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County & Regional Context State Parks & Urban Open Space Federal and National Parks - city to wildland social issues of St. Edward park
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Parks Planning - Program Active Recreation Active Recreation Passive Recreation Passive Recreation Facilities and Events Facilities and Events Unintended Activities Unintended Activities Intentions? What’s Happening Now? Revenue Potential?
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Active Recreation Play Park Play Park Gymnasium, Swimming Pool Gymnasium, Swimming Pool Sports Fields (baseball, soccer) Sports Fields (baseball, soccer)
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Play Park
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Sports Fields, Reserved Group Picnics
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Public Events
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Private Event Rentals Seminary, Historic Register
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Events and Facilities Play Park Play Park Gymnasium, Swimming Pool Gymnasium, Swimming Pool Sports Fields (baseball, soccer) Sports Fields (baseball, soccer) Other? Other?
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Passive Recreation Bike Riding Bike Riding Hiking/Walking Hiking/Walking Dog Walking Dog Walking Horseback Riding Horseback Riding Picnics Picnics Birding Birding Shoreline Activity Shoreline Activity
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Hiking/Dog Walking
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On Leash?
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Social Trails
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Prevention? Signs?
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Graffitti
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Motor Vehicles
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Rope Swings
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Unintended Activities Motor Vehicles Motor Vehicles Graffitti Graffitti Vandalism Vandalism Water Activities (swings) Water Activities (swings) Personal Security on Trails Personal Security on Trails
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Landscape Impacts: Activity Outcomes
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Shoreline Erosion
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Salmon Habitat
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Wildlife Habitat
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Trail Erosion
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Invasive Species - Ivy
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Hazard Trees
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Landscape Impacts Shoreline Erosion Shoreline Erosion Shoreline & Salmon Shoreline & Salmon Trail Erosion Trail Erosion Wildlife Habitat Wildlife Habitat Invasive Species Invasive Species Hazard Trees Hazard Trees
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Off-site Social Issues - St. Edward Adjacent property owners? Adjacent property owners? Users from nearby areas? Users from nearby areas? Stakeholders and decision- makers who aren’t on-site but make key decisions (budget, staff) Stakeholders and decision- makers who aren’t on-site but make key decisions (budget, staff)
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County & Regional Context State Parks & Urban Open Space Federal and National Parks - city to wildland social issues of urban parks & recreation
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National Trends - Urbanization time series model - past to future
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U.S. Urban Land Cover (2000) Nowak, J. Forestry, Dec. 2005
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U.S. Urban Land Cover (2000) Nowak, J. Forestry, Dec. 2005
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U.S. Urban Land Cover (2010)
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U.S. Urban Land Cover (2020)
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U.S. Urban Land Cover (2030)
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U.S. Urban Land Cover (2040)
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U.S. Urban Land Cover (2050)
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Urban Parks Classes Japan
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Urban Parks Standards USA =120+ sq m per person vs. 61+ sq m King Co (1998) vs. 9 sq m in Japan
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County & Regional Context State Parks & Urban Open Space Federal and National Parks - city to wildland social issues of urban parks & recreation
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WA Growth Management Act Enacted 1990, 5 year updates Enacted 1990, 5 year updates All communities in WA All communities in WA Requires that cities and counties adopt policies and develop programs that: Requires that cities and counties adopt policies and develop programs that: – –Direct new growth to urbanized areas – –Promote health, safety, and high quality of life – –Protecting lands and the natural environment
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King County Population Trends
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King County Urban Growth Boundary
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King County - 180 parks, 175 miles of trails, 25,000 acres
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King County Parks
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King County Parks/Recreation quantity and location (180 sites, 175 miles trails) quantity and location (180 sites, 175 miles trails) connectivity of open spaces (25,000 acres) connectivity of open spaces (25,000 acres) user demands and potential conflicts user demands and potential conflicts management costs! management costs! who owns it? who owns it?
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St. Edward parcel - local context
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St. Edward parcel - public open space needed 316 acres 3,000 ft shore (last undeveloped on Lake WA) conservatio n easement
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