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20/20 Vision: The Role of Park Visioning

in Shaping the Future

of Your Greenspace

Parks & Greenspace Conference

Atlanta Botanical Garden

Monday, March 23, 2015

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Agenda

• Walt Ray, RLA, ASLA Moderator

•Barbara Marin Friends of Springbrook Park•Byron Amos Friends of Vine City Park •Mandy LeCompte Friends of Little Nancy Creek Park

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State of Atlanta Parks• Atlanta ranked 42 out of 60 cities

(Trust for Public Land Parkscore) • Detroit, Baltimore, Cleveland, and Phoenix rank higher.

•The Stats

Minneapolis AtlantaSpending per Resident: $213 Spending per Resident: $81

Park Budget: $90 Million Park Budget: $35 Million

Residents Living within Ten Minutes Walk to a Park: 92%

Residents Living within Ten Minutes Walk to a Park: 60%

Parkland: 14.9 % (planning goal is 10%) Parkland: 5.8% (planning goal is 10%)

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State of Atlanta Parks

• The Hard Facts

• Over 300 parks • Total Budget- $35 Million for the whole park

system• Piedmont Park Conservancy’s Budget is $3

Million• Limited Budgets• Limited Staff• Limited Capacity• Parks need Community Support

• Capital Improvements• Programming• Maintenance

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Park Visioning• Community Supported Master Plan for Greenspace

• Community as Client• Neighbors are Experts• Staff are Facilitators and Interpreters• Strong Reliance on Public Input• Community will Own Master Plan

• Process is Flexible• Every Community is Different• Process & Plans Reflect Unique

Character• Process is Successful

• 31 Completed Visioning Plans • Over $13 Million Invested • Engaged Communities

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Visioning Process• Application Process

• Committed Steering Committee (The Client)•Attend Monthly Organizational Meetings•Represent Constituency (Neighborhood Surveys)•Organized Park Group •Public Meetings•NPU Coordination•Neighborhood Association Coordination

• Public Engagement Process•Stakeholder Surveys•Public Meetings•Spread the Word

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Visioning Process

Advantages to Community• Public Involvement - Critical and Useful

• Coordination with StakeholdersParks DepartmentDepartment of Watershed ManagementSchoolsNeighborhood AssociationNeighborhood Planning Unit

• Community-BuildingSteering CommitteeFriends of the Park GroupImplementation Committee

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• Conceptual Master Plan• What Goes Where

• How Much Might Cost

• Collaborative Process

• Utilizing Free Services

• Facilitate Fundraising

• Prioritize Improvements

• Create/Strengthen Partnerships

Benefits of Visioning

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Community Grows a Park and

the Park Grows Community

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Timeline

5/2011 .9 acre neighborhood lot identified

12/2012 Property purchased

3/2013 Visioning

12/2013 PP Grant received $39K

7/2014 Permit received

10/2014 Contractor completes construction

1/2015

Ongoing

Ribbon cutting

Play area, Community garden

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Design ProcessMore to Less Community Input

• Visioning (neighborhood adults and kids)• Conceptual Maps• Grant Proposal/Budget• Permit Documents• Bidding Process--Contractors Input• County Permitting Process• Construction Realities• Ongoing Improvements/Additions

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Community Engagement

• Meet neighbors and discover assets

• Friends meetings identify issues

• Build e-mail list to keep neighbors informed

• Inform neighborhood organizations

• Visioning info sheet to 400 families gets everyone on the same page

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Info Sheet

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• Children’s visioning should include play expert

• 15 neighbors at adult visioning meetings

Community Engagement

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Conceptual Maps

Map changed when landscape designer joined neighborhood and project

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Community Engagement (cont’d)

• Wayfinders keep neighbors informed about plans

• Board of involved neighbors includes two Scout leaders

• Neighbors’ talents utilized (website; logo; gardening/composting, etc.)

