now need kayaks in order to navigate complex, interconnected waterways. Professionals in the world of "play provision" would do better to focus our energies on safe walking paths to school rather than solely on the development of play spaces. If adults who make planning decisions begin to see children's play as dispersed and omnipresent and allow children to develop a form of territoriality, appropriation, and personalization of space through mobility and autonomous play in public and semipublic places, the benefits could be significant on a mega-scale of community change.