SASAKI Master Plan Community Meeting August 2011 Bridgeport

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Master Plan ProcessIncin

Assessmen

Cmmniy Nee

The Park Citys FutureCnnec

Enhance

Epan


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Project Schedule

1: Framework

Kick-o&StakeholderInterviews

2011ParksInventor

NeedsAssessment

ExistingConditionsAnalsis

CommunitSurveDevelopment

Kick Of Parks Board StakeholderWorkSessionClient

ReviewClient

Review

PublicMeeting #1

CommunitySurvey

2: Concepts 3: Master Pla

Develop3Scenarios

PlanRenement

DraftActionPlan

LaunchPublicOutreach

FinalMasterPlan

ImplementationStrateg

AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOB

ClientReview

StakeholderWorksession

StakeholderWorksession

PublicMeeting #1 Me

PublicMeeting #1 Me

APRIL MAy JUNE JULy


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Client Leadership MaorBillFinch

CharlesCarroll,ParksDirector&PublicFacilitiesDirector

TedGrabarz,SustainabilitDirector&DeputDirectorofPublicWorks

SteveHladun,ProjectCoordinator

MikeNidoh,DirectorofPlanning

BoardofParksCommissioners:JamesBrideau,JamesGiles,BanjedLabrador,MarkMarko,FrankA.Mercaldi,AnnE.Owens,Rosa,Cruz

Sasaki JasonHellendrung-ManagingPrincipal

GinaFord-DesignPrincipal

BrieHensold-ProjectManager,Planner

EamonnHutton-LandscapeArchitect

StephenGra-UrbanDesigner

Heller & Heller BarbaraHeller-Parks&RecreationPlanner

Stakeholder Group BoardofParksCommissioners

PublicFacilities-CharlesCarroll+TedGrabarz

ParksManager-AndValeri RecreationSuperintendent-LuannConine

TreeWarden/UrbanForester-SteveHladun

Planning&EconomicDevelopment-BillColeman;DonaldEversle,DirectorofPlanningandEconomicDevelopment

Neighborhood/NRZCoordination-AngieStaltero

DowntownSpecialServicesDistrict-RickMers

BridgeportRegionalBusinessCouncil-PaulTimpanelli

HistoricPreservationCommission-StuartSachs

SmallandMinoritBusinessResourceOce-DeborahCav

LighthouseProgram,OceofEducationandyouth-Tamm

GreaterBridgeportRegionalBusinessCouncil-BrianBidolli

CitCouncil-LdiaMartinez,MartinC.McCarth,SusanBraDeneseTalor-Moe,AndersonAala,RobertS.Walsh,M.

Brantle,HowardAustin,Sr.,ThomasC.McCarth,MichellLons,AmMarieVizzo-Paniccia,WarrenBlunt,RichardBoAngelM.DePara,Jr.,CarlosSilva,ManuelAala,RichardM.Paoletto,Jr.,RobertCurwen,JamesHollowa,AndreF.Bake


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Geen Enegy

& Bilings

Bsinesses

& Jbs

Wase,

Maeials &

recycling

BGreen 2020

Geenfels &

Geen WheelsGeen Spaces

Wae

rescesM

NewSignage

CompleteStreets

KnowltonPark

BlackRock&SouthEndBikePaths

WashingtonParkand

KnowltonParkFunds

Surprise,itsBridgepo

Master Plan o Conservation and Development (2008)

dwnwn Jbs Ecain

2011 ParksMaster Plan

7 NRZ Plans Complete Streets

Neighbhs

Inasce Envinmen

GlenwoodTennis

CourtImprovements

SchoolsRenovations

PotentialDowntownPlaground

CDBGPublicPark

Improvements:Svirha,

Waterview,McGovern

NewParksAmenities

andImprovements

Previous Planning & OngoingProjects


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Community Survey 114onlineresponsestodate

Top3parksforimprovement-Seaside,PleasureBeach,VeteransMemorialPark

Popularfutureamenties-plagrounds,splashpads,picnicshelters,swimmingfacilities


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PArKS ProGrAMNeeds Assessment andPotential Program


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2011 Inventory Assessment

Paks Inveny

2011ParksdataupdatedthroughconsultationswithClient,visits,GISandotherdata

Paks Classifcain

BasedonMPConservationandDevelopment:Mini-parks,neighborhood,communit,regional,andspecialuseparks

Sysem Benchmaking

Parkacreageforsstemandtpesbenchmarkedagainstpee(similarpopulation)andaspirant,largesstemsnationall

