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Sasaki Associates presented preliminary thoughts on Parks Improvement Plans at a community forum in Bridgeport on August 10, 2011. For more information visit: http://www.bridgeportct.gov/ParksRecreation/Pages/ParksMasterPlanSurvey.aspx
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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
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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
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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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4,000
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totAl ACreAge
Lawrence
Lowell
Hartfo
rdWaterbury
Providence
Bridgeport
Miami
Worcester
Buffa
loNew
Haven
Pittsburgh
Oakland
Baltimore
Minneapolis
Boston
Washington,DC
ACreS / 1,000 reSIDentS
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0
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Lawrence
Providence
Lowell
Baltimore
Buffa
loBridgeport
Boston
Hartfo
rdOakland
Pittsburgh
Worcester
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Washington,DC
Minneapolis
New
Haven
regional parks
CoMMUniTY parks
neigHBorHooD parks
Mini parks
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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SA/hhnrPAbPt4.4
72
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mInI-PArK totAl ACreAge
SA/hhnrPA
216 289
bPt
203
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neIghborhooD PArK totAl ACreAge
SA/hhnrPA
1,082577
bPt
286
291
CommunIty PArK totAl ACreAge
regIonAl PArK totAl ACreAge
SA/hhnrPA
1,082577
bPt
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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29 29 17 14 14BPT BPTNRPA NRPASA/HH SA/HH
BPT BPT BPTNRPA NRPA NRPASA/HH SA/HH SA/HH
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115 72BPT NRPA SA/HH
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BPT NRPA SA/HH
7 312
BPT NRPA SA/HH
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12 3 3 12 73 63 6BPT BPT BPTNRPA NRPA NRPASA/HH SA/HH SA/HH
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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
20
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BPT
reCreAtIon
mAIntenAnCe
NATL.COMPS
USUALSTND. BESTPRACTICE
Parks Spending & Revenue• Parksspendingislowasmeasuredagainstpeersandothercities
• RevenueslargelycomefromtheGolfCourse,withotherrevenuesfromcheckpoints,rentals,andannualstickers
SPenDIng Per ACre oF PArKS
$1,530
Washington,DC
Minneapolis
Boston
Oakland
Miami
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
New
Haven
Hartfo
rdWaterbury
Bridgeport
Buffa
lo
$25,000
$12,500
0$14
SPenDIng Per reSIDent on PArKS
Washington,DC
Minneapolis
Boston
Oakland
Miami
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
New
Haven
Hartfo
rdWaterbury
Bridgeport
Buffa
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$300
$150
0
totAl AnnuAl revenueS
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
$2.5M
$2M
$1.5M
$1M
0.5M
0
GOLFCOURSE
OTHER
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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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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
HAR
D
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
OKE
HELEN
ORC
HAR
D
BROOKS
LAKEVIEWCEMETERy
LUISMUNOZMARIN
IMPROVEDCROSSWALKS
STREETCLOSING
STREETCLOSING
Beardsley Today...
OPENLAWNSAREMAINTENANCE-INTENSIVE NATURALFEATURES STREETANDTRAILCONNECTIONS
ZOO
NOBLE
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 - Website & Communications Increasewebsiteuser’saccesstoinformationwithincreased organizationandamoreaccessibleinterface
SanFranciscoworkedaccesstoinformationoutsuccessfully- manylinksareavailablebutastrongvisualhierarchymakes sortingthroughthemeasy
ACCESSTOTOOMUCHINFORMATIONCANBEOVERWHELMINGFORAUSER HAVINGAPREDICTABLELAyOUTMAKESREADINGTHROUGHAWEBSITEENJOyABLE
PARKAV
E
LINDEN
AVE
WALD
EMEREAVE
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The Branded System Freshkills Park NYC Examplesofacompletebrandedidentitysystemincludingproductpackaging,website/newsletter,signage,andadvertisingbillboard.