Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs

SALT LAKE CITY PARKS & PUBLIC LANDS NEEDS ASSESSMENT December 2018

SALT LAKE CITY PARKS & PUBLIC LANDS NEEDS ASSESSMENT

December 2018

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL LANDMARK DESIGN CONSULTANT TEAM

District 1 - James Rogers Mark Vlasic, ASLA, PLA, AICP Principal-in-Charge District 2 - Andrew Johnston Jennifer Hale, ASLA, PLA Project Manager District 3 - Chris Wharton Lisa Benson, ASLA, PLA, AICP Senior Planner District 4 - Derek Kitchen Siri Vlasic, Intern District 5 - Erin Mendenhall District 6 - Charlie Luke District 7 - Amy Fowler LEWIS, YOUNG, ROBERTSON & BURNINGHAM

Fred Philpott, Vice President Teresa Pinkal, Analyst SALT LAKE CITY MAYOR’S OFFICE

Mayor Jackie Biskupski Y2 ANALYTICS

Scott Riding, Managing Partner Kyrene Gibb, Director of Research SALT LAKE CITY PARKS & PUBLIC LANDS MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Nancy Monteith, Landscape Architect, Project Manager Kristin Riker, Director Brandon Fleming, PPL Office Facilitator & GIS Coordinator Tyler Murdock, PPL Project Coordinator Nole Walkingshaw, PPL Administrative Services & Communications Manager Lewis Kogan, PPL Natural lands Program Manager Kathy Rollman, Park Usage Coordinator Troy Baker, PPL Maintenance Program Manager Kyle Shields, PPL Maintenance Program Manager

RESIDENTS OF SALT LAKE CITY

Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment i CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...... iii 5.0 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS ...... 91 5.1 Citywide Summary ...... 93 5.2 Summaries by Planning Area ...... 95 1.0 INTRODUCTION ...... 1 1.1 Parks, Natural Lands & Trails Create a Sense of Place ...... 2 1.2 SLC Parks, Natural Lands & Trails are Highly Valuable to 6.0 MOVING TOWARD A MASTER PLAN ...... 110 SLC Residents ...... 4 6.1 Key Questions and Considerations ...... 111 1.3 Why Parks, Natural Lands and Trails are Essential ...... 7 1.4 Why Assess Our Parks, Natural Lands & Trails? ...... 9 1.5 Purpose of the Needs Assessment ...... 11 LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix 1 - Open City Hall Survey ...... A1 Appendix 2 - Public Scoping Meeting Summary ...... A6 2.0 EXISTING CONDITIONS ...... 12 Appendix 3 - Statistically Valid Survey ...... A17 2.1 Existing Parks, Natural Lands & Trails ...... 13 Appendix 4 - Stakeholder Meetings Summary ...... A49 2.1.1 Comparison Cities Overview ...... 20 Appendix 5 - Demographics Report ...... A52 2.1.2 Level of Service (LOS) for Parks & Natural Lands...... 22 Appendix 6 - Funding Sources ...... A73 2.1.3 Distribution Analysis ...... 25 2.1.4 Amenity LOS & Distribution ...... 32 2.1.5 Conditions Assessment ...... 46 2.1.6 Trails & Connectivity ...... 47 2.2 Existing Park Use ...... 54 2.3 City Expenses for Parks, Natural Lands & Trails ...... 61

3.0 COMMUNITY VALUES & DESIRES ...... 63 3.1 Community Engagement Process ...... 64 3.2 Community Perceptions, Desires & Preferences ...... 66

4.0 FUTURE NEEDS ...... 80 4.1 High Needs Areas Assessment ...... 82 4.2 Future LOS for Parks, Natural Lands & Trails ...... 90

ii Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1 Introduction Salt Lake City's Parks, Why this Assessment? Salt Lake City is growing fast, yet lacks vacant lands and adequate Natural Lands and Trails... funding to acquire new acreage and develop parks. Overcoming these obstacles and planning for the future requires a coordinated effort between city departments and elected officials. Measuring ...Create a Sense of Place the quantity and quality of existing parks and natural lands will help Located along the northeast edge of the Salt Lake Valley, Salt Lake City decision makers generate policy that maintains and improves the city’s sits flush against the Wasatch Mountains, offering residents access to a Parks & Public Lands system. multitude of recreation trails in the foothills. Salt Lake City is also home to 9 miles of the Jordan River Parkway and its adjacent parks and golf courses, the country's largest municipally owned cemetery, a 150-year old urban forest and the crown jewel, known as Liberty Park.

...Are Highly Valuable to SLC Residents Salt Lake City residents frequently use their parks and natural lands, and see them as critical to their quality of life. Residents who report visiting Salt Lake City parks once a week or more rate their overall quality of life higher.

...Are Essential Parks, natural lands, trails and the urban forest are integral to Salt Lake City. They provide free access and diverse recreational and exercise opportunities to people of all ages, incomes and abilities. In addition to offering critical environmental benefits, they contribute to the city's economic vibrancy.

Executive Summary - Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment iii Existing Conditions 2 Salt Lake City's range of parks create a robust and city. The 1,693.7 acres of city owned natural lands are predominantly varied system. The 689.8 acres of existing park land concentrated in the foothills and along Jordan River. are distributed throughout the residential areas of the

Salt Lake Regional Athletic Complex

City Creek Rosewood Ensign Peak Canyon Park Beck StOpen Space Salt Lake Westpointe International Park Airport Riverside1200 W ¨¦§15 11th Avenue Park ¨¦§215 Park 600 N 11th Ave International Center Constitution Memory City Park Grove Park Cemetery North Temple St Temple University ¨¦§80 South Temple St Red Butte Square of Canyon

1300 1300 E Utah ¨¦§80 Sherwood Pioneer Park Park Library 7200 7200 W 500 S Square 500 S

700W Sunnyside Donner Trail

700E 5600 W Jordan Park/ Sunnyside Dr Park RedwoodRd Hogle Park Peace Gardens Liberty Zoo Park California Ave St WestTemple 1300 S Foothill Dr Modelport ¨¦§15 1700 E

Bangerter Hwy 1700 S 1700 S 1700 S Glendale Park H Rock

State St State Parleys Canyon/Mountain Dell 2100 S 2100 S 2100 E Parley's Way Sugar House Golf Course Area Map ! Mini Parks Regional, Community & Special Use Parks Park ¨¦§80 Highland Dr ! Neighborhood Parks Special Use Parks Parley's Historic Natural Lands Nature Park Cemetery Public Golf Courses 0 21 County Parks ´ Miles iv Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment - Executive Summary Existing Parks by Type E SPECIAL EVENT PARKS - 3 TOTAL Centered in the downtown core, the three special events parks provide City staff has classified the parks into several categories, based on the non-traditional park/plaza experiences. They each encompass an entire parks' characteristics and roles in the community—not just size. city block, which is equal to 10 acres (30 acres total), and primarily A REGIONAL PARKS - 2 TOTAL serve as settings for passive recreation or community events and Regional parks are the largest in Salt Lake City. Their size and festivals. amenities make them regional attractions, and include swimming pools, cultural venues, and special events facilities. The two regional Special Event Parks parks in the city total 207 acres. Liberty Park is the flagship, and the (30 acres) Regional Athletic Complex is a large, sports-specific venue. Mini Parks (24 acres) B COMMUNITY PARKS - 15 TOTAL Like regional parks, community parks are large parks focused on meeting the major park and recreation needs of the city. They range in size from three to 29 acres and encompass a total of 280 acres. They often include a special amenity or recreation facility, such as athletic courts, sports fields and playgrounds. Neighborhood Regional Parks Parks (207 acres) C NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS - 19 TOTAL (148 acres) Neighborhood parks are generally smaller than community parks and primarily serve neighborhood needs. They typically mix large and small amenities, such as open lawns and grass play areas, pavilions, playgrounds, sport courts and fields. They range from less than one to Community Parks over 24 acres in size and encompass a total of 148 acres. (280 acres)

D MINI PARKS - 42 TOTAL As the name indicates, mini parks are small sites that range from less than one to nearly two acres in size. They are the most prevalent park type in the city and predominate in older, urbanized areas. Mini parks encompass 24 acres in total.

Steenblik Park, a mini park located in Salt Lake City's Northwest planning area

Executive Summary - Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment v

Existing Natural Lands by Type City staff has classified natural lands into two categories—urban and than non-urban natural lands. Non-urban natural lands—such as the non-urban. The categories reflect the role of the land and the amount foothills above the U of U or Avenues—require less maintenance and of care, maintenance, and resources it requires. Urban natural lands often directly connect with other public lands. They are dominated by are natural lands that are typically surrounded by urban development large areas of intact habitat and bisected by recreational trails. or adjacent to manicured parks. These lands often serve a parklike function, and they require a higher level of maintenance and resources

Summary of Lands Owned and/or Maintained by Mini SLC Parks & Public Lands Special Event The Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Division owns and/or manages nearly 2,688 acres of land in total. Natural land accounts for nearly three times more acreage than parks and other landscapes. NA Neighborhood T Lands Owned and/or Maintained by PPL % S U 6 Parks K R 3 6 R A Regional Parks 207.1 % 2 A Community L Community Parks 280.1 P L Neighborhood Parks 148.4 Urban A Mini Parks 24.1 N

Special Event Parks 30.1 D

Subtotal: Parks 689.8 S Natural Lands Regional Urban Natural Lands 526.2 Non-Urban Natural Lands 1167.5 Subtotal: Natural Lands 1,693.7

Additional Landscapes Cemetery City Cemetery 121.3 R

Special Use Parks 99.7 E Special Use Non-Urban

Landscapes Surrounding City Buildings 25.8 % T

Retention Ponds, Medians, On-Ramps, etc. 57.6 O Subtotal: Additional Landscapes 304.4 1

Grand Total 2,687.9 Other City Buildings

vi Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment - Executive Summary Existing Conditions: Level of Service (LOS)

LOS for Natural Lands Level of Service (LOS) Salt Lake City Park and Public Lands' 1,693.7 acres of natural lands, LOS analyzes the provision of parks as a function of park acres equates to an LOS of 8.6 acres per 1,000 people. Acreage owned by in relation to population. the United States Forest Service (USFS), University of Utah, Salt Lake City Public Utilities, and other landowners in the foothills adds several thousand acres of additional, functional natural lands, making the LOS LOS = Existing Parks Acres for the area as a whole substantially higher. per Person x 1,000

When combined with a distribution analysis, LOS can help Existing LOS for Salt Lake City reveal how well the city’s parks and natural lands meet the Owned Natural Lands N needs of its residents. LOS can also be used to help determine A how much additional park and natural land acreage the city 8.6 acres per 1,000 T U 6 will need as its population grows. R 3 A L % LOS for Trails & Bike Routes

L A LOS for Parks 5 5 N If Proposed Off-Street

D Trails are implemented, 1.4 Existing LOS with SL County S LOS would increase to & Jointly Owned Parks 4 4 1.4 miles per 1,000 Included Increases LOS to 4.2 4.2 acres per 1,000 1.1 3 3.5 3 On-Street Bike Routes increase LOS to 1.1 miles per 1,000 Existing LOS for Salt Lake 2 2 City Owned & Managed Parks LOS for Existing Off- 0.4 1 1 Street Trails 3.5 acres per 1,000 70.7 / 196,307 x 1,000 = 0.4 miles per 1,000 0 0 Parks LOS Parks LOS Executive Summary - Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment vii

LOS by Planning Area The Central Community has the lowest park LOS and no natural lands within its boundary. This area is slated for most of the future growth Planning Areas within the city. Sugar House Park dramatically impacts existing LOS in the Sugar House planning area, raising it from 1.1 to 4.7 acres/1,000. The city comprises ten unique planning areas, established Four of the seven planning areas have significant state or federal by the city’s Planning department. Three of these areas—the natural lands within or adjacent to their boundaries, enhancing their Northwest Quadrant, Airport, and City Creek—are predominantly natural lands acreage. non-residential and make up nearly 60% of the city’s area. The remaining seven, which are highlighted in the figure below, encompass significant residential neighborhoods and are the focus of this study.

