march 10, 2015 framework plan

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FRAMEWORK PLAN

MARCH 10, 2015

1. OVERHAUL Craig Ranch Regional Park, Las Vegas NV

2. PARTIAL DECOMMISSION Glen Miller Links, Richmond, IN

3. LIGHT TOUCH Oak Ridge Park, Clark Union County, NJ

4. ECO-RECREATION 5. URBAN

WILD

Conneaut Shores Golf Club, Conneaut OH

CONTINUUM OF POSSIBILITIES

COMMUNITY PREFERENCE

Glen Miller Links Richmond, IN

Conneaut Shores Golf Club, Conneaut OH

Oak Ridge Park Clark, Union County, NJ

Craig Ranch Regional Park, Las Vegas NV

NATIONAL CASE STUDIES

1

OVERHAUL LAS VEGAS, NV

Re-vision and re-make golf course into multipurpose park and recreation destination.

Craig Ranch Regional Park

2

PARTIAL DECOMMISSION RICHMOND, IN

Glen Miller Links

3

LIGHT TOUCH CLARK, UNION COUNTY, NJ

Oak Ridge Park

4

ECO-RECREATION

Strategize and manage site as a nature preserve for passive recreation

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5

URBAN WILD CONNEAUT OH

Conneaut Shores Golf Course

My biggest concern about the  reuse of the property is 1. Noise associated with  new uses 2. Traffic generation 3. Disturbing the site’s  natural beauty  4. Maintenance costs 5. All of the above 6. Other

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15% 9% 4%

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4%

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I could envision a major portion of the  site returning to a natural (unmanicured)  state? 47%

1. Yes 2. No 3. It depends

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12%

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Appropriate passive uses could be 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

76%

Walking/biking trails Picnic areas/ gardens Fishing areas All of the above Other 10% 5%

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3% 3

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Appropriate active uses could be 1. Sports fields/ court  sports 2. Destination playground  w/ splashpad 3. Nature or  Environmental Center 4. Skate park and dog run 5. Other

42% 37%

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10% 6%

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Vehicular access for the public to the  site should be:  1. Limited as much as  possible 2. From the south: 15th Street 3. North and South  with new access  4. From multiple points

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publicly accessible and open year-round;

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A contiguous landscape with a wide range of passive programming opportunities;

3

A network of recreation and fitness trails for all ages and physical abilities;

“It was so enjoyable and a fantastic workout. Each station had a short explanation and listed the level of fitness, along with two choices of endurance. The stations were not extravagant. They were simply made but very effective for a complete body workout. We were very impressed and mentioned every day that we wish we had a trail like this in Jasper. (Riverwalk or Country Club golf course would be perfect.) - Toni Messmer

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A learning laboratory that educates people about ecological systems through an understanding of the site’s natural characteristics and its eventual transformation;

Image source: John Nation

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Able to accommodate facilities that advance environmental stewardship;

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A place that enhances the creative spirit and provides opportunities for artistic endeavors in harmony with a beautiful natural setting.

7 Easily accessible with a series of small, distributed parking areas;

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An asset to the neighbors that border it;

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A unique destination unlike any other in the City - but an integral and well-connected part of the city’s park system;

10 A place of beauty and civic pride with photo-ops (weddings, prom, etc.) and small public gathering /performance spaces;

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Easy to maintain with a managed-meadows approach;

Implemented in a manner that allows flexibility and change;

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13 Respectful of the character and cohesion of a large landscape space while still accommodating some uses that activate the property.

RECAP FROM LAST MEETING

In 2006, for the first time in recent memory, golf-course closures exceeded openings. Turning Golf Courses into Parks, John Buntin, November 30, 2009

TRENDS June 11, 2013

Advisory Committee Meeting 2

JCC_waterbodies + tree canopy + slopes over 15%

15 ACRES

New Elementary School Concept Plan

TRAILS GREAT POND + BRIDGE VEHICULAR ACCESS + PARKING PAVILLIONS IN THE PARK

SITE CONDITIONS

Areas of tree canopy, slopes over 10% and watershed setback

TRAILS Network of recreational trails that build on the existing cart path.

