Parks and Recreation Strategic Plan
Imagining the Future of Mountain View Parks and Recreation
Mountain View’s parks and recreation programs are an essential part of what makes this City a great place to live, work and play. While this has always been true, access to open space has become even more important as the community sought wellness and connection during and coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic. There is a lot to love about Mountain View’s parks and recreation programs, with well-used established parks and new parks being constructed such as Fayette Park, which opens in mid-October. In addition, seven new park sites are currentlyContinue reading
Imagining the Future of Mountain View Parks and Recreation
Mountain View’s parks and recreation programs are an essential part of what makes this City a great place to live, work and play. While this has always been true, access to open space has become even more important as the community sought wellness and connection during and coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic. There is a lot to love about Mountain View’s parks and recreation programs, with well-used established parks and new parks being constructed such as Fayette Park, which opens in mid-October. In addition, seven new park sites are currently identified, and staff has the capacity to complete the construction of one to two new parks a year. Even with these plans for park expansion, there is a tremendous opportunity to reimagine our parks and programs to provide enhanced amenities and recreational offerings to meet the evolving needs of the community and to create better access to open space in underserved areas such as Monta Loma, Rex Manor, Whisman and other neighborhoods north of Central Expressway, as well as the Central and San Antonio areas.
To seize this opportunity, the City is developing a Parks and Recreation Strategic Plan. This Plan, one of the City Council’s top priority projects, will guide the future of the City’s park and open space resources, community facilities and recreation programming. Your creative ideas and input are key to shaping an innovative plan that is responsive to community needs and will accomplish a bold new vision for our parks, facilities and programs.
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April Websterabout 1 month agoUrban forests, not just parks
There's also value in forested areas in a city, not just parks with more open spaces. It provides incredible value to a city. The best example I can think of is Vancouver's Stanley Park (the beloved jewel of Vancouver) and the UBC Endowment Lands which are also in the city and provide shaded running/walking trails.
0 comment10SKabout 1 month agoIncrease greenery and grass play area at Sierra Vista Park
Community around Sierra Vista Park is expanding. The dry mulch patch need to be converted to a grass play area. This park is used by small kids, bigger kids playing ball and also people bring their dogs. The dry patch needs to be converted to grass area to increase the beauty as well as playground size
0 comment1Daniel182 months agoA Solution to the Pickleball Issue
I believe the key to a solution to the Pickleball Courts controversy is the acquisition of larger multiple-use parkland that will accommodate the construction of new pickleball courts and other recreational benefits. I submitted to the City Council and P&R Commission a proposal to change city policy which currently requires housing developers to deed land to the City for small public parks with very limited multiple use recreational advantages, except for dumping dog poo on the grass lawn by the tenants living on the property of a new development. The care & maintenance of these little public parks is funded by the taxpayers of Mountain View. The entire policy is ludicrous in my opinion. The city policy should be changed to require both commercial and housing developers to pay into a city trust fund dedicated to acquiring large parkland. The big cost is the purchase of expensive real estate. But with hundreds of developers paying into a multiple-use public park trust fund, the fund will grow steadily. The benefits include multiple use recreational areas, picnic and BBQ facilities, a park that benefits a more diverse group of people, an opportunity to integrate it with the preservation and enhancement of surrounding urban forests, native plants and trees that support important city goals such as sustainability, environmental protection, parks, public health, and slowing climate change.
2 comments2Mary98about 1 month agoReplace thin strips of lawn, such as between street & sidewalk, but elsewhere as well, with appropriate native plants and trees.
This will support biodiversity. It will create a more immersive experience for pedestrians and cyclists. It will reduce water use, reduce maintenance, and reduce the need for fertilizer.
0 comment7bkenglandabout 2 months agoAs much as possible in our parks, we need publicly-accessible restrooms. We have far too few of them here, whether in parks or elsewhere.
Publicly-accessible restrooms
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Project Kickoff
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Community Input
Parks and Recreation Strategic Plan is currently at this stageStarted in August 2023 and ongoing
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Intercept Surveys at Community Center, Senior Center & Teen Center
this is an upcoming stage for Parks and Recreation Strategic PlanOngoing through December 2023
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Site and Program Assessment
this is an upcoming stage for Parks and Recreation Strategic PlanOctober 2023 onwards
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Statistically-Valid Community Survey
this is an upcoming stage for Parks and Recreation Strategic PlanEarly 2024
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Online Community Survey
this is an upcoming stage for Parks and Recreation Strategic PlanEarly 2024
Upcoming Community Input Opportunities
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December 04 2023
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December 13 2023
Project Contact
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Documents
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Recreation Plan 2008 (10.3 MB) (pdf)
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Parks and Open Space Plan 2014 (1.59 MB) (pdf)
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August Meetings All languages Flyers (2.55 MB) (pdf)
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Aug 21'2023 (In Person) Meeting Presentation and Community Polling Results.pdf (10.8 MB) (pdf)
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Aug 21'2023 (Virtual) Meeting Presentation and Community Polling Results.pdf (10.7 MB) (pdf)
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Aug 22' 2023 (In Person) Meeting Presentation and Community Polling Results.pdf (10.3 MB) (pdf)
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Aug 22' 2023 (Virtual) Meeting Presentation and Community Polling Results.pdf.pdf (10.6 MB) (pdf)