• Fund/friend-raising events (festivals, wine-tasting, silent auction)

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• Celebrations to mark progress

Community Engagement (cont’d)

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• Website, Facebook, Newsletters, E-mail

• Nextdoor.com

• VolunteerWorkdays

• Springbrook Park Neighborhood

Community Engagement (cont’d)

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Before & After

Before

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Consensus Building• Provide lots of information

• Provide opportunities for input (visioning, email, conversations)

• Personally talk to those adjacent to park

• Use committees (play, comm. garden)

• Ask trusted people to review plans and changes (Friends Board, County, PP)

• Complex issues addressed by carefully selected people

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Contact Information

• Barbara Marin

• Email: [email protected]

• Phone: 404-580-0269

• Park Website: www.springbrookpark.com

• Silent Auction – May 9, 2015 7-9pm

• www.springfortheparks.org

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The New Vine City Neighborhood Park

Presented By: Byron Amos

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Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation

Governor's

Greenspace

Program

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A “SIGN” OF THINGS TO COME

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IN THE BEGINNING

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THE KUDZU MONSTER

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HAS ANYONE SEEN MY HOUSE???

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HELP ME, I’VE FALLEN & I CAN’T GET UP

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PEEK-A-BOO, I SEE YOU

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“IT FEELS GOOD TO HAVE A FRESH HAIR CUT”

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NOW YOU SEE IT……

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NOW YOU DON’T

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Option A

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Option B

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VCCA Development Committee Approved/ with some design concepts

from Option B

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before

Vine City

Neighborhood Park

on Magnolia Street

after

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Little Nancy Creek ParkPark Visioning Process

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Our neighborhood needs a playground but can’t find a location

North BuckheadNeighborhood

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We ask the City to consider acquiring three abandoned lots…

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…with great potential for something other than yet another subdivision.

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August 2007, we get our wish! The City purchases the 5 acre lot…now what??

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Park Pride to the Rescue!

$25,000 Visioning GrantOpportunity Seized

…and a partnership is formed.

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Great parks start with an engaged community

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We held four public meetingsThe second meeting was a design workshop

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and invited the community to explore the possibilities of their new park

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Neighbor feedback varied….

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But ultimately proved useful

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Finally, we had a Conceptual Vision in May 2009!

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LittLe NaNcy creek ParkConCeptual Vision

May 12, 2009

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And now the hard part…turning the vision into reality

Day 1 (of the next six years)

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Park Pride connects us with corporate volunteer groups

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A community garden is built with neighbors and corporate volunteers

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Volunteer days are the foundation of successful park building

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So many neighbors donate their sweat equity…

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Local builder Delaney Rossetti Construction installs safe bridge rails

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which becomes the inspiration for our logo

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Park Pride’s Picnic in the Parks brings more neighbors into the park

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Russell Landscape Group, owned by a neighbor, seeds and maintains

front entry

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Neighbor Stephen Fristoe, Eagle Scout candidate, builds park benches

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Sarah Smith Elementary School installs a Butterfly Garden

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A third grade Wolf Scout Den transforms this…

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into a magical Children’s Cottage!

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Integrated Land Design creates our Master Plan

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Installing a playground is a dynamic challenging, multi-year process

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The ground breaking brings us one step closer…

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Opening Day - April 2012! The kids’ joy is worth all the blood, sweat & tears

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The City celebrates our long-awaited accomplishment with us!

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Fast forward to 2015…the parking lot is still full with families enjoying our

world-class playground

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CHOA’s Strong4Life and United Healthcare partner with LNCP to install

a walking trail

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Walking Trail and Fitness Area

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Community Garden

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Ongoing Park Pride Partnership of Community Work Days

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Engraved bricks, a simple and effective fundraiser, add a personal touch to the

playground entrance path

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A chance to reconnect with nature…

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Play with friends…

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and explore your extended backyard.

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You never know whoooo you’ll meet!

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Little Nancy Creek Park – What’s Next?

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littlenancycreekpark.org