Greensboro Plan2Play Parks and Recreation Master Plan 2019

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Action 4b. Use community hearts to address gaps, community need and requests in a centralized location. Use community hearts to address gaps - Community hearts are ideal sites to explore the development of new or enhancement of existing facilities. These upgrades reflect the needs and gaps identified by the community and in the State of the System chapter of this report. Community hearts can also address requests voiced by residents. During the process, we heard that residents want access to fun, interactive, water play in various formats. • Add youth focused amenities to all recreation centers, especially those where youth programming is limited. Spaces and amenities need to support youth programming and activities such as multi-purpose activity space, computer/STEAM labs, electronic- oriented amenities. Key areas of focus are:

Action 4c. Distribute Community Hearts equitably throughout the city and provide for a range of activities and connections into the surrounding neighborhoods. Select multiple sites that are spread geographically across the city and can be implemented over time - The existing GIS database should be used as a resource to confirm this and maintain updated records. Community hearts should also: • Focus additional activity in large neighborhood parks and centers to become community gathering spaces. • Seek community input before investments are made to ensure local needs are met. • Collaborate with the city to improve trails and sidewalks around these hearts to encourage safer biking and walking. Include appropriately sized parking and transportation connections to local needs.

• Update facilities to include adaptive/ inclusive amenities in facilities that are not ADA compliant. • Create access to multi-purpose/activity space in existing recreation facilities. • Create a new senior center or convert an existing recreation center to accommodate senior services in western Greensboro, to serve more seniors and grow capacity to offer current and new programming. • Add new fitness/wellness facilities such as indoor gyms, outdoor multi- generational fitness equipment, and short level walking loops. • Further explore: first, the need for and, second, opportunities to provide new indoor and outdoor aquatic facilities.