South Shore Preserve Parks LOS 5.5 Parks + County LOS N/A + Jordan River Natural Lands LOS 113.0 OHV State Recreation Area + There are approximately 830 acres of additional state or federally owned natural lands in or Bonneville adjacent to the Avenues planning area. These Salt Lake Wetland Shoreline lands may or may not be accessible to the public. Regional Observation Preserve Parks LOS 7.1 Athletic Area Complex Parks + County LOS 7.6 City Creek + Natural Lands LOS 3.3 1000 N (M24 City Creek Rose M37 Beck St Capitol Hill Canyon Park GC ( + There are approximately 161 acres of additional RedwoodRd Parks LOS 3.0 MiamiRd Rosewood state or federally owned natural lands inAirport or DuPont Ave Park CAPITOL HILL (N19 Jordan River Ensign Peak Parks + County LOS N/A adjacent to the Northwest planning area. These 1200 N Open Space Salt Lake Par 3 1100 N + lands may or may not be accessible toInternational the public. (M11 ¨¦§215 1000 N Natural Lands LOS 27.0 Northwest Warm Victory Rd Airport (N4 900 N ¨¦§15 Springs 18th Ave East CapitolBlvd Avenues

900W 1400W 1200W Park 800 N (M21 + There are approximately 237 acres of additional

Star Crest Dr Riverside (M36 11th Avenue 700 N NORTHWESTPark M32 13th Ave Park state or federally owned natural lands in or Wall St ( 600 N 11th Ave Red Butte (M30 (M19 Utah AVENUES adjacent to the Avenues planning area. These (N8 300W State 9th Ave (N12 Canyon Cottonwood Park (M34 (N6 International Center 400 N (M16 (M29 Capitol City landsResearch may or may not be accessible to the public. (M3 7th Ave Cemetery Amelia Erhart Dr Constitution Park Memory (M1 Natural Grove Park (M33 M13 Area

2200W 1950W ( (N2 3rd Ave North Temple St M22 North Temple St ( ¨¦§80 Temple 1st Ave Red Butte N7 Canyon ( Square South Temple St (N13 Salt Palace 100 S 300E University

900W of Red Butte

400E

500E 800E 900E

600E

700E 200 S 200 S E 1100

1300E ¨¦§80 200E Utah Garden N16 (M2 (M40 Parks LOS 3.2

400W

300W ( 600W 500W 200W Wasatch Dr

MainSt 300 S State St 300 S 300 S Library Chipeta Way M12 University St 400 S Pioneer Square 400 S ( Perkins Park Parks + County LOS N/A M28 Washington M35 Gilgal

700W Flat 7200W ( 500 S ( Square 500 S 500 S Bangerter Hwy Gardens Northwest Quadrant 1000W (M6 RedwoodRd + 600 S 600 S East BenchWakara Way

Cheyenne St

NavajoSt 700 S Emery St (M20 Foothill Dr Natural Lands LOS 2.8 9 Line (N14 (M15 700 S This is the Place (N11 Pump Track (M38 Sunnyside Heritage Park Emigration (N1 (M4 800 S Canyon Park WestTemple St M39 Park Sunnyside Dr + There are approximately 6,775 acres of additional 700E

4400W ( M5 5600W CENTRAL900 S ( Hogle Zoo (N15 Jordan Park/ Liberty EAST(M9 state or federally owned natural lands in or

800E 900E 1000E 1300 S E 1100 Miller Bonneville GC (N3 WESTPeace Gardens (N5 M31 Park Directors Row NavajoSt ( adjacent to the East Bench planning area. These Parks LOS 4.4 COMMUNITY Bird Refuge (N9 1300E Dee Glen Smith Tennis M25 Tracy BENCH (M26 ( M23 M41 Aviary M18 ( lands may or may not be accessible to the public. SALT LAKE( Smith's 1300 S ( 1300 S 1300 S Parks + CountyCalifornia Ave LOS N/A California Ave ¨¦§15 Herman California Ave Foothill Dr West Salt Lake Ballpark Central500E Franks

1700E

1500E Wasatch Dr Modelport Bangerter Hwy Sorenson Pioneer Rd Park (M8 Multi-Cultural Community

4800W

1900E Natural Lands LOS 3.0 1700 S. Center (M27 2100E River Park 1700 S 300W 1700 S (N18 1700 S 1700 S Glendale Park Seven Peaks (M14 M42 Westminster Lee Kay State Wildlife Center IndustrialRd ( (M7 College HDevonshire Rock Dr Foothill Dr Parleys anyon/Mountain ell 2100 S Glendale 900W

2300E

700W 2100 S GC State St ol ourse Area Map

2100E 2100 S 2100 S 2100 S Sugar House Parley's Way Park Parley's Canyon Blvd FairmontSUGAR

Park 1300E (M10 ¨¦§80 Highland Dr Forest HOUSESugar House Dale GC (N10 Mountain Dell Stratford Ave Golf Course (N17 2700 S Tanner Washington Park Nibley Park Parley's Historic Parley's Parks LOS 2.8 Park GC (M17 Nature Park Canyon Parks + County LOS N/A 0 1 Natural Lands LOS 0 Parks LOS ´ Miles 1.1 Parks + County LOS 4.7 Parks & Open Space Public Land Ownership Neighborhood Parks Mini Parks N1 900 S. River Park M1 5th Ave & C Pickleball M20 Jake Garn Park M39 Van Ness Tot Lot SaltNatural Lake City Parks Lands & Public LOS Lands Needs Assessment2.8 Developed Parks USFS Wilderness Areas Railroads N2 City Creek Park M2 600 E. Park M21 Kay Rees Park M40 Victory Park N3 Donner Trail Park M3 Almond Park M22 Kletting Park M41 Weseman Park Natural Open Space Conservation Easements Salt Lake City Boundary N4 Ensign Downs Park M4 Artesian Well Park M23 Laird Park M42 Westminster Park Master Planning Areas N5 Jefferson Park M5 Beatrice Evans Park M24 Miami Park Cemetery Bureau of Land Management Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed N6 Lindsey Gardens M6 Beldon Park M25 Modesto Park N7 Madsen Park M7 Cotten Park M26 Nelli Jack Park N8 Meadows Park M8 Curtis Park M27 People's Freeway Park viii SaltCounty Lake Parks CityUtah Division of ParksWildlife Resources &Master Public Planing Areas Lands Needs Assessment - Executive SummaryN9 Oak Hill Ball Diamond M9 Davis Park M28 Post Street Tot Lot N10 Parley's Way Park M10 Elizabeth Sherman Park M29 Pugsley Ouray Park Public Golf Courses United States Forest Service N11 Poplar Grove Park M11 Ensign Peak Nature Park Entry M30 Redwood Meadows Park N12 Popperton Park M12 Faultline Gardens Park M31 Ron Heaps Park Utah State Parks N13 Reservoir Park M13 Fire Station Tennis M32 Shields Park N14 Richmond Park M14 First Encampment Park M33 Shipp Park N15 Rotary Glen Park M15 Galagher Park M34 Silver Park 0 1 N16 Sherwood Park M16 Guadalupe Park M35 Stanton Park Miles N17 Stratford Park M17 Imperial Park M36 Steenblik Park ´ N18 Wasatch Hollow Park M18 Inglewood Park M37 Swede Town Park N19 Westpointe Park M19 Jackson Park M38 Taufer Park Existing Conditions: Distribution Analysis

DISTRIBUTION ANALYSIS: 1/2 MILE SERVICE AREA

Distribution Analysis Northwest City Creek Airport Northwest Quadrant Capitol Hill Distribution analysis is a mapping tool that is used to determine

!A the geographic distribution and influence of the city’s various Salt Lake Regional Athletic parks, natural lands and trails. Complex

!A City Creek Rosewood Ensign Peak Canyon !A Park Beck StOpen Space When used in conjunction with LOS analyses, distribution analyses Salt Lake Westpointe International !A Park !A !A Avenues Airport !A !A !T

1200 W 11th Avenue !A ¨¦§15 !A can help pinpoint areas of the city that are well-served by park, Riverside !A !A Park !A Park !A ¨¦§215 !A 600 N 11th Ave !A !A !A !A International Center Memory !A natural land and trail amenities, and conversely, areas where Constitution !A City !T !A !A Park Grove Park Cemetery !A East BenchDeveloped Parks !A Temple North Temple St University Special Use Parks ¨¦§80 Square South Temple St Red Butte service gaps exist. of !T Canyon Natural Lands

1300 1300 E Utah ¨¦§80 Sherwood Pioneer !T Cemetery Library Park Park !T 7200 7200 W 500 S 500 S !A Square Public Golf Courses !A

700W County Parks Sunnyside Donner Trail !T !T

700E 5600 W Jordan!A A Park/ Sunnyside Dr Park RedwoodRd ! Hogle Park Peace Gardens Liberty !T Zoo Park California Ave !T St WestTemple 1300 S !A Foothill Dr Modelport ¨¦§15 1700 E !A Bangerter Hwy Glendale!T Park1700 S 1700 S Distribution of Parks 1700 S !A H Rock!A

State St State Parleys Canyon/Mountain Dell 2100 S 2100 S 2100 E Parley's Way Sugar House Golf Course Area Map !T !T Trailhead 1/2 Mile Service Area - Existing Parks, Open Space, Trails & Trailheads/Access Points !T Park The distribution of parks, natural lands and trails ¨¦§80 Highland Dr !A Trail Access Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed Existing Hiking Only Trail West Central Parley's Historic Nature Park was mapped and analyzed according to walk Existing Multipurpose Trail !T Proposed Multipurpose Trail Salt Lake Community distance and bike/drive time and then correlated to Existing Hiking/Mountain Biking Trail 0 21 Proposed Hiking/Mountain Biking Trail Sugar House ´ Miles residential development. Most residents of the city live within a half mile DISTRIBUTION ANALYSIS: 1/2 MILE WALK DISTANCE of a park, natural land or trail (see top right map), but the physical environment sometimes makes Northwest City Creek Airport Northwest Quadrant walking to these places challenging. The lower map Capitol Hill illustrates areas that are within a half mile walk of !A Salt Lake parks, natural lands and trails using existing roads Regional Athletic and trails. This second analysis reveals more gaps Complex !A City Creek Rosewood Ensign Peak Canyon within the Parks & Public Lands system (visible light !A Park Beck StOpen Space Salt Lake Westpointe International !A Park !A !A !A !T yellow areas). The Central Community, Sugar House Airport !A Avenues 1200W 11th Avenue !A §¨¦15 !A Riverside !A !A !A Park !A §¨¦215 Park 600 N 11th Ave !A !A and East Bench planning communities all have !A !A International Center !A Constitution Memory A !A City ! !T !A !A Park Grove Park Cemetery !A Developed Parks North Temple St !A Temple significant gaps when you consider how residents University Special Use Parks §¨¦80 South Temple St Red Butte Square of !T Canyon Natural Lands

1300 E 1300 Utah §¨¦80 Sherwood Pioneer !T Cemetery approach parks or trails on foot. Library Park Park !T 7200 W7200 500 S 500 S Public Golf Courses !A Square !A 700W County Parks Sunnyside Donner Trail T T

! 700E ! 5600W Jordan!A Park/ Sunnyside Dr Park RedwoodRd !A Hogle Park Peace Gardens Liberty !T Zoo A 5-Minute Bike Time distribution analysis Park California Ave !T St West Temple 1300 S !A Foothill Dr Modelport §¨¦15 E 1700 !A reveals that the city is generally well-served for Bangerter Hwy Glendale! TPark1700 S 1700 S 1700 S !A H Rock!A

State StState Parleys Canyon/Mountain Dell cyclists and drivers. Only a handful of parks are 2100 S 2100 S E 2100 Parley's Way Sugar House Golf Course Area Map !TT Park !T Trailhead 1/2 Mile Walk Distance Along Existing Trails & Streets ! §¨¦80 Highland Dr not easily accessible by bike. A 5-Minute Drive !A Trail Access Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed Existing Hiking Only Trail Parley's Historic Existing Multipurpose Trail Nature Park Time distribution analysis demonstrates that the West Central !T Proposed Multipurpose Trail Salt Lake Community Existing Hiking/Mountain Biking Trail 0 21 city's parks are usually within a 5-minute drive of Proposed Hiking/Mountain Biking Trail ´ Miles Sugar House neighboring residences.

Executive Summary - Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment ix Existing Conditions: Amenity Distribution & Conditions

The Needs Assessment also considers the individual amenities of Amenity: Multi-purpose Fields the Parks & Public Lands system. An example of the distribution of Multipurpose fields include soccer, football, and other fields and are well distributed in the Northwest, Capitol Hill, amenities and the levels of service for each appear in the map at right. Avenues, East Bench and Sugar House planning areas. The Central Community planning area has no multipurpose fields, Amenities in County facilities are also mapped, to help clarify where and the West Salt Lake community is minimally served. gaps exist. Compared to the comparable Intermountain West cities of Northwest City Creek Capitol Hill Boise and Fort Collins and to national standards, most or all of the Salt Airport Northwest Lake City amenities evaluated meet or exceed amenity levels of service. Quadrant ! !!! !! !!!!

City Creek Canyon !! Salt Lake ! Beck St International Airport ! Avenues 1200 W ¨¦§15 ! !! ¨¦§215 600 N 11th Ave! East Bench International Center !! ! ! ! Developed Parks Temple North Temple St University Special Use Parks ¨¦§80 South Temple St Red Butte CITY PARK AMENITIES TOTALS: Square of Canyon Natural Lands

1300 1300 E Utah ¨¦§80 Cemetery

7200 7200 W 500 S 500 S Public Golf Courses

700W County Parks !!!

700E 5600 W Sunnyside Dr RedwoodRd ! Hogle ! Zoo

California Ave St WestTemple 1300 S Foothill Dr ¨¦§15 1700 E

Bangerter Hwy !!! 1700 S 1700 S 1700 S

State StState Parleys Canyon/Mountain Dell 2100 S 2100 S ! 2100 E Parley's Way Golf Course Area Map !! ! ¨¦§80 Highland Dr ! 61 9 ! City Multipurpose Fields ! ! County Multipurpose Fields PLAYGROUNDS DOG PARKS 1/2 Mile Service Area - County Multipurpose Fields West Central Salt Lake Community 0 21 Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed ´ Miles Sugar House Total #: 43 Salt Lake City SLC + County National Boise Fort Collins 48 with MP Fields LOS 1.7/10,000 2.0/10,000 1.2/10,000 2.3/10,000 1.7/10,000 43 County MULTI-PURPOSE 71 FIELDS TENNIS COURTS CONDITIONS ASSESSMENT Assessed Condition of Parks Amenities (Total) Parks & Public Lands staff conducted its Poor Fair Good assets first asset condition assessment of parks 284 evaluated and individual amenities in 2017. The 18 14 results indicate that 37% of amenities BASEBALL FIELDS PICKLEBALL COURTS are in good condition, 53% are in 10% fair condition, and 10% are in poor poor condition. The Division intends to condition conduct this assessment on a bi- 37% 3 18 annual basis, to track the condition good SOFTBALL FIELDS BASKETBALL HOOPS of assets over time. This will allow condition staff to make better-informed fair decisions about maintenance and condition 12 improvements. 53% SAND VOLLEYBALL 3 COURTS SKATE PARKS

x Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment - Executive Summary Existing Conditions: Trails & Connectivity

The city currently has 70.7 miles of off-street trails. Of these, 47.1 PARKS CONNECTED TO EXISTING TRAILS miles are paved, multipurpose trails and 23.6 miles are unpaved trails primarily used for hiking and/or mountain biking. Additionally, the city Northwest City Creek Airport Northwest Quadrant has proposed or planned 64.4 miles of future multipurpose trails. One Capitol Hill hundred five miles of the city’s existing 145.5 miles of bike routes are Salt Lake bike lanes and 40.5 miles are shared lanes that are specially signed, Regional Athletic marked or buffered. Complex City Creek Rosewood Ensign Peak Canyon OFF-STREET TRAILS Park Beck StOpen Space Salt Lake Westpointe International Park Airport Avenues Name Miles Riverside1200 W ¨¦§15 11th Avenue Park East Bench ¨¦§215 Park 600 N 11th Ave International Center Existing Paved Trails Constitution Memory City Park Grove Park Cemetery North Temple St Temple University ¨¦§80 South Temple St Red Butte Multipurpose Trails 47.1 Square of Canyon

