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Master Plan ProcessIntroduction

Assessment

Community Need

The Park City’s FutureConnect

Enhance

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Project Schedule

1: Framework

• Kick-off&StakeholderInterviews

• 2011ParksInventory

• NeedsAssessment

• ExistingConditionsAnalysis

• CommunitySurveyDevelopment

Kick Off Parks Board Stakeholder WorkSession

Client Review

Client Review

Public Meeting #1Community

Survey

2: Concepts 3: Master Plan

• Develop3Scenarios

• PlanRefinement

• DraftActionPlan

• LaunchPublicOutreach

• FinalMasterPlan

• ImplementationStrategy

AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER

Client Review

Stakeholder Worksession

Stakeholder Worksession

Public Meeting #1

Public Meeting #1

Public Meeting #1

Public Meeting #2

APRIL MAy JUNE JULy

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Client Leadership• MayorBillFinch

• CharlesCarroll,ParksDirector&PublicFacilitiesDirector

• TedGrabarz,SustainabilityDirector&DeputyDirectorofPublicWorks

• 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

• StephenGray-UrbanDesigner

Heller & Heller• BarbaraHeller-Parks&RecreationPlanner

Stakeholder Group• BoardofParksCommissioners

• PublicFacilities-CharlesCarroll+TedGrabarz

• ParksManager-AndyValeri

• RecreationSuperintendent-LuannConine

• TreeWarden/UrbanForester-SteveHladun

• Planning&EconomicDevelopment-BillColeman;DonaldEversley,DirectorofPlanningandEconomicDevelopment

• Neighborhood/NRZCoordination-AngieStaltero

• DowntownSpecialServicesDistrict-RickMyers

• BridgeportRegionalBusinessCouncil-PaulTimpanelli

• HistoricPreservationCommission-StuartSachs

• SmallandMinorityBusinessResourceOffice-DeborahCaviness

• LighthouseProgram,OfficeofEducationandyouth-TammyPappa

• GreaterBridgeportRegionalBusinessCouncil-BrianBidolli

• CityCouncil-LydiaMartinez,MartinC.McCarthy,SusanBrannelly,DeneseTaylor-Moye,AndersonAyala,RobertS.Walsh,M.EvetteBrantley,HowardAustin,Sr.,ThomasC.McCarthy,MichelleLyons,AmyMarieVizzo-Paniccia,WarrenBlunt,RichardBonney,AngelM.DePara,Jr.,CarlosSilva,ManuelAyala,RichardM.Paoletto,Jr.,RobertCurwen,JamesHolloway,AndreF.Baker

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Green Energy & Buildings

Businesses & Jobs

Waste, Materials & recycling

BGreen 2020

Greenfields & Green Wheels

Green Spaces Water resources

Marketing

NewSignage

CompleteStreets

KnowltonParkBlackRock&SouthEndBikePaths

WashingtonParkandKnowltonParkFunds

“Surprise,it’sBridgeport”

Master Plan of Conservation and Development (2008)

downtown Jobs Education

2011 Parks Master Plan

7 NRZ Plans Complete Streets

Neighborhoods Infrastructure Environment

GlenwoodTennisCourtImprovements

SchoolsRenovations

PotentialDowntownPlayground

CDBGPublicParkImprovements:Svirha,Waterview,McGovern

NewParksAmenitiesandImprovements

Previous Planning & Ongoing Projects

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Community Survey • 114onlineresponsestodate

• Top3parksforimprovement-Seaside,PleasureBeach,Veteran’sMemorialPark

• Popularfutureamenties-playgrounds,splashpads,picnicshelters,swimmingfacilities

PArKS ProGrAMNeeds Assessment and Potential Program

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2011 Inventory AssessmentParks Inventory• 2011ParksdataupdatedthroughconsultationswithClient,sitevisits,GISandotherdata

Parks Classification• BasedonMPConservationandDevelopment:Mini-parks,neighborhood,community,regional,andspecialuseparks

System Benchmarking• Parkacreageforsystemandtypesbenchmarkedagainstpeercities(similarpopulation)andaspirant,largesystemsnationally