Pak Assessmen

Parktpescomparedagainstnationalstandardsandrecommendationsbconsultantteam

Pak Elemen Assessmen

ParkElementscomparedagainstnationalstandardsandrecommendationsbconsultantteam

Standards

BPT NRPA SA/HH

NPRAstandardsadjustedforBridgeportsspecicneeds

NationalParksandRecreationstandards

ExistingconditioninBridgeportToda

Need

X y Z

Z-X


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Pak Sysem

1,346 aces

45+ paks

totAl ACreAge

Nainal Sanas

BPT NRPA SA/HH

1,436 1,442 1,442

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Ciy Cmpaisns

8,

4,

totAl ACreAge

Lawrence

Lowell

Hartford

Waterbury

Providence

Bridgeport

Miami

Worcester

Bualo

NewHaven

Pittsburgh

Oakland

Baltimore

Minneapolis

Boston

Washington,D

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ACreS / 1,000 reSIDentS

1

Miami

Lawrence

Providence

Lowell

Baltimore

Bualo

Bridgeport

Boston

Hartford

Oakland

Pittsburgh

Worcester

Waterbury

Washington,D

C

Minneapolis

NewHaven

regional parks

CoMMUniTY parks

neigHBorHooD parks

Mini parks

speCial Use


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Parks Diversity Mini-park


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SA/hhnrPAbPt

.72

67 NA

mInI-PArKtotAl ACreAge

SA/hhnrPA

bPt

203

neIghborhooD PArKtotAl ACreAge

SA/hhnrPA

,

bPt

CommunIty PArK

totAl ACreAge

regIonAl PArK

totAl ACreAge

SA/hhnrPA

,

bPt

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Park Type Assessment

Mini-pak

Strategicinterventions

Neighborhood Park

Highestneedformoreneighborhoodparks

Cmmniy Pak

Fullcitiswithintheserviceradiusofacommunitpark,butadditionalneedexistsduetodensepopulationbase

reginal Pak

Minorneedforadditionalregionalparkspace

Special use Pak

Recommendationswillvaraccordingtoopportunitandcommunitinput


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#FIelDS

#CourtS

#PlAyFACIlItIeS

#leISureA

CtIvItIeS

Fiel Sps

C Sps

Play

Leise

bASebAll/ SoFtbAll

bASKetbAll tennIS volleybAll

FootbAll/ SoCCer

5

4

9 9 1 14 14

BPT BPTNRPA NRPASA/HH SA/HH

BPT BPT BPTNRPA NRPA NRPASA/HH SA/HH SA/HH

19 9 4 4 NA48 5

41

InDoor PoolSPrAy PAD outDoICe SKAtIng rInKPlAy grounDS

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BPT NRPA SA/HH

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1 2BPT NRPA SA/HH BPT NRPA SA/HH

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BPT NRPA SA/HH

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horSeShoeS ShelterSboCCe

12 3 3 1 73 63 6

BPT BPT BPTNRPA NRPA NRPASA/HH SA/HH SA/HH

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Nearly half of City neighborhoodsare underserved (under 10% landarea for parks)Black Rock, BostoAve/ Mill Hill, Brooklawn/St. Vince

Downtown, East Side, Hollow,Reservoir/ Whiskey Hill, West End/West Side.

-2008 Mast

Needs Assessment 6.8acresofopenspaceper1000residentsvs.theregionala

of8.5/1000

12%ofthepopulationdoesnotlivewithina10-minutewalkopenspace.

Onlapproximatel4ofits22milesofwaterfrontarecurrenpubliclaccessible.

Park Need

Population Density

Car Access

Diversity

Income


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Access and Need

15 mine walk HIGH

LOW

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Access toParklandWithinthe CityBridgeport Parks Depart-

ment,USCensus,RPA

Bridgeport PublicSchools

Bridgeport Parks

0 20

20 40

40 50

60 80

80 100

Park NeedParcels

*Park needis acompositeindex of income,race/ethnic ity,age,

residentialdensity ,andautoownership,basedoncensus data.

within a 1/3-milewalk ofa park

within a 1/3-milewalkof a school

BGeen 2020, Nee Assessmen


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Operations/Sta ParksMaintenanceSta-14

RecreationSta-3

BestPracticeMaintenanceStandard-1emploee/15acres

UsualMaintenanceStandard-1emploee/18-22acres

14

3

4 63

BPT

reCreAtIon

mAIntenAnCe

NATL.COMPS

USUALSTND. BESTPRACTICE

Parks Spending & Revenue Parksspendingislowasmeasuredagainstpeersandothercities

RevenueslargelcomefromtheGolfCourse,withotherrevenuesfromcheckpoints,rentals,andannualstickers

SPenDIng Per ACre oF PArKS

$1,530

Washington,D

C

Minneapolis

Boston

Oakland

Miami

Baltimore

Pittsburgh

NewHaven

Hartford

Waterbury

Bridgeport

Bualo

$25,000

$12,500

$14

SPenDIng Per reSIDent on PArKS

Wa

shington,D

C

Minneapolis

Boston

Oakland

Miami

Baltimore

Pittsburgh

NewHaven

Hartford

Waterbury

Bridgeport

Bualo

$300

$150

totAl AnnuAl revenueS

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

$2.5M

$2M

$1.5M

$1M

0.5M

GOLFCOURSE

OTHER


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tHE FuturEoF PArK CItY3 Potential Scenarios orBridgeport Parks & Recreat