1300 1300 E Utah ¨¦§80 Sherwood Pioneer Park Park Library Subtotal: Existing Paved Trails 47.1 7200 W 500 S Square 500 S

700W Sunnyside Donner Trail

700E 5600 W Jordan Park/ Sunnyside Dr Park Existing Unpaved Trails RedwoodRd Hogle Park Peace Gardens Liberty Zoo Park California Ave St WestTemple 1300 S Hiking Only Trails 1.8 Foothill Dr Modelport ¨¦§15 1700 E

Bangerter Hwy 1700 S 1700 S 1700 S Glendale Park Hiking/Mountain Bike Trails 21.8 H Rock

State St State Parleys Canyon/Mountain Dell 2100 S 2100 S 2100 E Parley's Way Sugar House Golf Course Area Map Subtotal: Existing Unpaved Trails 23.6 Park ¨¦§80 Highland Dr Existing Hiking Only Trail Parks and Natural Lands within 1/4 Mile of Existing Trails Grand Total Existing Trails 70.7 West Parley's Historic Existing Mulitipurpose Trail Parks and Natural Lands Between 1/4 and 1/2 Mile of Existing Trails Salt Lake Nature Park Existing Hiking/Mountain Biking Trail 1/4 Mile Distance from Existing Park/Open Space Central 1/2 Mile Distance from Existing Park/Open Space 0 21 Parks and Natural Lands More than 1/2 Mile from Existing Trails Community Proposed Trails Sugar House ´ Miles Multipurpose Trails 64.4 Subtotal: Proposed Paved Trails 64.4 PARKS CONNECTED TO EXISTING & PROPOSED TRAILS Grand Total Trails 135.1

Northwest City Creek Airport Northwest Existing LOS ON-STREETExisting Trails BIKE ROUTES 0.4 miles per 1,000 Quadrant Capitol Hill Name 2017 Population 196,307 Miles Salt Lake Regional Existing Bike Routes Athletic Bike LanesExisting LOS Existing & Proposed Trails 0.7 miles105.0 per 1,000 Complex 2017 Population 196,307 City Creek Green Shared/Separated/Painted Buffered Bike Lanes 6.9 Rosewood Ensign Peak Canyon Park Beck StOpen Space Salt Lake Westpointe International Park Shared Lanes (signs or markings) 33.6 Airport Avenues Riverside1200 W ¨¦§15 11th Avenue Park Grand Total Existing Bike Routes 145.5 ¨¦§215 Park 600 N 11th Ave East Bench International Center Constitution Memory City Park Grove Park Cemetery North Temple St Temple University ¨¦§80 South Temple St Red Butte Square of Canyon

1300 1300 E Utah Existing LOS Existing Multipurpose Trails 0.7 miles per 1,000 ¨¦§80 Sherwood Pioneer Park Park Library CONNECTIVITY 7200 W 500 S Square 500 S

700W 2017 Population 196,307 Sunnyside Donner Trail

700E 5600 W Jordan Park/ Sunnyside Dr Park The top right analysis looks at how close parks are to existing trails. RedwoodRd Hogle Park Peace Gardens Liberty Zoo Park California Ave St WestTemple 1300 S Foothill Dr Parks that are located more than 1/2 mile from a trail are in red. All Modelport ¨¦§15 1700 E

Bangerter Hwy 1700 S 1700 S 1700 S Glendale Park other parks are located within 1/4 or 1/2 mile of a trail. Buffers for all H Rock

State St State Parleys Canyon/Mountain Dell 2100 S 2100 S 2100 E Parley's Way Sugar House Golf Course Area Map of the trails are shown in green (1/4 mile) and yellow (1/2 mile). This Park ¨¦§80 Highland Dr Existing Hiking Only Trail Parks & Open Space within 1/4 Mile of Existing & Proposed Trails West Parley's Historic analysis clearly shows that Central Community lacks trail connections Nature Park Existing Mulitipurpose Trail Parks & Open Space Between 1/4 and 1/2 Mile of Existing & Proposed Trails Salt Lake Proposed Multipurpose Trail Parks & Open Space More than 1/2 Mile from Existing & Proposed Trails and that implementing currently proposed trails (bottom right) would Existing Hiking/Mountain Biking Trail 1/4 Mile Distance From Existing Park/Open Space Central 0 21 Proposed Hiking/Mountain Biking Trail 1/2 Mile Distance from Existing Park/Open Space Community ´ Miles significantly improve connectivity within the city. Sugar House

Executive Summary - Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment xi Existing Conditions: Existing Park Use

Salt Lake City’s Parks & Public Lands system plays a critical role in CITYWIDE USE “community life” by supporting numerous community events, sports A statistically valid survey indicates that the Central, Sugar House, and team/league play, filming events and free expression gatherings. Parks East Bench planning areas attract significantly more visitors than other & Public Lands maintenance staff works with planning areas. Residents from all over the city visit parks located in Salt Lake City Events staff to schedule these planning areas, with Liberty Park being the most visited in the parks and public space in ways Parks & Public Lands system. that avoid overuse and negative impacts to surrounding HOW FREQUENTLY PARKS ARE VISITED neighborhoods. BY PLANNING AREA COMMUNITY EVENTS Liberty Park, Washington Square, Library Square 12% 27% and Pioneer Park are key community gathering CITY CREEK spaces within the city. Demand for events at these 29% locations is high, and the CAPITOL HILL Division must sometimes limit the number and frequency of NORTHWEST Photo Credit: AVENUES SLCTV Media events to preserve the integrity of the 29% space, allow vegetation to recover and other non-programmed uses. SPORTS GROUPS 39% Currently, the Parks & Public Lands Division schedules practice and CENTRAL EAST WEST COMMUNITY BENCH game times for 48 different leagues/teams. Sports fields are open to SALT LAKE the public during daylight hours seven days per week from mid-March through mid-November, when not reserved by a team or league. Heavy, peak season demand makes it difficult to rotate the fields and SUGAR allow the turf to rest and recover. The lack of lighting also limits the HOUSE amount of useable field time. The Division typically only lights fields at 13% sites where there is little impact to the surrounding neighborhoods. SMALL GROUP EVENTS The Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands system has nearly 30 pavilions, 56% 51% 16 of which are scheduled to accommodate small neighborhood and Note: When survey respondents were asked to “Please select the region(s) where [they] family events. frequently visit parks“, they were allowed to select as many areas as they wanted. As a result, the percentages in the graph do not add up to 100%.

xii Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment - Executive Summary LIBERTY PARK Liberty Park is the most visited Frequently Used Trails park within the Parks & Public When Salt Lake City residents were asked which trails they used Lands system. Twenty-two most often, trails in the foothills were three of the top four answers. percent of residents say When residents were asked how they use trails, the top answers they visit it most often. The were primarily “on-foot” activities such as exercise, walking/jogging, majority of Salt Lake City connection to nature and hiking, as opposed biking (road, mountain residents visit their “most and commuter) and play. frequented park” because it is close to home, but the residents who gravitate to Liberty Park Trails in the foothills are say they do so because of the most used in Salt its “trees and atmosphere” Lake City (27% versus 15% citywide). The number is even higher (31%) for people traveling from other planning communities to visit Liberty Park.

EAST SIDE VS. WEST SIDE Frequency of park use varies in different areas of the city. For example, significant differences exist between east-side residents (those living east of I-15) and west-side residents (those living west of I-15). Seventy- five percent of residents who live on the east side visit parks at least once a month, versus only 60% of west-siders. West-side residents are more likely than east-side residents to visit parks on the other side.

75% of residents who live on the east side visit parks frequently (one time or more a month), whereas only 60% of west-siders

frequently visit parks. Trails located in Salt Lake City's parks are also heavily used

Executive Summary - Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment xiii Existing Conditions: Division Expenditures

Summary of Current Expenses Historic Expenditures The Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands budget for 2017 was $22 The population of Salt Lake City maintained a positive growth million, which covers parks, cemeteries, urban forests, natural lands, trajectory of .72% from 2010 to 2017. The operation and maintenance additional landscapes and street medians. The total budget figure expenditures for parks and public lands has grown at an annual includes capital expenditures, charges for services, operations and average growth rate (“AAGR”) of 6.55% from 2010 to 2017. The capital maintenance supplies, depreciation and transfers. The budget also budget has varied widely from year to year. For example, capital includes projects funded with general fund revenue to address expenditures increased from $3.4 million in 2013 to $11.5 million in capital needs identified in the city’s Capital Improvement Plan. The 2014. This substantial increase highlights the challenges associated operating revenues collected by Parks & Public Lands include user fees with maintaining capital assets and addressing deferred maintenance and rentals, which totaled $1.7 million in 2017. Impact fees, which from year to year. Capital revenue allocated to Parks & Public Lands are collected based on development within the city and earmarked fluctuates based on specific project needs, legislative priorities and for specific eligible capital projects, are also a revenue source. TheHISTORIC EXPENSEother AND POPULATION capital needs throughout the city. Despite ongoing maintenance remainder of the Parks & Public Lands revenue comes directly from the needs 2010and assets required2011 to maintain2012 the existing2013 level 2014of service, 2015 2016 2017 city’s general fund. Historic Populationcapital revenue 186,703 is not 188,322 always available 189,551 at the level191,133 necessary 192,089 to 193,101 195,262 196,307 O&M Expense maintain 9,149,329 existing park 9,524,025 infrastructure 10,041,273 as well 10,563,355 as add new 11,055,389assets. This 12,291,619 13,851,674 14,268,804 Capital Expense results in3,833,864 unfunded 6,571,352needs from year5,542,373 to year. 3,406,595 11,500,397 15,584,568 8,830,779 7,740,094 SALT LAKE CITY PARKS & PUBLIC LANDS DIVISION 2017 EXPENSES AND REVENUE HISTORIC SLC PARKSHistoric Expense & PUBLIC and LANDSPopulation EXPENDITURES

FTEs 99.0 $30,000,000 FTEs per Capita 0.0005 $25,000,000

O&M $14,268,804 $20,000,000

O&M per Capita $72.69 $15,000,000

Capital $7,740,094 $10,000,000

Capital per Capita $39.43 $5,000,000

Revenue $1,689,705 $0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014* 2015* 2016 2017 Revenue per Capita $8.61 O&M Expense Capital Expense

* Spikes in Capital Expenses during the 2014-2015 years were due to the capital Park and Public Landsinvestment CIP Needs in several large projects; i.e. the Recreational Athletic Center (2014) and The city recently completedRed Butte a Capital Oil ImprovementSpill remediation Plan assessment related for projects a planning (2015) horizon from 2019-2028. The assessment included consideration of maintaining current capital assets, designated as “ReNew” as well as new capital assets, designated as “New.” The 10-year planning horizon includes $133 million of Park and Public Lands Renew need and $31 million of New need. The park and public land needs identified in the assessment represent one-third of the total general fund total capital need over the planning horizon. xiv Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment - Executive Summary The assessment identified a variety of New needs including park improvements, trail signage, park land and open space acquisition, trail development, interpretive site development, bike paths, wetlands and natural floodplain development to name a few. Many of the ReNew needs include improvements to existing facilities including jogging path improvements, pickle ball and tennis court replacement, development of dog parks, reforestation, irrigation improvements, parkway and bridge replacement and maintenance, and playground replacement amongst a host of other needs to maintain the city’s existing assets. 3 Community Values & Desires Community Engagement STATISTICALLY VALID SURVEY Y2 Analytics conducted a statistically valid survey Process Statistically in July 2017. They distributed 10,000 invitations Valid and received 768 responses, for a relatively high A variety of methods were used to involve the public in generating this eight percent response rate and a margin of error needs analysis. Survey of less than four percent. Only 22 percent of the PROJECT WEBSITE respondents say they have children under the age A project website (www.slcplays.com) was of eighteen living at home, but 38 percent own a dog. Project established to encourage members of the This concurs with demographic information for Salt Lake City. Approximately 42 percent of Website public to learn more about the project, get information on how to participate, take a respondents use parks at least weekly, survey and submit comments and ideas. Open City COMMUNITY EVENTS OPEN CITY HALL SURVEY Hall The Open City Hall online survey about parks and OUTREACH Community Salt Lake City Parks Survey public lands received 675 responses, which is one & Public Lands of the largest responses to any Open City Hall survey Events staff conducted 16 to date. Respondents tended to be frequent park and Outreach community outreach natural lands users, and were generally happy with the parks and events to promote natural lands in the city. They expressed concern about crime, safety, public participation in and maintenance and dogs. The respondents mostly preferred passive knowledge of the assessment. Events activities such as walking and hiking in natural open areas to were held throughout the summer of more active recreation and 2017 at neighborhood festivals, farmers amenities such as sports markets and city-sponsored events. Public fields or sports courts. Scoping Meetings PUBLIC SCOPING STAKEHOLDER & SPECIAL INTEREST MEETINGS Stakeholder OUTREACH At two public scoping meetings & Special In October 2017, preliminary results and findings in April 2017, the comments from this study were presented to four stakeholder and ideas reinforced much of the Interest groups: representatives from athletic organizations, feedback from the Open City Hall Groups events programming groups, and city staff. Athletics survey. Attendees expressed a desire stakeholders indicated that there is a lack of reservable for amenities such a nature center, field space in the city. Events stakeholders stated that more access to water, and additional many of the existing parks are not equipped with essential event passive recreation opportunities. infrastructure.

Executive Summary - Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment xv Community Perceptions, Desires & Preferences

The findings from the community engagement process were used to identify public perceptions, desires and preferences. Desired Improvements Restrooms, maintenance and safety were the top desired improvements for Salt Lake City parks. Improvements to amenities Preferred Park Uses & Amenities such as playground equipment and sports fields were seen as less In general, residents prefer to use parks and natural lands for important. more passive activities. Hiking, walking, running and other “non- programmed” activities consistently outranked sports fields and courts. This preference topped the responses to several statistically valid survey questions, including ones about why residents visit parks and natural lands, how they would like to see facilities improved, and how they want their tax dollars to be spent.

