South Greensboro Area Plan - Public Review Draft - 9.25.25

The Roger K. Brown Community Park shares a 21.40-acre property with its namesake recreation center, which offers a full basketball court/gymnasium, meeting rooms, and a variety of classes and programming for all ages. The park is surrounded by residential neighborhoods to the east and south, with additional residential areas, churches, and City owned land to the west and north. Park amenities include a new playground, walking trails, a picnic shelter, and a grill. Address: 302 East Vandalia Road Type: Community Park Amenities: » Recreation Center with Gym and Meeting Rooms » Walking Trails & Outdoor Picnic Shelter » Community Garden Brown Community Park 2 Opportunities: » Leverage the wooded portion of the property for additional park amenities, possibly to include parking, and programming appropriate for the context. » Large lawn near park entrance could support additional context-sensitive park amenities. » Improve connectivity to Shannon Hills Park, the Ryan Creek Greenway, and nearby neighborhoods » Strengthen pedestrian infrastructure and consider adding parking facilities to enhance accessibility for the surrounding community. » Add new amenities, such as recreational facilities, to enhance the park’s functionality and foster greater community engagement. by expanding sidewalks, adding pedestrian crossings, and advancing greenway projects.

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Existing Greenway Planned Greenway Parks & Open Space Planned Bike Lane Existing Sidewalk Planned Sidewalk

Pedestrian Crossing Improvements Connectivity Barrier Wooded Park Areas

Entrance Improvements

Publicly-Owned Property

Potential Pedestrian Bridge

Vandalia Rd

Potential Faith based Farmers Market

Connect faith-based programming to greenway system & Brown Center

S Elm-Eugene St

City-owned parcels could support additional greenway connectivity

Draft

Implement planned greenway network

Low point, flatter area

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ENVIRONMENT, PARKS, AND OPEN SPACE

PUBLIC REVIEW DRAFT - 9/25/25