SASAKI | ERO | MATRIX | PLACE MATTERS | ETC Denver Game Plan for a Healthy City Public Meeting Series #3 November 28-30, 2017 80+ Participants Total 3 Open Houses 425+ Ideas & Feedback Thank you for your input and ideas! Your feedback will help us refine the strategies and identify action steps for implementation as we develop the Draft Plan. At each open house, we shared draft strategies. Here’s what you told us: Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Do the strategies respond to the challenges facing the City and the Department? Where do we need more focus? 3% 19% 0% 43% 36% • More details / specifics / metrics • Environmental and green space preservation • More focus on equity / equality of service distribution throughout city • Upkeep and upgrade of existing parks • Trails and connectivity • More diverse, high quality recreation opportunities • Amenities at existing parks (water fountains, rentable bikes, etc.) • More outreach / communication to broaden awareness • Urban gardens to grow food • Dog parks • Clean lakes and rivers • Wayfinding signage understandable by diverse populations • Greater focus on Mountain Parks
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SASAKI | ERO | MATRIX | PLACE MATTERS | ETCSASAKI | ERO | MATRIX | PLACE MATTERS | ETC
Denver Game Plan for a Healthy CityPublic Meeting Series #3November 28-30, 2017
80+ Participants Total
3 Open Houses
425+ Ideas & Feedback
Thank you for your input and ideas!Your feedback will help us refine the strategies andidentify action steps for implementationas we develop the Draft Plan.
At each open house, we shared draft strategies. Here’s what you told us:
StronglyDisagree
Disagree Neutral Agree StronglyAgree
Do the strategies respondto the challenges facing the City and the Department?
Where do we need more focus?
3%
19%
0%
43%
36% • More details / specifics / metrics• Environmental and green space preservation• More focus on equity / equality of service
distribution throughout city• Upkeep and upgrade of existing parks• Trails and connectivity• More diverse, high quality recreation opportunities• Amenities at existing parks (water fountains,
rentable bikes, etc.)• More outreach / communication to broaden
awareness• Urban gardens to grow food• Dog parks• Clean lakes and rivers• Wayfinding signage understandable by diverse
populations• Greater focus on Mountain Parks
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Work with citizens, private sector & non-profits to grow the system
Recreation programming
Legacy parkways & green streets
Acquire land
Embrace flexibility & responsiveness in programming
Expand arts and culture & nature-based programs
Deepen outreach & engagement
Performance-based standards
Staff development & retention
Upgrade operation & user facilities
Nature experiences in the urban system
Mountain Park forest management & fire mitigation
Inter-agency collaboration
Mountain Parks access & amenities
Invest in data & upgraded technology
What strategies are your top priority?Number of attendees who selected strategy as one of their top priorities
Strategies most frequently identified as top prioritiesshow desires forconnectivity, protectingDenver’s environment,expanding parks and recreation services, and collaborationTO
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Adapt to theChanging Climate
29%
Diversify parks and recreationservices and programs
16%
Grow Parks andRecreation Access
27%
Reinvest in Denver'sparks and recreationresources and people 12%
Connect to Denver'sNature and Culture
17%
Priority Strategies by Topic
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