Restrooms, maintenance and safety were the top desired improvements for Salt Lake City parks.

NATURAL LANDS Salt Lake City residents’ desired improvements to natural lands focus on better maintenance and management of existing properties and amenities. Management to prevent overuse and/or user conflict, better maintenance and better signage are the top desired improvements. Additions such as restrooms, trailheads and rest/viewing points were seen as less important. TRAILS Responses to a question about trail improvements were similar to Salt Lake City residents go to those for natural lands. Better signage, improved maintenance and parks for exercise, trees and the separate trails for different uses topped the list. More facilities or amenities, such as trailheads, lighting and picnic shelters, were less atmosphere. important to residents.

xvi Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment - Executive Summary While more residents felt that Safety the trail user and dog-related The majority of residents feel very safe in their neighborhood parks conflicts are not currently (89%) and natural lands (71%) during the day. Only 64% feel safe in a problem, significant neighborhood parks and 44% in naturals lands at night. numbers disagreed or were undecided. This Fewer residents feel safe on the Jordan River Trail than any other suggests that these location. The perceived safety there is almost half that of the Bonneville issues could escalate as Shoreline Trail. population increases.

As Salt Lake City’s population continues to grow, so does the demand on its existing parks, natural lands and trails and the potential for Jordan River Trail user conflicts. New Amenities and/or Facilities When asked which special use facilities the city should fund or Willingness to Pay construct, respondents chose educational facilities such as an urban Residents are more likely to support the funding of upgrades and farm and a nature education center. A climbing park and canoe trails improvements to existing parks, trails, and natural lands than better closely followed the educational facilities. enforcement, new parks improvements, and new programming and events. Education-related facilities, such The respondents were asked how they would allocate funds. In addition to increasing maintenance of existing parks and natural lands as an urban farm or nature and increased safety measures, respondents also highly prioritized new education center, are residents’ walking and bike trails and new neighborhood and community parks. top desired special use facilities. Residents are more likely to allocate funding to upgrades and User Conflicts improvements to existing parks, As Salt Lake City’s population expands, the demands on existing parks, natural lands and trails continues to grow. This sometimes trails and natural lands than to generates user conflicts, including conflicting trail uses, dog-related new programming and events. disagreements and the visual impact of water conservation measures.

Executive Summary - Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment xvii 4 Future Needs Identifying High Needs Areas Residents in population-dense areas, residents with low household As illustrated in the graphic below, these demographic factors, incomes, children/youth, and seniors (65+) are more likely to experience combined with Areas of Potential Growth, can be used to determine greater challenges with mobility and financial resources. This can High Needs Areas—areas where the city may need to focus its efforts to impact their access to the Parks & Public Lands system, especially if a ensure better service to residents. car is required or nearby parks lack key amenities.

HIGH NEEDS AREAS ARE DETERMINED USING KEY DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS AND AREAS OF POTENTIAL GROWTH

Salt Lake Population Density Salt Lake Children & Youth Salt Lake Growth Areas Regional People per Acre (2010 Census Blocks) Regional Children & Youth (Ages 0-17) Regional Depot District, Central Business District, East Downtown, & 400 South Athletic Athletic Per Acre (2010 Census Block Groups) Athletic Granary District, Central Ninth and Complex 0.00 Complex Complex South State Street 0.01 - 9.34 0.00 North Temple 9.34 - 14.26 0.01 - 1.51 Redwood Road 14.26 - 114.57 1.52 - 3.31 Sugar House Rosewood Ensign Peak Jordan River Rosewood Ensign Peak 3.31 - 30.42 Rosewood Ensign Peak West Capitol Hill Park Beck StOpen Space Park Beck StOpen Space Jordan River Park Beck StOpen Space West Side Westpointe Westpointe Westpointe Park Park Park

1200W 11th Avenue 1200W 1200W Riverside ¨¦§15 Riverside ¨¦§15 11th Avenue Riverside ¨¦§15 11th Avenue Park Park Park ¨¦§215 Park 600 N 11th Ave ¨¦§215 Park 600 N 11th Ave ¨¦§215 Park 600 N 11th Ave Cottonwood Memory City Cottonwood Memory City Cottonwood Memory City Park Grove Park Cemetery Park Grove Park Cemetery Park Grove Park Cemetery North Temple St Temple University North Temple St Temple University North Temple St Temple University Square South Temple St of Square South Temple St of Square South Temple St of

1300E Utah 1300E Utah 1300E Utah Sherwood Pioneer Pioneer Pioneer Library Sherwood Sherwood Park Park Park Park Library Park Park Library Square 500 S Square 500 S Square 500 S

700 W 700 W Youth & 700 W Sunnyside Donner Trail Sunnyside Donner Trail SunnysideAreasDonner Trail of

700 E Jordan Park/ Sunnyside Dr Park Jordan Park/ 700 E Sunnyside Dr Park Jordan Park/ 700 E Sunnyside Dr Park

RedwoodRd Hogle Park RedwoodRd Hogle Park RedwoodRd Hogle Park Peace Gardens Liberty Zoo Peace Gardens Liberty Zoo Peace Gardens Liberty Zoo Park Park Park

West StTemple 1300 S West StTemple 1300 S West StTemple 1300 S Foothill Dr Foothill Dr Foothill Dr

1700E ¨¦§15 Population ¨¦§15 Children1700E ¨¦§15 Potential1700E Glendale Park1700 S 1700 S Glendale Park1700 S 1700 S Glendale Park1700 S 1700 S H Rock H Rock H Rock

State St

State St State St

2100E 2100 S 2100 S Parley's Way 2100 S 2100 S 2100E Parley's Way 2100 S 2100 S 2100E Parley's Way DensitySugar House AgesSugar House 0-17 Sugar HouseGrowth Park Park Park ¨¦§80 Highland Dr ¨¦§80 Highland Dr ¨¦§80 Highland Dr Parley's Historic Parley's Historic Parley's Historic Nature Park Nature Park Nature Park

Salt Lake Household Income Salt Lake Seniors Salt Lake High Needs Areas Regional Regional Regional Percent of Meidan Seniors (>64) per Acre Athletic (2010 Census Block Groups) Athletic (2010 Census Blocks) Athletic Complex Complex Complex Lesser Need Greater than 120% 0.00 81% - 120% 0.01 - 0.50 Greater Need Household50% - 80% Seniors0.51 - 1.25 Jordan River Rosewood Ensign Peak 50% or Less Rosewood Ensign Peak 1.26 - 32.619484 Rosewood Ensign Peak High Needs Park Beck StOpen Space Jordan River Park Beck StOpen Space Jordan River Park Beck StOpen Space Westpointe Westpointe Westpointe Park Park Park

1200W 11th Avenue Income 1200W 11th Avenue 1200W 11th Avenue §15 §15 Ages 65+ §15 Riverside ¨¦ Riverside ¨¦ Riverside ¨¦ Park Park Park Areas ¨¦§215 Park 600 N 11th Ave ¨¦§215 Park 600 N 11th Ave ¨¦§215 Park 600 N 11th Ave Cottonwood Memory City Cottonwood Memory City Cottonwood Memory City Park Grove Park Cemetery Park Grove Park Cemetery Park Grove Park Cemetery North Temple St Temple University North Temple St Temple University North Temple St Temple University Square South Temple St of Square South Temple St of Square South Temple St of

1300E Utah 1300E Utah 1300E Utah Sherwood Pioneer Sherwood Pioneer Sherwood Pioneer Park Park Library Park Park Library Park Park Library Square 500 S Square 500 S Square 500 S

700 W 700 W 700 W Sunnyside Donner Trail Sunnyside Donner Trail Sunnyside Donner Trail Jordan Park/ 700 E Sunnyside Dr Park Jordan Park/ 700 E Sunnyside Dr Park Jordan Park/ 700 E Sunnyside Dr Park RedwoodRd Hogle Park RedwoodRd Hogle Park RedwoodRd Hogle Park Peace Gardens Liberty Zoo Peace Gardens Liberty Zoo Peace Gardens Liberty Zoo Park Park Park

West StTemple 1300 S West StTemple 1300 S West StTemple 1300 S Foothill Dr Foothill Dr Foothill Dr ¨¦§15 1700E ¨¦§15 1700E ¨¦§15 1700E Glendale Park1700 S 1700 S Glendale Park1700 S 1700 S Glendale Park1700 S 1700 S H Rock H Rock H Rock

State St State St State St 2100 S 2100 S 2100E Parley's Way 2100 S 2100 S 2100E Parley's Way 2100 S 2100 S 2100E Parley's Way Sugar House Sugar House Sugar House Park Park Park ¨¦§80 Highland Dr ¨¦§80 Highland Dr ¨¦§80 Highland Dr Parley's Historic Parley's Historic Parley's Historic Nature Park Nature Park Nature Park

xviii Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment - Executive Summary Future Needs: High Needs Areas & Future LOS

High Needs Areas Future LOS for Parks, Natural Lands Combining the characteristics of 1) population density, 2) household and Trails income, 3) youth, 4) seniors, and 5) areas of potential growth results in a composite map of High Needs Areas. The darkest areas of the Level of Service (LOS) helps to assess current service. Existing LOS map represent the areas of the city with the greater need for access serves as a barometer for determining how parks, natural lands and to the Parks & Public Lands system. The Central Community shows trails service levels will be affected without the addition of new acreage the greatest concentration of High Needs Areas. Several smaller High to offset anticipated future growth. According to this scenario, 94 acres Needs Areas occur within the Northwest and West Salt Lake planning of new park land will be required by 2040 to meet future needs at areas. the same levels of service as today. The present5 LOS is the standard5 the public currently enjoys and expects. Similar increases may also be needed in the park amenities, natural lands and trails, although these features tend to be acquired and developed as opportunities arise. Salt Lake High Needs Areas Regional 4 4 Athletic Complex Lesser Need Capitol Existing LOS for Salt Lake City Hill Greater Need Northwest Jordan River Owned & Managed Parks 3.5 Ensign Peak Rosewood 3 3 Park Beck StOpen Space Westpointe 3.1 Park

Riverside1200W ¨¦§15 11th Avenue Avenues Park Existing LOS drops to 3.1 in ¨¦§215 Park 600 N 11th Ave 2040, if no additional park Cottonwood Memory City 2 2 Park Grove Park Cemetery acres are added North Temple St Temple University Square South Temple St of

1300E Utah Sherwood Pioneer Park Park Library Square 500 S 1 1

700 W Sunnyside Donner Trail Jordan Park/ 700 E Sunnyside Dr Park West RedwoodRd Park Peace Gardens Hogle Salt Lake Liberty Zoo Park East

West StTemple 1300 S Foothill Dr ¨¦§15 1700E Bench 0 0 1700 S 1700 S Glendale Park Parks LOS Parks LOS H Rock With little vacant land available to meet the future needs and few

State St 2100 S 2100 S 2100E Parley's Way Sugar House resources earmarked for the acquisition and development of existing Park facilities, maintaining existing levels of service in the future will be one ¨¦§80 Highland Dr of the most challenging undertakings of the master planning process. Central Parley's Historic Community Nature Park This process is expected to begin after this assessment has been released to the public. Sugar House

Executive Summary - Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment xix 5 Summary of Findings within a half mile of all residents.” Ensuring that the city’s The Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs parks provide the right amenities in the correct locations is an Assessment reviews existing facilities and amenities ongoing challenge. and indicates existing and future needs for these areas. This lays the groundwork for the next step toward planning for the city’s parks and Most parks are easily accessible by car, but pedestrian and public lands—preparing the Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Master 6 bike access needs to be improved. This requires improving Plan. It also provides key findings on which daily operational decisions and adding both bike lanes and trail connections to parks and can be based. Following are some of the key findings, listed in no natural lands. particular order: The Central Community planning area has the least access Salt Lake City parks and natural lands play key roles in to parks and trails and is expected to experience the highest making Salt Lake City a unique and desirable place to live. 7 1 levels of residential growth. This area also has no direct access Salt Lake City residents value and frequently use their parks, to public natural lands and is underserved by multipurpose natural lands and trails. Having parks and natural lands close fields, baseball/softball fields and trails. Special efforts should be to home directly affects how Salt Lake City residents feel about made to increase access to parks and trails in this area. their quality of life. The Avenues and Capitol Hill planning areas rely heavily on Few vacant sites are available to accommodate future parks 8 adjacent natural lands. These planning areas have fewer park 2 and natural lands in proximity to currently populated areas. acres and amenities than other planning areas and lack flat In this aging community, the lack of affordable and accessible land for park development, particularly athletic fields. land in areas where new facilities are needed presents a clear challenge. The majority if the city’s softball and baseball fields are in 9 the Northwest and West Salt Lake planning areas, both of Salt Lake City’s parks are well-distributed throughout which are located west of I-15. With the RAC located here, the 3 residential areas. Nearly two-thirds are neighborhood or mini Northwest planning area has far more multi-purpose fields than parks, which are key contributors to neighborhood identity. other planning areas. Salt Lake City has more than 70 miles of off-street trails Natural lands and trails play a significant role in meeting 10 that connect to the city’s parks and natural lands, yet some the recreation needs of the community. The city owns and 4 parks and natural lands are still difficult to reach on foot or maintains nearly 1,700 acres of natural lands. These lands are by bike. Implementing the currently proposed off-street trails supplemented by more than 8,000 acres of state or federally would significantly improve connectivity between parks, natural owned natural lands in or near Salt Lake City. lands and other destinations.

