Greensboro Plan2Play Parks and Recreation Master Plan 2019

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• Outdoor adventure programs

(32%), and the YMCA (31%). In Greensboro, the use of city resources (66%) is much higher than the national average of 46%. Guilford County and the YMCA are also attracting more users than average. Meanwhile, state parks, school district resources and youth associations fall below the national average for resource use in Greensboro. Facility Use The survey provides critical information on current use of the system by the community. Eighty-six percent (86%) of respondents indicated their household has visited at least one park, recreation center, garden, spraygrounds, golf course, trail, greenway, or other facility operated by the Department during the past year, slightly above the national average of 81%. Twenty- seven percent (27%) of those households have visited a facility between 1 and 5 times while 32% have visited a facility 5 times or more during the past year. Of those who have visited a facility during the past year, 91% indicated the physical condition of the facility they visited was either “excellent” (44%) or “good” (47%);

• Education/life skills programs

• Environmental education programs

• Adult art, dance, performing arts

Benefits of Recreation Facilities and Programs Residents were asked to comment on what they believe are the greatest benefits of parks and recreation facilities and programs. The community believes that the Department’s most beneficial roles are to help to improve physical health and fitness (99%), provide healthy recreational opportunities (99%), and improve the quality of life in Greensboro (99%). Parks and Recreation Use within the Community Sixty-six percent (66%) of respondents recreation and sports activities. The top three organizations, not owned by the City of Greensboro, households most often use include: Guilford County Parks (43%), Guilford Courthouse National Military Park indicated their household use the Department for indoor and outdoor

Figure 30. Community survey visitation levels.