2023 Parks and Recreation Aquatics Master Plan

City of Greensboro EQUITY ASSESSMENT

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› Greensboro Parks and Recreation Department provides aquatic facility access to populations living in higher and lower social vulnerability areas. Most of the public, city-owned facilities are located in the highest social vulnerability areas. › A variety of amenities and programming which supports the function and purpose of each facility, should be created and implemented to ensure diverse recreation opportunities are provided more equitably to meet community recreation needs. › Residents who are unemployed and living below the poverty level have more access to aquatics facilities within a 10-minute walk area than the overall population. Additionally, households with one or more persons living with a disability have greater access to aquatics facilities than the overall population. Programming reflective of the populations living near or within walking distances of city-owned aquatics facilities should be implemented. › Each aquatics facility has at least one alternative mode of mass transportation, with the exception of Keeley Park sprayground located outside of city limits. › YMCA facilities, private aquatics facilities and private swim clubs are located throughout the city. › Staffing budgets remain mostly consistent at Barber Park sprayground, Warnersville Community Park Outdoor Pool and Windsor Park Pool, though significantly less than Lindley Community Park Outdoor Pool. Staffing costs have gradually increased to nearly double the original amounts at both Barber and Keeley Park spraygrounds, even though participation rates have significantly declined at Barber and slightly at Keeley Park. › Keeley Park sprayground and Barber Park spraygrounds are the newest facilities with the most current amenities and low/medium crime rates. › Funding strategies should be reviewed to determine future status of aquatic facilities needing repair and/or replacement.

› Amenities at Warnersville Community Park Outdoor Pool are functional, though crime rates remain high as the site manages the most vandalism of all aquatic facilities. › Amenities necessary for safe access and use at both Peeler and Lindley Community Park Outdoor Pools need replacement or renovation. › Peeler Community Park Outdoor Pool has experienced mechanical issues resulting in site closures the past two seasons, in addition to Peeler recreation center currently under construction. › Windsor Community Park Outdoor Pool is scheduled for replacement. Barber Park sprayground rates declined along with Lindley Community Park Outdoor Pool. Warnersville, Windsor and Peeler Parks Outdoor Community Pools show consistent decline. › If new aquatics facilities are added to the parks and recreation system, locating those facilities in areas where they serve the majority of people, especially those in areas of high social vulnerability, is critical in improving the lives of Greensboro citizens through site activation. › Facilities located in high vulnerability areas should develop strategies for creating nontraditional means of public outreach, dual language marketing for recreational materials and facility signage and programming to increase inclusivity and acceptance of these communities. › Fee structures and cost recovery goals should be evaluated to ensure programs are affordable to residents of all income levels. › Partnerships between the city and private aquatics facilities should be developed to provide needs-based scholarships and affordable programs to residents. › Alternative transportation options are needed for resident access to aquatics facilities. › Participation rates at Keeley and Barber spraygrounds remained strong, though

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