The majority of city residents live within a half mile of a The Parks & Public Lands system is critical to community 5 park, natural land or trail. This aligns with the city’s Plan Salt 11 life, supporting numerous events, gatherings, and athletic Lake goal to have “accessible parks and recreation spaces groups. As the city grows and its density increases, scheduling special events and maintenance and avoiding overuse will become more challenging.

xx Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment - Executive Summary Parks and natural lands in the Central, Sugar House and Although user conflicts (e.g., conflicting trail uses, dog- 12 East Bench planning areas attract more visitors than other 21 related conflict, etc.) have not reached critical levels, planning areas. Liberty Park is the most frequently visited they do occur and are likely to escalate as the population park and is twice as popular as the second most frequently increases. visited park (Sugar House Park). Residents are supportive of reducing water use on public Residents hold Liberty Park in high esteem. Liberty Park’s 22 lands. Reducing areas of high water use turf will require 13 trees, diverse activities and regular events attract a steady major modifications to irrigation infrastructure and the stream of visitors. installation of tree specific irrigation. Residents may not be aware of these initial costs. Salt Lake City residents particularly enjoy parks and 14 natural lands that support "on-foot" uses such as hiking, walking, running and non-programmed activities. The Central Community, Northwest and West Salt Lake 23 planning areas are the city’s High Needs Areas and are Salt Lake City residents are more willing to pay for projected to receive the bulk of the city’s future growth. The needs of these areas should be carefully considered as upgrades and improvements to the city’s parks and 15 parks and natural lands are expanded and modified. natural lands than for the development of new facilities. They also support good management of the resources that are available, including improvements to the existing trail 94 acres of new park land will be required to meet future system. 24 park needs at the same level of service as today.

East-side residents use parks more than west-side 16 residents, even though the west side has high numbers of Citywide Summary: Acreage park acres and adequate amenities. West-side residents are Salt Lake City covers nearly 112 square miles (71,571 acres). Forty-one more likely to travel and use east-side parks. percent of this area is in the seven populated planning areas. The other Trails in local parks and in the foothills see more use. Trails three planning areas—the Northwest Quadrant, Airport and City Creek— 17 in these locations are also perceived to be safer than the account for the remaining 59% and are predominantly non-residential. Jordan River Trail. The populated planning areas comprise Athletics enthusiasts indicate that there is a lack of 41% 18 reservable field space in the city. Heavy, peak season of the City demand makes it difficult to rotate fields, which provides little time for turf to rest and recover from activities. CITY CREEK 11,356 ac 15.9% Many existing parks lack essential event infrastructure, CAPITOL HILL AIRPORT 4,692 ac 19 such as water and electricity. This places pressure on parks 6.6% 8,128 ac NORTHWEST AVENUES 11.4% with better infrastructure, such as Liberty Park, Washington NORTHWEST 3,981 ac 3,042 ac Square and Pioneer Park. QUADRANT 5.6% 4.3% 22,750 ac 31.8% Education-related facilities, such as an urban farm or CENTRAL EAST 20 WEST COMMUNITY BENCH nature education center, are the special use facilities that SALT LAKE 5,351 ac 4,727 ac residents would most like to see funded. 4,182 ac 7.5% 6.6% 5.8% SUGAR HOUSE 3,361 ac 4.7%

Executive Summary - Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment xxi Citywide Summary LOS BY PLANNING AREA Citywide comparisons by planning area can be used to reveal areas Planning Area Park LOS Park LOS Natural of need. For example, the Central Community, the planning area with with County Lands LOS the largest population, does not have the most park acres and has no Facilities direct access to natural lands. Northwest 7.1 7.6 3.3

West Salt Lake 4.4 4.4 3.0 POPULATION - COMPARISON BY PLANNING AREA Capitol Hill 5.5 5.5 113.0 Population distribution by planning area is as follows: Population by Planning Area Central Community 2.8 2.8 0.0

Avenues 3.0 3.0 27.0 Avenues East Bench 3.2 3.2 2.8 Sugar House Sugar House 1.1 4.7 2.8 Central Community East Bench Northwest Summaries by Planning Area Capitol Hill Detailed summaries (see example below) of the unique facilities West Salt Lake and needs of each planning area can be found in Chapter 5. They demonstrate the diversity of the city and can be used to better

Capitol Hill Avenues Northwest West Salt Lake Sugar House East Bench Central understand needs and priorities at the neighborhood level.

PLANNING AREA: NORTHWEST EXISTING PARKS & NATURAL LANDS PARK AND NATURAL LAND - DISTRIBUTION BY % of Total Northwest Parks Acres System The Northwest planning area is located on the west side of the city between I-15 and I-215. Regional Parks Its southern boundary is North Temple and its northern boundary by the city limits. Salt Lake Regional Athletic Complex 118.3 PLANNING AREA City International Airport is located just west of I-215. The Jordan River runs through the Subtotal: Regional Parks 118.3 57.1%

Community Parks center of this area and links several key parks and recreation areas including the Salt Lake Cottonwood Park 17.9 Regional Athletic Complex (RAC), Rose Park Golf Course, Cottonwood Park and Riverside Park. Jordan River Par 3 16.8 Constitution Park, a Salt Lake County owned facility, is also located in this planning area. Riverside Park 29.7 Rosewood Park 29.1 PARK ACRES* NATURAL LAND (NL) ACRES Subtotal: Community Parks 93.5 33.4% Distribution of Parks by Neighborhood The Northwest planning area is home to over one-third of all city owned park land. Neighborhood Parks This is largely due to the recently completed 118-acre RAC being Madsen Park 1.4 PARKProportion ACRES of Parks in Northwest* located at the northern end of the planning area. Additionally, the Meadows Park 2.3

Westpointe Park 24.1 Central area contains nearly seven percent of the city owned natural lands, all Subtotal: Neighborhood Parks 27.8 18.7% of which are located along the Jordan River. Capitol Hill Mini Parks

Avenues Fire Station Tennis 1.4 East Bench East Northwest Jackson Park 1.0 Developed Parks Miami Park 0.8 West Salt Lake Special Use Parks Redwood Meadows Park 1.2

Capitol Hill Sugar House Sugar House Sugar RAC Natural Lands Steenblik Park 0.6 Restoration East Bench Area Cemetery Subtotal: Mini Parks 5.0 21.1% Salt Lake Central

Regional Public Golf Courses Grand Total Parks 244.6 35.5%

County Parks AvenuesLake Salt West Athletic Complex Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed County/Jointly Owned Parks

Constitution Park 18.0 31.8%* (1 OF 7)

(1 OF 7) Subtotal: Co./Jointly Owned Parks 18.0 13.1% Northwest Northwest PARK LOS* = 7.6 Grand Total with Co./Jointly Owned Parks 262.6 31.8% Riverview Open Space NL** ACRESCentral Foothills

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Rees RAC Restoration Area 53.6 Park 11th AvenueAvenues Jordan

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*With SL Co./Jointly owned Neighborhood by Lands Natural of Distribution Natural Lands 7) Cemetery North Temple St Public Golf Courses Madsen CITY AREA: 3,981 ACRES 5.6% OF CITY (5 OF 7) parks included Park County Parks 1/2 Mile Walk Distance Along Existing Trails & Streets 0 0.5 Miles PARK/NL**/TRAIL FREQUENCY OF USE: 12% (7 OF 7) North[ Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed *With SL Co./Jointly owned parks included / **NL = Natural Lands xxii Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment - Executive Summary

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South Temple St 6 Moving toward a Master Plan This study reviews existing facilities and amenities AN OPPORTUNITY TO ESTABLISH A NEW VISION and indicates existing and future needs and desires The new master plan should establish a clear vision on which to base for parks and open lands in the city. It lays the groundwork for the future decisions. Model plans from other cities focus on sustainability Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Master Plan, the next step in and equity, and identify new ways to think about parks, natural lands, planning the city’s parks and public lands. trails and recreation. They address parks and natural lands as critical infrastructure for maintaining and improving quality of life. As Salt Lake City grows and changes, the master plan should indicate how the parks, natural lands and trails will evolve to meet Such cutting-edge thought processes and paradigms are encouraged future needs and desires. It should reflect clear goals and policies as the master plan is developed. This will help ensure that park-poor that dovetail the anticipated requirements of the city with public neighborhoods receive the attention they deserve, and that new parks expectations. and natural lands meet the needs and desires of city residents. The challenges are great, but so are the opportunities. There is a real opportunity to go beyond focusing on the numbers, and to address parks and natural lands as essential elements for better air quality, climate change mitigation, energy efficiency, and environmental justice. Parks can help improve the health of the city. The new master plan should distinguish Salt Lake City as a community that deeply values parks and natural lands. In addition to describing the physical needs, it can also show how park and natural lands assets can be leveraged to increase economic and social benefits.

The new master plan is an opportunity to distinguish Salt Lake City as a community that understands the importance of Entryway into Salt Lake City's "Crown Jewel," Liberty Park parks and natural lands. Photo Credit: SLCTV Media

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1.0 INTRODUCTION

Salt Lake City has a rich tradition of parks and public lands. Beginning 9th South Wetlands Preserve in the earliest days of settlement with the creation of Pioneer Park— the city’s first public park—and continuing with the establishment of new parks and natural lands, the city has demonstrated its commitment to providing great public parks and gathering places. Throughout this time the city has responded to changing needs and desires. Different types of parks have been provided to meet the needs of a growing community, the range of amenities and assets has been modified to address changing demographics, and new processes and routines have been established that address changing demands and funding challenges.

Salt Lake City has a rich tradition of parks and public lands

Memory Grove Park Pioneer Park Photo Credit: SLCTV Media

Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 1 1.1 Parks, Natural Lands & Trails Create a Sense of Place

What makes a place unique? Those features that can’t be found FOOTHILLS anywhere else! The following elements are just a few pieces of Salt Located along the northeast edge of the Salt Lake Valley, Salt Lake Lake City’s Parks & Public Lands system that make Salt Lake City unlike City is tucked into the Wasatch Mountains. Residents and visitors anywhere else. have access to the multitude of recreation trails in the foothills of LIBERTY PARK the Wasatch Mountains within minutes of their home, including the flagship Bonneville Shoreline Trail. Many residents have nearby access There is no doubt about it, Liberty Park is the crown jewel of Salt Lake to a foothill trailhead, making these trails particularly important City’s park system. This nearly 97.5-acre park—located in the center of recreation facilities. the city—is one the state’s oldest and most prominent, having served as a central community gathering space since 1882. Today, the park REGIONAL ATHLETIC COMPLEX (RAC) hosts 78 community events each year including many that are long- Completed in the fall of 2015, the Regional Athletic Complex standing. This is a place where people come to enjoy the shade under (RAC) offers 16 premier multi-purpose playing fields. The 120-acre a canopy of majestic trees, to play lawn games, barbecue, have parties complex attracts local, regional and national sporting events and is and take part in a range of other activities such as jogging, bicycling, conveniently situated at the northern end of the city, near I-215. In swimming, tennis, rowing, horseshoes and volleyball. 2017, the RAC hosted six regional and national tournaments that had over 17,000 out-of-state players and spectators with an estimated $10 CITY CEMETERY million impact to Salt Lake City and Salt Lake County. Located in the Avenues, the 121.3-acre City Cemetery is the largest municipally owned cemetery in the country. With the first burial URBAN FOREST taking place in 1848, the cemetery has served as a special place within Salt Lake City’s urban forest consists of 85,000 publicly owned and the city for 170 years. Now with 130,000 burial sites, the cemetery managed trees. With nearly two-thirds of those being street trees, is not only historically significant—serving as a place for tours and the remaining one-third are growing in public parks and natural genealogical research—but it is also an arboretum and space for lands. Some of those trees are 150 years or older. The city’s urban stargazing, walking, jogging, and wildlife watching (see the recently forest helps create the city’s identity. It also helps clean our air, completed SLC Cemetery Master Plan for more information). reduces ambient temperatures, the amount of energy needed to cool buildings, and increases property values—making Salt Lake City an JORDAN RIVER PARKWAY overall better place to live and work. The Jordan River Trail runs adjacent to the Jordan River from Utah Lake to the Great Salt Lake. The 45-mile multi-use trail is predominantly NEIGHBORHOOD & MINI PARKS located in Salt Lake County, linking with other major trail systems in Seventy-five percent of Salt Lake City’s Parks & Public Lands are Davis County (Legacy Trail) and Utah County (Murdock Canal Trail). The neighborhood or mini parks and play a key role in establishing 9 miles of the parkway that fall within the city link a range of great community identity at the neighborhood level. Ranging anywhere destinations, including two municipal golf courses, nine city parks and from under an acre to just over 24, these smaller parks are integral one Salt Lake County park. green spaces that many city residents can easily walk to within a matter of minutes.

2 Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment Neighborhood & Mini Parks—such as Westminster Park— Salt Lake City’s Jordan River Trail links 9 city parks and 3 play a key role in the daily lives of nearby residents. golf courses to a 45-mile multi-use trail system.

Salt Lake City is unlike anywhere else

Liberty Park is the crown jewel of Salt Lake City’s parks system Salt Lake City’s 120-acre City Cemetery is the largest and is home to many of the City’s oldest and best tree specimens. municipally owned cemetery in the country.

Salt Lake City’s foothills provide a multitude of recreational trails, The Regional Athletic Complex has 16 premier multi-purpose reachable within just minutes. fields and attracts sporting events from across the country.

Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 3 1.2 SLC Parks, Natural Lands & Trails are Highly Valuable to SLC Residents

As part of this needs assessment, a statistically valid survey was According to the statistically valid survey, Salt Lake City’s trails are also conducted in July 2017 (for more information, see Chapter 3). Not well-used. Nearly 30 percent of respondents use paved trails at least surprisingly, Salt Lake City residents frequently use their parks and weekly and 58% use them once a month or more. These numbers are natural lands, and report that having parks and natural lands close only slightly lower for unpaved trails, with 27% of respondents using to home is an important factor in their quality of life. them at least weekly and 56% percent once a month or more. SLC RESIDENTS USE PARKS, NATURAL LANDS AND TRAILS The statistically valid survey shows that parks and natural lands are 58% OF SLC a regular part of life for Salt Lake City residents. Approximately 42% RESIDENTS USE PAVED of respondents use parks at least weekly and 72% visit parks once TRAILS 1X OR MORE a month or more. These numbers rise for those residents that have EACH MONTH children at home, with 53% visiting parks at least weekly and 87% visiting once a month or more.

72% OF SLC RESIDENTS VISIT PARKS 1X OR MORE EACH MONTH

Question. Within the last 12 months, approximately how many times have you used a paved, fully separated trail for walking, biking, running, etc. in Salt Lake?