Park Assessment• Parktypescomparedagainstnationalstandardsandrecommendationsbyconsultantteam

Park Element Assessment• ParkElementscomparedagainstnationalstandardsandrecommendationsbyconsultantteam

Standards

BPT NRPA SA/HH

NPRAstandardsadjustedforBridgeport’sspecificneeds

NationalParksandRecreationstandards

ExistingconditioninBridgeportToday

Need

X y Z

Z-X

3534

Park System

1,346 acres 45+ parks

totAl ACreAge

National Standards

BPT NRPA SA/HH

1,436 1,442 1,442

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City Comparisons

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neigHBorHooD parks

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speCial Use

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Parks Diversity • Mini-park<1%

• NeighborhoodPark6%

• CommunityPark22%

• RegionalPark65%

• SpecialUsePark7%

5 Park types

REGIONAL

SpecialUseMini

Neighborhood

COMMUNITy

% of total Acreage

regional parks

CoMMUniTY parks

neigHBorHooD parks

Mini parks

speCial Use

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mInI-PArK totAl ACreAge

SA/hhnrPA

216 289

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203

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SA/hhnrPA

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286

551

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Park Type Assessment Mini-park • Strategicinterventions

Neighborhood Park • Highestneedformoreneighborhoodparks

Community Park • Fullcityiswithintheserviceradiusofacommunitypark,butadditionalneedexistsduetodensepopulationbase

regional Park • Minorneedforadditionalregionalparkspace

Special use Park • Recommendationswillvaryaccordingtoopportunityandcommunityinput

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Nearly half of City neighborhoods are underserved (under 10% land area for parks)—Black Rock, Boston Ave/ Mill Hill, Brooklawn/St. Vincent, Downtown, East Side, Hollow, Reservoir/ Whiskey Hill, West End/ West Side.

-2008 Master Plan

Needs Assessment• 6.8acresofopenspaceper1000residentsvs.theregionalaverageof8.5/1000

• 12%ofthepopulationdoesnotlivewithina10-minutewalkofanyopenspace.

• Onlyapproximately4ofits22milesofwaterfrontarecurrentlypubliclyaccessible.

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Park Need

Population Density

Car Access

Diversity

Income

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Access and Need

15 minute walk HIGH

LOW

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Access to Parkland Within the CityBridgeport Parks Depart-ment, US Census, RPA

Bridgeport Public Schools

Bridgeport Parks0 – 2020 – 4040 – 5060 – 8080 – 100

Park NeedParcels

*Park need is a composite index of income, race/ethnicity, age, residential density, and auto ownership, based on census data.

within a 1/3-mile walk of a park

within a 1/3-mile walk of a school

BGreen 2020, Need Assessment

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Operations/Staff• ParksMaintenanceStaff-14

• RecreationStaff-3

• BestPracticeMaintenanceStandard-1employee/15acres

• UsualMaintenanceStandard-1employee/18-22acres

14 223

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USUALSTND. BESTPRACTICE

Parks Spending & Revenue• Parksspendingislowasmeasuredagainstpeersandothercities

• RevenueslargelycomefromtheGolfCourse,withotherrevenuesfromcheckpoints,rentals,andannualstickers

SPenDIng Per ACre oF PArKS

$1,530

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tHE FuturE oF PArK CItY3 Potential Scenarios for Bridgeport Parks & Recreation

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Scenarios• StoriesabouthowBridgeport’sfuturemightunfold

• Amethodforfindingappropriatemovementsdowneachpath

Community Input & Refinement

3 Plan Scenarios

Needs Assessment

Stakeholder Interviews

Community Survey

Client Direction

ConnectConnect by Water • PequonnockRiver&yellowMillCreek

• PleasureBeachlink&Captain’sCove/SouthEndaccess

Connect by Infrastructure • Implementbikelanes,completestreets,sidewalksmaintenance

• Focusoneast-westconnections

Connect with New Parks • Createalinearparksystemeast-westacrossthecityandthePequonnockRiver

LINEARPARKALONGINFRASTRUCTURE(COMMONSPARK,DENVER)

Yellow Mill Creek Today...

