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<br />Parks 63 Parks, recreation, open space, and trails play a critical role in
<br />the physical, social, and natural environment of a community.
<br />As a whole, the system consists of a wide variety of features,
<br />including a regional park, community parks, neighborhood
<br />parks, recreational centers, open space areas, regional trails,
<br />and local trails. This section of the comprehensive plan is to
<br />provide, in general terms, a basic framework for the City of
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<br />Parks 63 Parks, recreation, open space, and trails continually rise to the
<br />top in community surveys as the most important community
<br />and livability features in New Brighton. The community has
<br />expressed a strong desire to improving ageing or outdated
<br />facilities, adding new concepts and ideas to existing parks,
<br />providing programing that meets emerging trends and
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<br />Parks 63 What We Heard
<br />More than any other topic, community members had the most
<br />to say about New Brighton’s Parks, Trails, and Open Space
<br />throughout the New Brighton 2040 process. That passion is
<br />highlighted with selected quotes from community members
<br />about what they’d like to see for the future of parks, trails,
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<br />Parks
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<br />Those benefits such as community building, economic
<br />development, health and wellness, safety, human and cultural
<br />development, recreation experiences, natural resource
<br />stewardship, etc. should be consistently portrayed in
<br />communications within the City and to the public.
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<br />"etc."
<br />Those benefits such as community building, economic
<br />development, health and wellness, safety, human and cultural
<br />development, recreation experiences, and natural resource
<br />stewardship should be consistently portrayed in
<br />communications within the City and to the public.
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<br />Parks
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<br />Increasing awareness leads to advocacy and builds
<br />constituency for parks, recreation, trails, and community
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<br />Parks 64 Objectives & Policies
<br />The following are the objectives & policies relative to parks,
<br />recreation, and open space:
<br />PR&OS 1.0 Improve the health of the community through safe,
<br />convenient, and accessible facilities and services for all and
<br />increased overall participation in programs.
<br />PR&OS 1.1 Support active living and wellness by maintaining
<br />and expanding facilities and programming for all ages, abilities,
<br />and interest levels.
<br />PR&OS 1.2 Create a community pathway network between
<br />city parks, neighborhoods, and community destinations.
<br />PR&OS 1.3 Develop strategies for broad and inclusive
<br />participation and engagement in recreation programs and use
<br />demographic data and neighborhood surveys to tailor specific
<br />programs to an areas needs.
<br />PR&OS 1.4 Ensure safe recreational places through thoughtful
<br />design and inclusive access.
<br />PR&OS 1.5 Promote the arts through programming, design, and
<br />building connections with local artists.
<br />PR&OS 1.6 Create parks that reflect community interest by
<br />using communitydriven park planning processes to prioritize
<br />significant capital improvements
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<br />Municipal Response
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