Video Report - Parks Board March 10

The next video report will be posted this evening and outlines the Park Board meeting held March 10.

The discussion focused on pedestrian/bicycle connections and trails within our neighborhoods. The Chair of the Board also suggested that the City use the local radio station to get the word out on this project. That idea is being added to out "to do" flip chart. Feel free to leave comments about the content of the video under this posting.

The park board also discussed the current Comprehensive Park Plan update (see blog at www.cohparkplan08.blogspot.com). The issues of interconnectedness of neighborhoods and trials throughout the community were also part of that discussion. One aspect of how both projects are interrelated was the conversations about pedestrian/bicycle connections in neighborhoods and how that impacts park use and access to parks and open space. I will be explaining this more extensively at the Planning Commission meeting on April 22.

Parks Board Update

During the March 10th meeting, the Parks Board discussed two characteristics of subdivisions:

1. existing requirements for open space in PRD subdivisions; and,
2. potential for improving pedestrian and bicycle connectivity between neighborhoods through pocket parks.

These will be further explored in the coming months and have been added to the Ideas Flip Chart; and will also be featured in future posts.