OF SLC RESIDENTS USE 56% UNPAVED TRAILS 1X OR MORE EACH MONTH Question. Within the last 12 months, approximately how many times have you visited a park in Salt Lake?

4 Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment The importance of proximity is solidified when residents were asked PROXIMITY OF PARKS, NATURAL LANDS AND how important it is to have a public park within walking or biking TRAILS IS IMPORTANT distance of their home. A majority of residents believe it is extremely important to have public parks within walking distance (1/2 mile or Having a park close to home is important to residents. Close ten minutes) of their homes. Over one-third indicated it was extremely proximity was the number one reason for residents visiting their important to have a park within biking distance (two miles or ten most frequented park and was more important than atmosphere or minutes) of their home. exercise.

Primary reason for visiting their most frequented park: 97% OF SLC RESIDENTS THINK IT’S IMPORTANT TO LIVE WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF A 39% Close to home PARK

15% Trees & Atmosphere 15% Exercise

Question. In your opinion, how important is it to have public parks within... Known for its cat sculptures, Steenblik Park is a 0.6-acre mini park - walking distance of your home (i.e. within half a mile or 10 minutes)? nestled in a neighborhood on the northwest side of the city. - biking distance of your home (i.e. within 2 miles or 10 minutes)?

Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 5 SLC PARKS INFLUENCE SLC RESIDENTS’ QUALITY OF LIFE

According to the statistically valid survey, Salt Lake City residents rate their On average, residents throughout the city who report visiting quality of life high, with an average score of 78 on a scale of 0-100. Ninety- parks once a week or more rate their overall quality of life three five percent of residents surveyed say their quality of life in Salt Lake City is points higher on the 0-100 scale than those who do not, even above a 50 on the 0-100 scale. after demographic variables and socio-economic indicators are taken into consideration. A three point shift is statistically significant when quality of life scores are clustered as tightly as they are in Salt AVERAGE QUALITY OF LIFE IN SLC IS HIGH Lake City. This suggests that city parks have an important, positive impact in the daily lives of Salt Lake City residents. 78 AVERAGE PARKS CONTRIBUTE TO QUALITY QUALITY OF LIFE OF LIFE RATING 71 WEEKLY PARK USER AVERAGE

68 NON-PARK USER AVERAGE

Question. All things considered, on a scale from 0 to 100, with 0 being very low and 100 being very high, how would you rate your quality of life in Salt Lake City?

Residents who report visiting Salt Lake City parks once a week or more rate their overall quality of life in the city higher.

6 Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 1.3 Why Parks, Natural Lands & Trails are Essential

Parks, natural lands and trails are not only important to Salt Lake City residents, they are a critical piece in a dynamic city that nearly 200,000 residents call home. SENSE OF PLACE Salt Lake City’s parks, natural lands and trails are integral components of what makes Salt Lake City a unique place. They are part of history, born out of the geography and an important part of the city fabric. Salt Lake City just wouldn’t be the same without them. COMMUNITY GATHERING Spend time in Liberty Park, at the Living Traditions Festival in Washington Square, or a Sunday in Memory Grove, and you’ll easily see that parks are places where the community gathers. Research indicates that when parks are programmed with events such as team sports, athletic activities, and exercise groups, they are more likely to be used than those that don’t1.

The Living Traditions Festival is annual, three-day cultural celebration with traditional music, dance, foods and crafts of ethnic communities. The event is held at Washington Square every May.

1 The Trust for Public Land, 8 Ways the Parks Improve Your Health, 2013 Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 7 QUALITY OF LIFE According to the Trust for Public Land,3 the more parks there are in a Parks, natural lands and trails are places of refuge. They provide community, the more likely people are to exercise. People are more a break from the built environment and daily life. Whether likely to exercise if parks are closer to home. people exercise in parks or not, studies have shown that people who live closer to parks report better mental health, and that GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE exposure to nature reduces stress, promotes relaxation, and boosts Salt Lake City’s parks, natural lands and urban forest provide essential concentration2. Since our public parks, natural lands and trails are environmental benefits to the urban environment—including the open to anyone, they provide opportunities to recreate and enjoy provision of stormwater detention and retention, habitat for wildlife nature at little or no cost. When designed well, they can provide and pollinators, the reduction of the urban heat island effect (an opportunities for people of all ages and abilities. increase in temperature that is created by urban elements and activities) and the creation of carbon sinks (vegetated areas that help PUBLIC HEALTH absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere). As urban development People are living longer and regular exercise is a key factor in staying within the city increases, the importance of protecting and enhancing healthy. Public parks provide free access and diverse recreational the city’s parks, natural lands and urban forest does too. opportunities to people of all ages, income levels and abilities. ECONOMICS A park or natural area can be found on almost every tourism guide list for Salt Lake City. Well-maintained parks and natural lands not only help bring in the tourism dollars, but also increase property values of nearby properties. Parks and natural lands help offset the costs of healthcare by providing places for people to exercise, reduce infrastructure costs, help mitigate air pollution, and generally reduce the physical and economic cost of operating a city.4

A runner on the Jordan River Trail in 900 South River Park

People who live closer to parks report better mental health, and that exposure to nature reduces stress, promotes relaxation, and boosts concentration. City Creek Canyon is used for recreation year round Photo Credit: SLCTV Media 3 The Trust for Public Land, 8 Ways the Parks Improve Your Health, 2013 2 The Trust for Public Land, 8 Ways the Parks Improve Your Health, 2013 4 The Trust for Public Land, Measuring the Economic Value of a City Park System, 2009 8 Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 1.4 Why Assess Our Parks, Natural Lands & Trails?

Salt Lake City is growing at a fast rate, yet has a lack of vacant lands challenges with budgets that doesn’t stretch far enough. Over the and inadequate funding to acquire new acreage and develop parks to years, acreage (additional parks, trails, medians, streetscapes and meet growth. Overcoming these obstacles and planning for the future freeway interchange landscapes), inflation and utility increases have requires a coordinated effort between city departments and elected grown at a faster rate than Division budgets. officials. To make informed policy decisions that will result in tangible improvements to the city’s Parks & Public Lands system, it is essential Annual funding allocated for capital replacement and capital renewal to measure the quantity and quality of existing parks and natural needs—such as playground and restroom replacement, and large lands. amenity repairs—as well as new investments that directly address new population growth, falls far behind projected needs calculated in the GROWTH Capital Facilities Plan (an estimated $17.9 million). If funding and Looking at historic growth and building permit data, Salt Lake City’s subsequent investments in new and existing facilities do not increase, estimated 2017 population of 196,307 is anticipated to increase by the level of service for each resident of the city will reduce over time. 27,052 by 2040. The city recently experienced a development boom The city continues to see increasingly higher levels of demand on between 2014 and 2016, with a dramatic increase in the number of HISTORIC EexistingXPENSE AND P OPULATIONresources making it harder for residents to access recreation new housing units permitted. If growth continues in a similar direction, facilities and2010 increasing2011 wear and2012 tear on assets.2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 it could rise much more quickly, reaching the projected threshold Historic Population 186,703 188,322 189,551 191,133 192,089 193,101 195,262 196,307 within ten years (see Chapter 4 for more information). O&M ExpenseAdditionally, 9,149,329 due to competing 9,524,025 needs 10,041,273 within 10,563,355 the city, the 11,055,389 Parks & 12,291,619 13,851,674 14,268,804 Capital ExpensePublic Lands 3,833,864 capital budget 6,571,352 varies 5,542,373 widely from 3,406,595 year to 11,500,397year, making 15,584,568 8,830,779 7,740,094 VACANT LANDS it a challenge to keep up with the needs of the Parks & Public Lands system. Salt Lake City is nearly built out. As indicated in the vacant lands map Historic Expense and Population on the following page, there are very few vacant sites to accommodate HISTORIC PARKS & PUBLIC LANDS EXPENSES future parks and natural lands in proximity to currently populated $30,000,000 areas. With the majority of vacant land located in the west-lying $25,000,000 industrial areas of the city, future development will most likely occur through infill, redevelopment and densification. The city’s parks and $20,000,000 natural lands are beginning to experience the challenges that come with density—such as conflicts between user groups (bikers vs. hikers $15,000,000 and runners on trails, and dog owners and their dogs vs. those without dogs, for example). The pressure on the city’s parks and natural lands $10,000,000 resources will continue to increase as the city grows and density $5,000,000 increases. $0 FUNDING 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014* 2015* 2016 2017 Although the Operations & Maintenance Budget of the Parks & Public O&M Expense Capital Expense Lands Division has grown at an annual average growth rate (“AAGR”) * Spikes in Capital Expenses during the 2014-2015 years were due to the capital of 6.55% from 2010 to 2017, it nevertheless continues to experience Park and Publicinvestment Lands CIP Needs in several large projects; i.e. the Recreational Athletic Center (2014) and The city recentlyRed completed Butte a Capital Oil Spill Improvement remediation Plan assessment related for projectsa planning horizon (2015) from 2019-2028. The assessment included consideration of maintaining current capital assets, designated as “ReNew” as well as new capital assets, designated as “New.” The 10-year planning horizon includes $133 million of Park and Public Lands Renew need and $31 million of New need.Salt The parkLake and publicCity land Parks needs identified & Public in the assessment Lands represent Needs one-third Assessment of the total general fund total9 capital need over the planning horizon. The assessment identified a variety of New needs including park improvements, trail signage, park land and open space acquisition, trail development, interpretive site development, bike paths, wetlands and natural floodplain development to name a few. Many of the ReNew needs include improvements to existing facilities including jogging path improvements, pickle ball and tennis court replacement, development of dog parks, reforestation, irrigation improvements, parkway and bridge replacement and maintenance, and playground replacement amongst a host of other needs to maintain the city’s existing assets. Vacant Lands

The bulk of vacant and agriculturally-zoned land is located in for the Salt Lake International Airport and its associated protection the western portion of the city, primarily within the mostly- zone. There is little vacant land near established neighborhoods undeveloped Northwest Quadrant planning area. The city owns and proposed growth areas to meet future demand for parks and large portions of land in the foothills for watershed protection and recreation needs.

Northwest Populated Quadrant Area

Salt Lake Regional Athletic Complex

1300 1300 E Utah ¨¦§80 Sherwood Pioneer Park Park Library 7200 7200 W 500 S Square 500 S

700W Sunnyside Donner Trail

700E 5600 W Jordan Park/ Sunnyside Dr Park RedwoodRd Hogle Park Peace Gardens Liberty Zoo Park California Ave St WestTemple 1300 S Foothill Dr Modelport ¨¦§15 1700 E

Bangerter Hwy 1700 S 1700 S 1700 S Glendale Park H Rock

State StState Parleys Canyon/Mountain Dell 2100 S 2100 S 2100 E Parley's Way Sugar House Golf Course Area Map Salt Lake City Owned Parcel Developed Parks Park ¨¦§80 Highland Dr Agricultural Land Special Use Parks Parley's Historic Vacant Land Natural Lands Nature Park Cemetery Public Golf Courses 0 21 County Parks ´ Miles

10 Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 1.5 Purpose of the Needs Assessment

With nearly 700 acres of parks and 1,700 acres of natural lands, this study documents what the city has, identifies gaps and underserved areas, and highlights considerations for future improvements. With the last parks master planning effort being nearly 50 years ago (in the 1970’s), this Needs Assessment is the first step toward the creation of a new Parks & Public Lands Master Plan. It will serve as a primary source of research for master planning efforts, which will be completed as a separate project slated to commence in 2019.

More specifically, the following chapters of theSalt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment explore the following:

• Chapter 2: Existing Conditions Analysis evaluates the existing conditions of the city’s parks and natural lands network and associated facilities AND establishes existing and future level- of-service conditions

• Chapter 3: Community Values and Desires articulates A vendor at the 9th West Farmers A family at Strut Your Mutt SLC, an community values and priorities to inform planning and Market in Jordan Park event held annually in Liberty Park project prioritization Photo Credit: SLCTV Media Photo Credit: SLCTV Media

• Chapter 4: Future Needs explores population projections and future needs

• Chapter 5: Summary of Findings identifies unmet needs and future opportunities with a focus on underserved neighborhoods and districts

• Chapter 6: Moving Toward a Master Plan identifies challenges and opportunities discovered as part of the Needs Assessment and key questions and considerations moving forward to the Master Plan.

Dogs and dog owners enjoying a summer day at Herman Franks Dog Park

Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 11 2.0 EXISTING CONDITIONS

In order to get a comprehensive understanding of the city’s existing AMENITY LOS & DISTRIBUTION ANALYSES parks, natural lands and trails system, data was collected and a series of analyses were completed, as follow: Since each park is unique and the amenities provided vary, a closer look at individual amenities (e.g. multi-purpose fields, playgrounds, 1. EXISTING PARKS, NATURAL LANDS & TRAILS tennis courts, and so on) was undertaken. Amenity distribution was All of Salt Lake City’s parks and natural lands were mapped, and their mapped and the level of service of amenities calculated to better size and role within the community analyzed. Additionally, the unique understand where gaps exist in the city. characteristics of each planning area, including the park types and their variation from planning area to planning area were investigated, TRAILS & CONNECTIVITY helping to provide a clear picture of Salt Lake City’s Parks & Public Off-street trails and on-street bike routes connect people to parks and Lands system. Detailed planning area information can be found in natural areas. An analysis of the proximity of parks to existing trails was Chapter 5: Summary of Findings. undertaken in conjunction with the determination of trail proximity to COMPARISON CITIES OVERVIEW city residences. Two nearby cities of similar size—Boise, Idaho and Fort Collins, 2. EXISTING PARK USE Colorado—were looked at as comparables to get a clearer Understanding how parks are used provides another layer for understanding of Salt Lake City’s Parks and Public Lands system. understanding Salt Lake City’s Parks & Public Lands system. This Comparision data for these two cities is introduced in this chapter and effort focused on community events, sports uses and the challenges presented throughout the Needs Assessment. associated with meeting public demands. LEVEL OF SERVICE FOR PARKS & NATURAL LANDS 3. CITY EXPENSES Level of service calculations were completed to provide a better understanding of the number of park and natural land acres in relation In order to get a sense of the financial challenges the Parks & Public to Salt Lake City’s population. Specifically, the number of parks and Lands Division faces, current expenses were compared to those of the natural lands acres the city has per 1,000 people was calculated and comparison cities, as well as historical budget and spending patterns. then compared with the comparable cities. DISTRIBUTION ANALYSES Distribution analyses indicate how parks are distributed geographically and where service gaps exist. They also indicate underserved areas and how accessible parks and natural lands are by foot, bike and car.

