1. City of Greeley Park Planner Sarah.Boyd@Greeleygov.com
Recent planning efforts: 2015 Bicycle Master Plan, 2016 PTOL, 2017 Get Outdoors Greeley, 2018 Imagine Greeley Comprehensive Plan
Sarah Boyd MLA, LCI
City of Greeley Park Planner

2. Youth Engagement Youth Task Force School Meetings
Inform the project
Survey Distribution
Organize School Meetings
School Meetings
Franklin Middle School, Bella Romero Academy
Northridge Club Meeting
Partner Agency Meetings
Boys and Girls Club: Pawl Unit
Youth Engagement

3. What are the reasons local youth do not access nature more often?
38% Don’t know where to go
35 % Too busy
34.1% No places near that interest me
32.8% I don’t have a way to get there
Survey says:

4. Nature Disadvantaged Areas
> ½ mile walking distance to ‘A’ or ‘B’ ranked park/nat. area
>2000 Households
Households
<1000 Households
59% of households are within a 10-minute walk, or one-half mile, of a park or publicly
accessible natural area
only 25% of households are within walking distance of a park or natural area with a Nature Score of ‘A’ or ‘B’.
Areas with limited access to quality nature places are described as ‘Nature Disadvantaged.’
Areas with the greatest need have no access to a quality park or natural area within walking distance
More than 2,000 households lowest income sector of population
TRANSPORTATION is a significant barrier to experiencing the out doors and engaging in nature experiences

5. Natural Area Conceptual PlanB A
A - Site Access
B – Bike Skills Course
C - Interactive Water Play
D - Nature Play Area
E - Hammock Grove
F - Climbing
G - Archery Range
H - Ropes Course
I - Wellness Loops
J - Environmental Art
K - Look Out Tower
East Memorial Natural Area G
Waggin’ Tail Dog Park F H E A I C D
Discovery Bay Splash Park K J A

6. Where imaginations soar!

7. Millennial Preferences
8 of 10 workers by 2025
75% of workforce
Proximity to parks/open space extremely or very important when choosing where to live
Green, walkable(10 min.) and Hip
“A community where our employees will enjoy living, recreational opportunities, educational opportunities, and an overall high quality of life,” is how Amazon defines quality of life.
October 20th 2017: NRPA OPEN Space Blog