GREAT POND + BRIDGE An expansion of the ponds as water retention area and public amenity.

Three lakes become 1 (one goes away).

TRAILS Network of recreational trails that build on the existing cart path.

SOFTBALL FIELDHOUSE Pedestrian access

TRAILS Network of recreational trails that build on the existing cart path. EMILY STREET Pedestrian access

TRAILS Network of recreational trails that build on the existing cart path. SCHUETTER ROAD Pedestrian access

TRAILS Network of recreational trails that build on the existing cart path.

KLUBHAUS 61 Pedestrian access

TRAILS Network of recreational trails that build on the existing cart path.

MATHEW AVE.

15th STREET

CAR ACCESS + PARKING A series of smaller lots dispersed in the landscape and accessible from different directions.

SCHUETTER ROAD

Mathew Ave.

x x x

KLUBHAUS 61

MATHEW

15TH st

CAR ACCESS + PARKING A series of smaller lots dispersed in the landscape and accessible from different directions

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250 - 300 spaces 120

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PAVILIONS IN THE PARK Program distributed around the site in the form of small pavilions integrated into the landscape.

RESTROOMS + CONCESSIONS

PAVILIONS IN THE PARK Program distributed around the site in the form of small pavilions integrated into the landscape.

STORAGE / MAINTENANCE

PAVILLIONS IN THE PARK Program distributed around the site in the form of small pavillions integrated into the landscape.

NATURE / EDUCATION CENTER

PAVILIONS IN THE PARK Program distributed around the site in the form of small pavilions integrated into the landscape.

Small OUTDOOR AMPITHEATER OR PERFORMANCE VENUE

PAVILIONS IN THE PARK Program distributed around the site in the form of small pavilions integrated into the landscape.

FRAMWORK PLAN

FRAMWORK PLAN

MANAGED MEADOWS MANAGED MEADOWS

INITIAL OBSERVATIONS

MANAGED MEADOWS

PROGRAM IDEAS – Educational and passive recreation

ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER ALONG BUFFALO BAYOU

HOUSTON, TX

OUTDOOR CLASSROOM AND VINE TRELLISES AT ARNOLD ARBORETUM

BOSTON, MA

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION CENTER

BOSTON, MA

ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER

Source: John Nation

KENTUCKY

ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER

KENTUCKY

FRAMWORK PLAN

7 GUIDING OBSERVATIONS 1. Site has visual and environmental properties unique in the Jasper Park system. Reuse plan should take full advantage of these attributes. 2. Site’s topography and access limits new structures and active development to relatively small area of the overall site. 3. Water bodies are strong amenity and focal point of site; consider expansion or aggregation into one large lake 4. Significant grading and tree canopy clearing should be minimized JASPER COUNTRY CLUB

7 GUIDING OBSERVATIONS 5. Active recreational uses can be more appropriately accommodated off-site (south of 15th Street) 6. Potential physical community “center” can best be accommodated at southwest corner adjacent to 15th Street. 7. Site more amenable to development of outdoor community programming related to arts, environmental education, fitness, health, and ecology.

JASPER COUNTRY CLUB

NEXT STEPS Establish timeline for periodic mowing regime Engage professional design team to move the Parkland Plan into design development and construction documents Undertake hydrologic assessment of the remaining ponds as to their expansion/wetlands connection Construct continuous trail network with exercise stations Engage local garden clubs for creation of community flower garden Identify and construct short term parking areas JASPER PARKLANDS

NEXT STEPS Create park signage and wayfinding Establish a final central water feature plan Construct new pedestrian bridge spanning the central water feature Cultivate partnerships with potential Nature / Education Center Initiate design of outdoor pavilions

JASPER PARKLANDS

FRAMEWORK PLAN

MARCH 10, 2015