12 Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 2.1 Existing Parks, Natural Lands & Trails

Existing Parks & Natural Lands Acres Salt Lake City has 689.8 acres of existing park land and 1,693.7 acres of city owned natural lands. Parks are well-distributed throughout the residential areas of the city, with natural lands concentrated in the foothills and along the Jordan River.

Existing Parks Acres of Park 689.8 Number of Parks 88 Average Park Size 7.9 Park Acres per 1,000 Residents 3.5

Existing City Owned Natural Lands Acres of Natural Lands 1,693.7 Acres of Urban Natural Lands 526.2

Acres of Non-Urban Natural Lands 1,167.5 Natural Lands per 1,000 Residents 8.6

By the numbers...

Salt Lake City Boise Fort Collins Population 196,307 218,677 157,251 Acres of Park 690 2,213 1,062 Park Acres per 1,000 Residents 3.5 10.1 6.8 Acres of Natural Lands 1,694 4,386 36,000 Natural Lands per 1,000 Residents 8.6 20.0 229.0

Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 13 Existing Parks & Natural Lands

The map below shows the location of parks and public lands owned by Salt Lake City, as well as by Salt Lake County and other public agencies. With the exception of the Modelport located on the southwest edge of the city, all parks are concentrated within established population areas, east of the Salt Lake International Airport.

Salt Lake Regional Athletic Complex

1300 1300 E Utah ¨¦§80 Sherwood Pioneer Park Park Library 7200 7200 W 500 S Square 500 S

700W Sunnyside Donner Trail

700E 5600 W Jordan Park/ Sunnyside Dr Park RedwoodRd Hogle Park Peace Gardens Liberty Zoo Park California Ave St WestTemple 1300 S Foothill Dr Modelport ¨¦§15 1700 E

Bangerter Hwy 1700 S 1700 S 1700 S Glendale Park H Rock

14 Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment Existing Parks by Type

As illustrated in the chart below, Salt Lake City has a range of different parks that, when considered as a whole, create a robust and varied park system.

Name Acres Mini Parks Special Event Parks Regional Parks 337 Garden Park 0.3 Library Square 10.0 Liberty Park 88.8 5th Ave & C Street Pickleball 0.4 Pioneer Park 10.2 Regional Athletic Complex 118.3 600 East Park 0.1 Washington Square 10.0 Subtotal: Regional Parks 207.1 Almond Park 0.1 Subtotal: Special Event Parks 30.1 Community Parks Artesian Well Park 0.1 Grand Total Parks 689.8 11th Ave Park 14.3 Beatrice Evans Park 0.1 1700 South River Park 12.8 Beldon Park 0.1 Cottonwood Park 17.9 Cotten Park 0.2 Fairmont Park 28.5 Curtis Park 1.0 Glendale Park 7.2 Davis Park 0.7 Herman Franks Park 9.7 Elizabeth Sherman Park 1.8 Jordan Park/Peace Gardens 37.3 Ensign Peak Nature Park Entry 1.8 Jordan River Par 3 16.8 Faultline Gardens Park 0.9 Memory Grove Park 11.3 Fire Station Tennis 1.4 Riverside Park 29.7 First Encampment Park 0.3 Rosewood Park 29.1 Galagher Tot Lot 0.3 Sorenson Multi‐Cultural Center 6.2 Guadalupe Park 0.8 Sunnyside Park 29.1 Imperial Park 0.9 Warm Springs Park 19.6 Inglewood Park 0.3 Washington Park 10.6 Jackson Park 1.0 Subtotal: Community Parks 280.1 Jake Garn Park 0.3 Neighborhood Parks Kay Rees Park 0.7 900 South River Park 6.3 Kletting Park 0.2 City Creek Park 2.1 Laird Park 1.5 Donner Trail Park 14.3 Miami Park 0.8 Ensign Downs Park 6.5 Modesto Park 1.6 Jefferson Park 3.0 Nelli Jack Park 0.1 Lindsey Gardens 18.7 People's Freeway Park 0.4 Madsen Park 1.4 Post Street Tot Lot 0.3 Meadows Park 2.3 Pugsley Ouray park 0.1 Oak Hill Ball Diamond 2.7 Redwood Meadows Park 1.2 Parleys Way Park 3.4 Ron Heaps Park 0.1 Poplar Grove Park 5.6 Shields Park 0.2 Popperton Park 7.9 Shipp Park 0.1 Reservoir Park 6.0 Silver Park 0.2 Richmond Park 1.6 Stanton Park 0.1 Rotary Glen Park 24.2 Steenblik Park 0.6 Sherwood Park 13.1 Swede Town Park 0.6 Stratford Park 2.0 Taufer Park 0.6 Wasatch Hollow Park 3.0 Van Ness Tot Lot 0.1 Westpointe Park 24.1 Victory Park 1.0 Subtotal: Neighborhood Parks 148.4 Weseman Park 0.3 Westminster Park 0.4 Subtotal: Mini Parks 24.1 Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 15 Existing Parks by Type City staff has classified the parks into several categories, based on the PARKS BY TYPE parks' characteristics and roles in the community—not just size. Special Event Parks A REGIONAL PARKS - 2 TOTAL (30 acres) Regional parks are the largest in Salt Lake City. Their size and Mini Parks amenities make them regional attractions, and include swimming (24 acres) pools, cultural venues, and special events facilities. The two regional parks in the city total 207 acres. Liberty Park is the flagship, and the Regional Athletic Complex is a large, sports-specific venue.

B COMMUNITY PARKS - 15 TOTAL Like regional parks, community parks are large parks focused on meeting the major park and recreation needs of the city. They range in size from three to 29 acres and encompass a total of 280 acres. They Neighborhood often include a special amenity or recreation facility, such as athletic Regional Parks courts, sports fields and playgrounds. Parks (207 acres) (148 acres) C NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS - 19 TOTAL Neighborhood parks are generally smaller than community parks and primarily serve neighborhood needs. They typically mix large and small amenities, such as open lawns and grass play areas, pavilions, playgrounds, sport courts and fields. They range from less than one to over 24 acres in size and encompass a total of 148 acres. Community Parks (280 acres) D MINI PARKS - 42 TOTAL As the name indicates, mini parks are small sites that range from less than one to nearly two acres in size. They are the most prevalent park type in the city and predominate in older, urbanized areas. Mini parks encompass 24 acres in total.

E SPECIAL EVENT PARKS - 3 TOTAL Centered in the downtown core, the three special events parks provide non-traditional park/plaza experiences. They each encompass an entire city block, which is equal to 10 acres (30 acres total), and primarily serve as settings for passive recreation or community events and festivals.

16 Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment Existing Natural Lands by Type Natural lands were classified into two categories—urban and non- URBAN NATURAL LANDS VS. NON-URBAN NATURAL urban. The categories were developed with participation from city LANDS staff, and reflect the role they serve within the community, as well as Urban natural lands are typically surrounded by urban development the amount of care, maintenance dollars and resources they require. or adjacent to manicured parks and often serve a park-like function. Parks & Public Lands also maintains lands along major trails, such as These natural areas require a higher level of maintenance and the McClelland, 9 Line and Jordan River Parkway Trails, and dirt jump/ resources. Non-urban natural lands—such as the foothills above the pump track areas at three locations (9 Line, Parleys Historic Nature U of U or Avenues—require much less maintenance and, therefore, Park and the foothills behind the Upper Avenues). maintenance dollars. They often provide direct connections with other public lands and are dominated by trails and trail-type uses. Name Acres Urban Natural Lands 2200 West Farm 17.1 9 Line 11.9 Bend in the River 14.3 Blaine Preserve 0.7 Cannon Greens Urban Farm 2.3 City Creek Natural Area 130.6 Fife Wetland Preserve 7.0 Garfield School 1.3 Hidden Hollow & the Draw 4.7 Jordan River Parkway Habitat 1.4 Jordan River Parkway Trail Side 67.0 Miller Bird Refuge 4.9 Fife Wetland Preserve, an urban natural land located adjacent to Jordan Park Parleys Historic Nature Park 85.6 Popperton Preserve 30.6 RAC Restoration Area 53.6 Riverview Open Space 14.9 Wasatch Hollow Preserve 10.2 Other Urban Natural Lands 68.1 Subtotal: Urban Natural Lands 526.2 Non-Urban Natural Lands Central Foothills Open Space 322.1 Ensign Peak 116.1 North Foothills Open Space 676.1 South Foothills Open Space 53.2 Subtotal: Non-Urban Natural Lands 1,167.5 Grand Total Natural Lands 1,693.7 Non-urban natural lands in the foothills north of the Avenues. While this section of the foothills is not owned by the city, similar adjacent natural lands are.

Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 17 Special Use Parks Contributing Lands Not Maintained Special use parks are non-traditional parks which vary in size and tend by Parks & Public Lands to serve a special interest. Several of the city's special use parks—the Dee Glen Tennis Center, Seven Peaks Water Park and Tracy Aviary—are COUNTY AND JOINTLY OWNED PARKS owned by the city, but are leased or operated by others, and require entry fees. Others—the Modelport (an 'airport' for model airplanes) and There are two Salt Lake County parks that lie within the Salt Lake City’s Gilgal Gardens (a unique sculpture garden)—are maintained by Parks & boundary—Constitution and Tanner Park. Sugar House Park, a nearly Public Lands Division and do not require an entry fee. 110-acre park in the Sugar House planning area, is jointly owned by Salt Lake City and Salt Lake County. In 1957 the city and county jointly Special Use Parks transferred the property to the Sugar House Park Authority in a 99-year Dee Glen Smith Tennis Center 3.2 trust effective until December 31, 2055. A representative from Salt Lake Gilgal Gardens 0.9 City and Salt Lake County sits on the Park Authority’s Board of Trustees, along with seven volunteer members. Together these three parks add Modelport 69.9 just over 137 acres of park lands to the total. Seven Peaks Water Park 16.8 Tracy Aviary 8.7 County & Jointly Owned Parks Grand Total Special Use Parks 99.7 Constitution Park 18.0 Sugar House Park 109.5 Other Landscapes Maintained by Tanner Park 9.7 Parks & Public Lands Grand Total County & Jointly Owned Parks 137.2 CITY CEMETERY CITY GOLF COURSES Salt Lake City’s Parks & Public Lands Division also maintains the 121.3- acre City Cemetery. The City Cemetery serves as an arboretum and a Salt Lake City currently owns and operates golf courses at six different critical park land where people come to stargaze, walk/jog, and watch locations. The golf courses are operated by the city’s Golf Division, as an wildlife. independent enterprise. They provide valuable recreation opportunities to Salt Lake City residents and contribute just over 1,010 acres of OTHER LANDSCAPES visual natural lands. The Parks & Public Lands Division maintains 83.4 acres of other city City Golf Courses owned landscapes, including those surrounding senior and recreation Bonneville Golf Course (18 holes) 178.0 centers, the Public Safety Building, other city office/storage buildings, museums, and historic properties (such as Fisher Mansion). The Division Forest Dale Golf Course (9 holes) 60.8 also maintains a large number of retention ponds, roadway medians Glendale Golf Course (18 holes) 169.3 and islands, and interstate on and off-ramps throughout the city. Mountain Dell Golf Course (Two 18-hole courses) 394.7 Nibley Park Golf Course (9 holes) 52.4 Additional Landscapes Maintained by PPL Rose Park Golf Course (18 holes) 155.6 City Cemetery 121.3 Grand Total City Golf Courses 1,010.8 Special Use Parks (Gilgal Gardens & Modelport) 70.9 Landscapes Surrounding City Buildings 25.8 Retention Ponds, Medians, On-Ramps, etc. 57.6 Grand Total Additional Landscapes 275.6

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Summary of Lands Owned and/or

Maintained by Salt Lake City Parks & LANDS OWNED AND/OR MAINTAINED Public Lands Division BY THE SALT LAKE CITY PARKS & PUBLIC LANDS DIVISION When combined, the Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Division owns and/or manages nearly 2,688 acres of land. It is interesting to note that natural land acres are overwhelmingly Mini dominant, accounting for nearly three times more land than Special Event parks and other landscapes combined.

