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County & Regional Context

social issues of St. Edward park. State Parks & Urban Open Space. County & Regional Context. Federal and National Parks - city to wildland. Parks Planning - Program. Active Recreation Passive Recreation Facilities and Events Unintended Activities.

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County & Regional Context

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  1. social issues of St. Edward park State Parks & Urban Open Space County & Regional Context Federal and National Parks - city to wildland

  2. Parks Planning - Program • Active Recreation • Passive Recreation • Facilities and Events • Unintended Activities Intentions? What’s Happening Now?Revenue Potential?

  3. Active Recreation • Play Park • Gymnasium, Swimming Pool • Sports Fields (baseball, soccer)

  4. Play Park

  5. Sports Fields, Reserved Group Picnics

  6. Public Events

  7. Public Events

  8. PrivateEventRentals Seminary,HistoricRegister

  9. Events and Facilities • Play Park • Gymnasium, Swimming Pool • Sports Fields (baseball, soccer) • Other?

  10. Passive Recreation • Bike Riding • Hiking/Walking • Dog Walking • Horseback Riding • Picnics • Birding • Shoreline Activity

  11. Hiking/Dog Walking

  12. On Leash?

  13. Social Trails

  14. Social Trails

  15. Prevention? Signs?

  16. Graffitti

  17. Motor Vehicles

  18. Rope Swings

  19. Unintended Activities • Motor Vehicles • Graffitti • Vandalism • Water Activities (swings) • Personal Security on Trails

  20. Landscape Impacts:Activity Outcomes

  21. Shoreline Erosion

  22. Shoreline Erosion

  23. Salmon Habitat

  24. WildlifeHabitat

  25. Trail Erosion

  26. Invasive Species - Ivy

  27. Hazard Trees

  28. Landscape Impacts • Shoreline Erosion • Shoreline & Salmon • Trail Erosion • Wildlife Habitat • Invasive Species • Hazard Trees

  29. Off-site Social Issues - St. Edward • Adjacent property owners? • Users from nearby areas? • Stakeholders and decision-makers who aren’t on-site but make key decisions (budget, staff)

  30. social issues of urban parks & recreation State Parks & Urban Open Space County & Regional Context Federal and National Parks - city to wildland

  31. National Trends - Urbanization time series model - past to future

  32. U.S. Urban Land Cover (2000) Nowak, J. Forestry, Dec. 2005

  33. U.S. Urban Land Cover (2000) Nowak, J. Forestry, Dec. 2005

  34. U.S. Urban Land Cover (2010)

  35. U.S. Urban Land Cover (2020)

  36. U.S. Urban Land Cover (2030)

  37. U.S. Urban Land Cover (2040)

  38. U.S. Urban Land Cover (2050)

  39. Urban Parks ClassesJapan

  40. Urban Parks ClassesJapan

  41. Urban Parks Standards USA =120+ sq m per person vs. 61+ sq m King Co (1998) vs. 9 sq m in Japan

  42. social issues of urban parks & recreation State Parks & Urban Open Space County & Regional Context Federal and National Parks - city to wildland

  43. WA Growth Management Act • Enacted 1990, 5 year updates • All communities in WA • Requires that cities and counties adopt policies and develop programs that: • Direct new growth to urbanized areas • Promote health, safety, and high quality of life • Protecting lands and the natural environment

  44. King County Population Trends

  45. King County Urban Growth Boundary

  46. King County - 180 parks, 175 miles of trails, 25,000 acres

  47. King County Parks

  48. King County Parks/Recreation • quantity and location (180 sites, 175 miles trails) • connectivity of open spaces (25,000 acres) • user demands and potential conflicts • management costs! • who owns it?

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