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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about 2 months agoCLOSED: This ideas has concluded.SPvarsitypark8 months agoRethink routine maintenance
I see park staff leaf blowing for days, collecting all the leaves, and then come back a couple weeks later to lay mulch. It would be much less work and better for the environment to leave the leaves! Also, consider less frequent mowing that doesn't cut as short. At Cuesta and Bubb the grass gets cut so short that it dies on warmer days.
1 comment18Johnny6 months agoMore access to public tennis courts please. Tennis is very popular in the Bay Area and we often have to wait over an hour to get a court.
More access to tennis courts
0 comment2glenda6 months agoMore tennis courts!
0 comment1Li Zhang9 months agoImprove the functionality and accessibility to the parks to take the full advantage of the current existing park spaces
In addition to the green space that parks provide, I am hoping that the park can offer a variety of activities/amenities to cater for the diverse interests and needs of all age groups of our community. Make the current bike and walk path safely connected to the parks, and public transportation more accessible for the park areas. So far, I have not seen surveys conducted to engage teenagers and senior groups to gather their thoughts to help to design the parks to meet their needs and expectations. I wonder if we can add some Ping Pong tables, more Pickleball courts, and outdoor exercise equipment in the existing parks. Furthermore, food trucks (help small business owners) can be fun if added to the parks. I feel like we can create more shared space in the parks, tailed for all ethnic and cultural groups. The grass area can be amendable for soccer, frisbee game, and tai chi. etc. Chinese Style square dance or Latin style Zumba can be both on some paved area in the park as well.
0 comment17Vivek9 months agoWalkable parks in each neighborhood with greenery, trees for shade, unstructured play areas and not hardscape.
Walkable parks in each neighborhood
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Lifecycle
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Project Kickoff
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Intercept Surveys at Community Center, Senior Center & Teen Center
Parks and Recreation Strategic Plan has finished this stageCompleted Fall 2023
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Site and Program Assessment
Parks and Recreation Strategic Plan has finished this stageCompleted
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Statistically-Valid Community Survey
Parks and Recreation Strategic Plan has finished this stageMarch-April 2024
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Online Community Survey
Parks and Recreation Strategic Plan has finished this stageApril 8-30, 2024
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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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Community Input Findings Presentation
this is an upcoming stage for Parks and Recreation Strategic PlanJune 26 - 27, 2024
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Benchmarking with other Agencies
this is an upcoming stage for Parks and Recreation Strategic PlanSpring 2024
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Parks and Amenities Levels of Service
this is an upcoming stage for Parks and Recreation Strategic PlanSummer 2024
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Equity Mapping
this is an upcoming stage for Parks and Recreation Strategic PlanSummer 2024
Upcoming Community Input Opportunities
Project Contact
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Videos
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Click here to play video August 21, 2023 Virtual Community Meeting
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Click here to play video August 22, 2023 Virtual Community Meeting
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Click here to play video Sept. 2023 Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting The Parks and Recreation Commission received an update on the Parks and Recreation Strategic Plan. For the Sept. 20, 2023 agenda packet, please https://mountainview.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx.
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Click here to play video Dec. 2023 Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting The Parks and Recreation Commission received an update on the Parks and Recreation Strategic Plan. For the Dec. 13, 2023 agenda packet, please https://mountainview.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx.
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Click here to play video June 27, 2024 Virtual Community Meeting This presentation provides a summary of the public input received from the Public Input Phase of the Parks and Recreation Strategic Plan, as well as the Consultant Team's findings related to park and program assessments.
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Documents
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June 2024 Community Findings Presentation.pdf (12.7 MB) (pdf)
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April 2024 Community-Wide Survey Flyer (4.76 MB) (pdf)
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Dec. 13, 2023 Parks and Recreation Commission Agenda Item
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Sept. 20, 2023 Parks and Recreation Commission Agenda Item
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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)