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Parks 65 PR&OS 3.3 Encourage play and physical activity by providing <br />active and passive <br />recreation facilities and programs for all ages of children. <br />No Change N/A N/A N/A <br />Parks 65 PR&OS 5.1 Strengthen community identity through consistent <br />signs, furniture <br />(benches, bicycle parking, waste receptacles), and wayfinding <br />throughout all parks. <br />Enhance Copy and <br />replace to <br />enhance <br />language <br />already in <br />plan. Copy <br />the <br />suggested <br />PR&OS 5.1 Strengthen community identity through consistent <br />signs, pedestrian lighting, furniture (benches, bicycle parking, <br />waste receptacles), and wayfinding throughout all parks and <br />trails. <br />Enhancement made <br />Parks 65 PR&OS 5.6 Explore ways to improve the park system to <br />provide park facilities <br />within a 1/4 mile walking distance of all New Brighton <br />No Change N/A N/A N/A <br />Parks 66 EXISTING CONDITIONS <br />Parks <br />New Brighton maintains 17 park and open space areas <br />including many neighborhood parks, one community park, four <br />neighborhood centers, and one community center (Family <br />Service Center) all of which are well distributed across the city. <br />Approximately 85% of New Brighton residents live within 1/4 <br />mile (typical walking distance) of a park. Four schools, a <br />municipal golf course and Ramsey County’s Long Lake Regional <br />Park, Rice Creek West Regional Trail and Rice Creek North <br />Regional Trail also serve New Brighton residents’ outdoor <br />recreational needs. Parks benefit the entire community and <br />work together as a system. All parks should not and will not be <br />identical but may contain similar programing or facilities based <br />No Change N/A N/A N/A <br />Parks 67 Open Space Parks and Greenways <br />The City currently has two parks providing general open space <br />areas: Creekview and Hansen Parks. These are primarily for the <br />purpose of preserving important natural resources (e.g. <br />wetlands, woodlands, etc.). These parks accommodate more <br />passive activities like walking and wildlife interpretation rather <br />than athletic activities. Greenways create connections or <br />linkages which are extensions of the park system and connect <br />important natural resource elements while re-establishing <br />important historical wetland and drainage patterns. These are <br />No Change N/A N/A N/A <br />Parks 68 Figure 5-1. Existing Parks & Trails in New Brighton No Change N/A N/A N/A