DAMSDISRUPTFISHMIGRATION(GLENWOODPARK) LACKOFPUBLICACCESSALONGCREEKCORRIDOR CHANNELIZEDWATERCORRIDOR

BOST

ONAVE

HELENST

REMINGTONARMS

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Imagine Yellow Mill Creek...

DEVELOPMENTSPURREDALONGRESTOREDCREEK PUBLICRECREATIONANDACCESS UNIQUELANDSCAPE

BOST

ONAVE

REMINGTONARMS

‘Sliver by the River’ Today...

FUTURERELATIONSHIPTOKNOWLTONPARK POTENTIALBOATINGACCESS ADJACENTTOMULTIMODALTERMINAL

STRATFORD

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WATERTRAINSTATION

BUSSTATION

‘SLIVERByTHERIVER’

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Imagine ‘Sliver by the River’...

ACCESSIBLEWATER’SEDGE INFORMALAMPHITHEATER DESTINATIONPLAyGROUND

STRATFORD

DESTINATIONPLAy

WATERFRONTPARK

PROMENADE

WATERFRONTAMPHITHEATER

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ENHANCE... Restore and transform the Bridgeport Parks System

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EnhanceSeek Big WinsRenaturalizedlargeparks

Renaturalizedwater’sedge

Bufferedhighway/traincorridorsandinfrastructure

Hyper Parks serve high need areasDurablematerialsandahighnumberoffamilyandchild-orientedparkamenities

Low Maintenance small parks and infill

DURABLEPLAyFIELD,BROOKLyN

Old Mill Green Today...

BOSTONAVE

LAKEVIEWCEMETERy

LUISMUNOZMARIN

MAIN

PEMBR

OKE

HELEN

ORC

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BROOKS

OPEN,UNDERUTILIZEDPARKSPACE DIFFICULTTOACCESSDUETOTRAFFICPATTERNS HISTORICTREECANOPy

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Imagine Old Mill Green...

DOGPARK,COLORADO PLAyACTIVITIES DESTINATIONPLAyGROUND

BOSTONAVE

PLAyFIELD

BASKETBALL

BASKETBALL

DOGPARK

SKATEPARK

MAIN

PEMBR

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LAKEVIEWCEMETERy

LUISMUNOZMARIN

IMPROVEDCROSSWALKS

STREETCLOSING

STREETCLOSING

Beardsley Today...

OPENLAWNSAREMAINTENANCE-INTENSIVE NATURALFEATURES STREETANDTRAILCONNECTIONS

ZOO

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8/25

GLENWOOD

BUNNELLSPOND

MAIN

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Imagine Beardsley...

NATURALIZEDLANDSCAPE,MA TRAILSPROVIDEACCESS MINIMALMOWEDEDGES

ZOO

NOBLE

8/25

GLENWOOD

BUNNELLSPOND

MAIN

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ExPANd... Network and partner to find new opportunities and more efficient maintenance

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Expand

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... Pleasure Beach Waterfront

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... Volunteer Clean-ups

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... Public parks, schools, and multi-family housing share common grounds

117116

... Expanded hours, increased access, & maintenance efficiencies

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Expand - Website & Communications Increasewebsiteuser’saccesstoinformationwithincreased organizationandamoreaccessibleinterface

SanFranciscoworkedaccesstoinformationoutsuccessfully- manylinksareavailablebutastrongvisualhierarchymakes sortingthroughthemeasy

ACCESSTOTOOMUCHINFORMATIONCANBEOVERWHELMINGFORAUSER HAVINGAPREDICTABLELAyOUTMAKESREADINGTHROUGHAWEBSITEENJOyABLE

PARKAV

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The Branded System Freshkills Park NYC Examplesofacompletebrandedidentitysystemincludingproductpackaging,website/newsletter,signage,andadvertisingbillboard.

3 Scenarios for Bridgeport’s Parks & Recreation System

CoNNECt ENHANCE ExPANd