HomeMy WebLinkAboutDisplay - Parks Recreation Open SpaceKey Goals*
• Development of Trails
• Be Responsive to Needs and Interests
• Provide Active & Passive Recreation
• value Natural & Cultural Resources
• Equal Access
• Shoreline Access/Views
(11995 Comprehensive Plan)
Top 5 Activities in Order
of Preference
• Walking
• Nature Watching
• Picknicking
• Bicycling
• Swimming
(9) inoludez 44.74 Aoms of Koh Te; ftw S eme wd Excludes Goa Course
PT. Parks Plan 2414
Goal is for everyone to live within 1/4 mile
of a pocket park and within 1/2 mile of a
neighborhood park.
• The NW Quadrant of Town is in need of parks.
• Acres of Park
DtY-owned 117.35 ac'
County -owned 36.7 ac
FortwordenI s ac
"Open space and park areas, wildlife and
trees solitary and sociable activities play
an integral role in living a healthy life-style"
(PT. Parks Plan: 2014)
City struggles to maintain parks.
Staffing i 10,000 Population
National Median vs- Port Townsend
5+ FTE 2 FTE
Spending on Parks / Resident
Median National is more than twice the
City's expenditure
(PT. Pads Plan: 2014)
Increasing seniors and declining
youth may shift needs.
Year Under18Yaws Over 65 Years
1990 24% 195%
2010 16% 24.6%
Children are in Need of Programs
• Lack of Day Care Facilities
• Greater than 50% of PTs Children Rely
on Free & Reduced Lunch