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Scenarios StoriesabouthowBridgeportsfuturemightunfold

Amethodforndingappropriatemovementsdowneachpa

Community Input & Reineme

3 Plan Scenarios

Needs Assessment

Stakeholder Interviews

Community Survey

Client Direction


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Connect

Cnnec by Wae

PequonnockRiver&yellowMillCreek

PleasureBeachlink&CaptainsCove/SouthEndaccess

Cnnec by Inasce

Implementbikelanes,completestreets,sidewalksmaintenance

Focusoneast-westconnections

Cnnec wih New Paks

Createalinearparksstemeast-westacrossthecitandthe

PequonnockRiver

LINEARPARKALONGINFRASTRUCTURECOMMONSPARK,DENVER

HELEN ST


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Yellow Mill Creek Today...

DAMSDISRUPTFISHMIGRATIONGLENWOODPARK LACKOFPUBLICACCESSALONGCREEKCORRIDOR CHANNELIZEDWATERCORRIDOR

BOST

ON

AVE

HELENST

REMINGTONARM


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Imagine Yellow Mill Creek...

DEVELOPMENTSPURREDALONGRESTOREDCREEK PUBLICRECREATIONANDACCESS UNIQUELANDSCAPE

BOST

ON

A

VE

REMINGT


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Sliver by the River Today...

FUTURERELATIONSHIPTOKNOWLTONPARK POTENTIALBOATINGACCESS ADJACENTTOMULTIMODALTERMINAL

STRA

TFORD

95

WATER

TRAINSTATION BUSSTATION

SLIVERByTHERIVER


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Imagine Sliver by the River...

ACCESSIBLEWATERSEDGE INFORMALAMPHITHEATER DESTINATIONPLAyGROUND

STRA

TFORD DESTINATIONPLAy

WATERFRONTPARK

PROMENADE

WATERFRONTAMPHITHEATER


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ENHANCE... Restore and transorm theBridgeport Parks System


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Enhance

Seek Big Wins

Renaturalizedlargeparks

RenaturalizedwatersedgeBueredhighwa/traincorridorsandinfrastructure

Hype Paks seve high nee aeas

Durablematerialsandahighnumberoffamilandchild-orientedparkamenities

Lw Mainenance small paks an infll

DURABLEPLAyFIELD,BROOKLyN


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Old Mill Green Today...

BOSTONAVE

LAKEVIEWCEMETERy

LUISMUNOZMARIN

MAIN

PEMBROKE

HELEN

ORCHARD

BROOKS

OPEN,UNDERUTILIZEDPARKSPACE DIFFICULTTOACCESSDUETOTRAFFICPATTERNS HISTORICTREECANOPy

MAIN


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Imagine Old Mill Green...

DOGPARK,COLORADO PLAyACTIVITIES DESTINATIONPLAyGROUND

BOSTONAVE

PLAyFIELD

BASKETBALL

BASKETBALL

DOGPARK

SKATEPARK

M

PEMBROKE

HELEN

ORCHARD

BROOKS

LAKEVIEWCEMETERy

LUISMUNOZMARIN

IMPROVEDCROSSWALKS

STREETCLOSING

STREETCLOSING


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Beardsley Today...

OPENLAWNSAREMAINTENANCEINTENSIVE NATURALFEATURES STREETANDTRAI

ZOO

NOBLE

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G

BUNNELLSPOND

MAIN


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Imagine Beardsley...

NATURALIZEDLANDSCAPE,MA TRAILSPROVIDEACCESS MINIMALMOWEDEDGES

ZOO

NOBLE

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BUNNELLSPOND

MAIN


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Expand


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... Pleasure Beach Waterron


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... Volunteer Clean-ups


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... Public parks, schools, andmulti-amily housing sharecommon grounds


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... Expanded hours, increaseaccess, & maintenanceefciencies


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Expand - Website &Communications Increasewebsiteusersaccesstoinformationwithincreased organizationandamoreaccessibleinterface

SanFranciscoworkedaccesstoinformationoutsuccessfull manlinksareavailablebutastrongvisualhierarchmakes sortingthroughthemeas

ACCESSTOTOOMUCHINFORMATIONCANBEOVERWHELMINGFORAUSER HAVINGAPREDICTABLELAyOUTMAKESREADINGTHROUGHAWEBSITEENJO

PARKAV

E

LINDENA

VEWALDEMEREAVE


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The Branded SystemFreshkills Park NYCExamplesofacompletebrandedidentitsstemincludingproductpackaging,website/newsletter,signage,andadvertisingbillboard.


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3 Scenarios for BridgeportsParks & Recreation System

CoNNECt ENHANCE ExPANd

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