Greensboro Plan2Play Parks and Recreation Master Plan 2019

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Figure 25. Greensboro swimming pools are typically integrated into recreation centers such as the one pictured here at Warnersville Recreation Center.

Cemeteries - The Department oversees four public cemeteries. Other than Union Cemetery, most cemeteries are still active burial grounds. The cemeteries are also home to some of the city's oldest tree specimens. Special Use Sites or Facilities - Greensboro also owns and maintains several botanical gardens, a golf course, lakes and reservoirs, sports complexes and other destination-focused programs. These facilities do not have the same range of passive and active attractions as the Department’s parks. Recent investments in the Gateway Gardens and the Greensboro Aquatic Center on the campus of the Greensboro Coliseum Complex have increased the Department's offerings of high-quality recreation and community services. At the beginning of the master planning process, the Department evaluated methods for consolidating park classifications by reviewing peer cities and changes in national standards against the Departments. The following table identifies the resulting reorganization of Greensboro’s parks and facilities. The most significant change from the 1998 system to the 2018 system is to move

Table 3 - Park Classification Table

“mini parks”, and “community parks” within “neighborhood parks”, both to align with national standards for park classifications and to reflect the similarities in amenities provided, walkability goals, and maintenance needs. The park classifications for both plans are compared in the Table 3. Please note, Bur Mil Park and Hagan Stone Park were transferred from the city to Guilford County and several parks and recreation center properties were consolidated between the 1998 plan and the 2018 plan.

1998 Parks & Recreation Plan

2018 Master Plan

Park Classification

Magnet Park

3

3

Regional Park

10

5

Community Park

25

14

Neighborhood Park

55

110

Mini Park

33

0

Special Sites

13

2