Lands Owned and/or Maintained by PPL Parks Regional Parks 207.1 Community Parks 280.1 N Neighborhood Parks 148.4 A Neighborhood T Mini Parks 24.1 % S U 6 Special Event Parks 30.1 K R 3 6 R A Subtotal: Parks 689.8 % 2 A Community L Natural Lands P Urban Natural Lands 526.2 L Urban A Non-Urban Natural Lands 1167.5 N Subtotal: Natural Lands 1,693.7 Additional Landscapes D City Cemetery 121.3 S Special Use Parks 99.7 Regional Landscapes Surrounding City Buildings 25.8 Retention Ponds, Medians, On-Ramps, etc. 57.6 Subtotal: Additional Landscapes 304.4

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1 Other City Buildings Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 19 2.1.1 Comparison Cities Overview

In order to get a clear picture of Salt Lake City’s Parks & Public Lands system, two cities were looked at as comparables: Salt Lake City 1) Boise, Idaho Up until recently, Salt Lake City’s Parks & Public Lands Division was a 2) Fort Collins, Colorado maintenance only facility. Over the last five years, planners were added and the department was renamed Parks & Public Lands Division. The These cities were selected based on their population, western Division now manages and oversees the city’s parks, a city owned locale, and their role as regional population centers. As of 2017, the cemetery, the urban forest, natural lands (foothills, gullies, and lands population of Salt Lake City was 196,307. As a prominent western adjacent to the Jordan River and other waterways), landscapes for city capital, Salt Lake City is a population center and a hub for business properties, and a number of street medians and freeway interchange and recreation for residents along the Wasatch Front. As of 2017, the landscapes throughout the city. Beyond scheduling sports fields and population of Boise—the Idaho state capital—was 220,923. Fort Collins events within its parks, the city does not oversee recreation programs is the most populous city in northern Colorado with a population of and facilities within the city (these are run by Salt Lake County). 159,578. Salt Lake City is nestled in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains and provides access to an amazing network of recreational trails. The COMPARISON CITY POPULATIONS crown-jewel of Salt Lake City’s parks system is the 89-acre park Liberty Salt Lake City 196,307 Park, which is centrally-located and is a major hub for community events. Salt Lake City has one of the largest municipally owned Boise 218,677 cemeteries in the country and the city recently completed a challenging section of the Jordan River Parkway to create Fort Collins 157,251 a 45-mile long continuous trail through the Salt Lake Valley. Comparison data for these cities is introduced here and presented COMMON ISSUES/CHALLENGES throughout the Needs Assessment. Salt Lake City’s Parks & Public Lands has several major challenges: 1) Homeless populations in parks and natural lands—An increase of homeless populations living in parks and natural lands has created a new, unanticipated use which often causes discomfort Salt Lake City’s Parks & Public Lands system to other users and makes daily maintenance more serves a residential population of 196,307. challenging. Some estimate that this population doubles during the daytime, due to individuals 2) Deferred maintenance—Maintenance budgets coming into the city to work. have not increased, but the number of lands to be maintained has consistently grown. 3) The amount of affordable, available land to develop new large parks within the city is hard to find. 20 Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment Boise Fort Collins The Boise Parks and The City of Fort Collins Parks Division is responsible for parks, trail Recreation Department systems, the downtown core, city grounds, forestry, cemeteries and oversees cemeteries, golf courses. With one exception, all Fort Collins parks, golf courses, parks, golf courses, and cemeteries are Audubon Certified Sanctuaries. Fort Collins is ice rinks, urban a leader in the application of water conservation techniques along forests, natural lands, Colorado’s Front Range. A large percentage of their Park Techs are recreation and right of certified landscape water auditors, and the Division is routinely invited ways. to share information on current practice and processes. The city is also recognized for consistently high quality and well-maintained sports The City of Boise has fields, hosting several tournaments a year as a result. a collection of parks along the Boise River Fort Collins has two “World Class” playgrounds and five unique water known as the ‘Ribbon features, all maintained at the same level as public pools, of Jewels.’ All of the Camel’s Back Park which require certified Pool Operator or certified Park parks along the River are Boise, Idaho Techs. City trails include a network of hard surfaced trails named after influential Boise that connect with Loveland, a neighboring city to the south, women, including the newest and will connect with Greeley, a city to the southeast, which is named Esther Simplot within the next five years. Park. In addition, many of the parks are connected by the Boise River Greenbelt, which is one of the most The City of Fort Collins also manages 40 natural areas covering more beloved “parks”. The pathway along the Boise River gives cyclists and than 36,000 acres. walkers an up-close look at visiting wildlife. Boise manages about 25 miles of the Greenbelt, with interconnectivity to other nearby cities COMMON ISSUES/CHALLENGES The City of Fort Collins Parks Division (about 50 miles of connected path in all). experiences similar issues to Salt Boise Parks and Recreation’s natural lands system is unique in that it Lake City, including: encompasses more than 190 miles of trails spread out across the Boise 1) A transient population in Foothills. Boise residents have passed levies on two occasions to pay the parks for preservation of natural lands within the city. 2) Budget constraints COMMON ISSUES/CHALLENGES The City of Boise’s Parks and Recreation Department faces several 3) High public major challenges including: expectations 1) Deferred maintenance—Maintenance budgets have not increased, 4) Vandalism and graffiti but the amount of park land and natural lands to be managed/ maintained has consistently grown. 5) Meeting increasing demand for pickle ball 2) The amount of affordable, available land to develop new, especially facilities large scale parks is becoming increasingly hard to find. Spring Canyon Park 3) Catering to multiple uses of park amenities. For example: managing Fort Collins, Colorado the use of e-bikes on city managed paths and trails.

Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 21 2.1.2 Level of Service (LOS) for Parks & Natural Lands

LOS for Parks The existing Level of Service (LOS) for parks is 3.5 acres per 1,000 people. This includes Level of Service (LOS) regional, community, neighborhood, mini and special event parks. Special use parks such as Tracy Aviary, the Modelport, the City Cemetery, and Salt Lake County and jointly LOS analyzes the provision of owned parks were excluded from this calculation as they do not serve traditional park parks as a function of park functions, are pay-to-play facilities, serve only a small segment of the population, or are acres in relation to population. not controlled by the city. There are three Salt Lake County or jointly owned parks (Sugar House, Constitution & LOS = Existing Parks Acres per Tanner) that lie within Salt Lake City’s boundary. When acreage from these parks are Person x 1,000 factored in, the existing LOS for the city for parks climbs to 4.2 acres per 1,000 people.

When combined with a 5 5 distribution analysis (see Section 2.1.2), LOS can help Existing LOS with SL County

provide an understanding Parks & Jointly Owned Included 4 4 of how well the city’s current Increases LOS to 4.2 parks and natural lands meet 4.2 acres per 1,000

the needs of its residents. 3 3.5 3 LOS can also be used as a starting point to determine Existing LOS for Salt Lake City 2 2 how much additional park Owned & Managed Parks and natural land acreage will be needed as the city’s 3.5 acres per 1,000 1 1 population continues to grow (see Chapter 4: Future Needs).

0 0 Parks LOS Parks LOS

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LOS for Natural Lands Salt Lake City Parks and Public Lands owns a total of 1,693.7 acres of More than 8,000 acres of natural lands, which equates to an LOS of 8.6 acres per 1,000 people. Additional land owned by the United States Forest Service (USFS), state or federally owned University of Utah, Salt Lake City Public Utilities and other landowners in the foothills add several thousand more acres of functional natural natural lands supplement lands, making the actual LOS for the city substantially higher. Salt Lake City owned In comparison to park land which has typically been acquired and developed specifically to meet traditional park needs, natural natural lands to make up lands tend to have been acquired more opportunistically, as part of preserving hillsides, ravines and similar features of the city’s natural an impressive natural lands systems. system, much of which is Existing LOS for Salt Lake City interconnected by trails. Owned Natural Lands 8.6 acres per 1,000

By the Numbers... Salt Lake City Boise Fort Collins Park LOS 3.5 ac/1,000 10.1 ac/1,000 6.8 ac/1,000 Natural Lands LOS 8.6 ac/1,000 20.0 ac/1,000 228.9 ac/1,000 Total LOS 12.1 ac/1,000 30.1 ac/1,000 235.7 ac/1,000

PARK AND NATURAL LANDS LOS BY CITY

* The City of Fort Collins manages 40 natural areas covering more than 36,000 acres. These areas are managed using a separate budget from the Parks Division budget. Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 23 LOS by Planning Area Salt Lake City is comprised of ten unique planning areas, established When taking a closer look at parks and natural lands by planning area, by the city’s Planning Department for neighborhood planning the Central Community has the lowest park LOS and no natural purposes. Three of these planning areas—the Northwest Quadrant, lands within its boundary. As covered in Chapter 4, the Central Airport, and City Creek—are predominantly non-residential and make Community is the planning area slated for most of the future growth up nearly 60% of the city’s area. The remaining seven planning areas, within the city. It is also interesting to note how dramatically Sugar highlighted in the figure below, encompass significant residential House Park impacts existing LOS for parks in the Sugar House planning neighborhoods and are the focus of this study. More detailed area, raising it from 1.1 to 4.7 acres/1,000. Four of the seven planning descriptions of each of the residential planning areas can be found in areas have significant state or federally owned natural lands within Chapter 5. or adjacent to their boundaries, which enhances their natural lands acreage.

South Shore Preserve Parks LOS 5.5 Parks + County LOS N/A + Jordan River Natural Lands LOS 113.0 OHV State Recreation Area + There are approximately 830 acres of additional state or federally owned natural lands in or Bonneville adjacent to the Avenues planning area. These Salt Lake Wetland Shoreline lands may or may not be accessible to the public. Regional Observation Preserve Parks LOS 7.1 Athletic Area Complex Parks + County LOS 7.6 City Creek + Natural Lands LOS 3.3 1000 N (M24 City Creek Rose M37 Beck St Capitol Hill Canyon Park GC ( + There are approximately 161 acres of additional RedwoodRd Parks LOS 3.0 MiamiRd Rosewood state or federally owned natural lands Airportin or DuPont Ave Park CAPITOL HILL (N19 Jordan River Ensign Peak Parks + County LOS N/A adjacent to the Northwest planning area. These 1200 N Open Space Salt Lake Par 3 1100 N + lands may or may not be accessible toInternational the public. (M11 ¨¦§215 1000 N Natural Lands LOS 27.0 Northwest Warm Victory Rd Airport (N4 900 N ¨¦§15 Springs 18th Ave East CapitolBlvd Avenues

900W 1400W 1200W Park 800 N (M21 + There are approximately 237 acres of additional Star Crest Dr Riverside M36 11th Avenue 700 N NORTHWESTPark ( M32 13th Ave Park state or federally owned natural lands in or Wall St ( 600 N 11th Ave Red Butte (M30 (M19 Utah AVENUES adjacent to the Avenues planning area. These (N8 300W State 9th Ave (N12 Canyon Cottonwood Park (M34 (N6 International Center 400 N (M16 (M29 Capitol City landsResearch may or may not be accessible to the public. (M3 7th Ave Cemetery Amelia Erhart Dr Constitution Park Memory (M1 Natural Grove Park (M33 M13 Area

2200W 1950W ( (N2 3rd Ave North Temple St M22 North Temple St ( ¨¦§80 Temple 1st Ave Red Butte N7 Canyon ( Square South Temple St (N13 Salt Palace 100 S 300E University

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MainSt 300 S State St 300 S 300 S Library Chipeta Way M12 University St 400 S Pioneer Square 400 S ( Perkins Park Parks + County LOS N/A M28 Washington M35 Gilgal

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4400W ( M5 5600W CENTRAL900 S ( Hogle Zoo (N15 Jordan Park/ Liberty EAST(M9 state or federally owned natural lands in or

800E 900E 1000E 1300 S E 1100 Miller Bonneville GC (N3 WESTPeace Gardens (N5 M31 Park Directors Row NavajoSt ( adjacent to the East Bench planning area. These Parks LOS 4.4 COMMUNITY Bird Refuge (N9 1300E Dee Glen Smith Tennis M25 Tracy BENCH (M26 ( M23 lands may or may not be accessible to the public. M41 Aviary M18 ( SALT LAKE( Smith's 1300 S ( 1300 S 1300 S Parks + CountyCalifornia Ave LOS N/A California Ave ¨¦§15 Herman California Ave Foothill Dr West Salt Lake Ballpark Central500E Franks

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Park 1300E (M10 ¨¦§80 Highland Dr Forest HOUSESugar House Dale GC (N10 Mountain Dell Stratford Ave Golf Course (N17 2700 S Tanner Washington Park Nibley Park Parley's Historic Parley's Parks LOS 2.8 Park GC (M17 Nature Park Canyon Parks + County LOS N/A 0 1 Natural Lands LOS 0 Parks LOS ´ Miles 1.1 Parks + County LOS 4.7 Parks & Open Space Public Land Ownership Neighborhood Parks Mini Parks N1 900 S. River Park M1 5th Ave & C Pickleball M20 Jake Garn Park M39 Van Ness Tot Lot SaltNatural Lake City Parks Lands & Public LOS Lands Needs Assessment2.8 Developed Parks USFS Wilderness Areas Railroads N2 City Creek Park M2 600 E. Park M21 Kay Rees Park M40 Victory Park N3 Donner Trail Park M3 Almond Park M22 Kletting Park M41 Weseman Park Natural Open Space Conservation Easements Salt Lake City Boundary N4 Ensign Downs Park M4 Artesian Well Park M23 Laird Park M42 Westminster Park Master Planning Areas N5 Jefferson Park M5 Beatrice Evans Park M24 Miami Park Cemetery Bureau of Land Management Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed N6 Lindsey Gardens M6 Beldon Park M25 Modesto Park N7 Madsen Park M7 Cotten Park M26 Nelli Jack Park N8 Meadows Park M8 Curtis Park M27 People's Freeway Park County Parks Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Master Planing Areas N9 Oak Hill Ball Diamond M9 Davis Park M28 Post Street Tot Lot N10 Parley's Way Park M10 Elizabeth Sherman Park M29 Pugsley Ouray Park Public Golf Courses United States Forest Service N11 Poplar Grove Park M11 Ensign Peak Nature Park Entry M30 Redwood Meadows Park 24 N12 Popperton Park M12 Faultline Gardens Park M31 Ron Heaps Park Salt Lake CityUtah State Parks Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment N13 Reservoir Park M13 Fire Station Tennis M32 Shields Park N14 Richmond Park M14 First Encampment Park M33 Shipp Park N15 Rotary Glen Park M15 Galagher Park M34 Silver Park 0 1 N16 Sherwood Park M16 Guadalupe Park M35 Stanton Park Miles N17 Stratford Park M17 Imperial Park M36 Steenblik Park ´ N18 Wasatch Hollow Park M18 Inglewood Park M37 Swede Town Park N19 Westpointe Park M19 Jackson Park M38 Taufer Park 2.1.3 Distribution Analysis

The distribution of parks, natural lands and trails was mapped and analyzed according to walk distance and by bike/drive time and then correlated to residential development. The Central Community and Sugar House planning areas have more gaps in service than other Distribution Analysis areas. However, access to parks within a five-minute drive from home is well distributed throughout the city. Distribution analysis is a Individual park amenities were also evaluated for distribution. This analysis indicates that mapping tool to determine the Central Community lacks multipurpose fields and has fewer ball fields compared to the geographic distribution other planning areas. and influence of the city’s various parks, natural lands and trails.

When used in conjunction with LOS analyses, it helps pinpoint areas of the city that are well-served by various park, natural land and trail amenities, and conversely, Swings at Liberty Park's Rotary Play Park areas where service gaps exist.

A picnic shelter at the Sorenson Center Skate Park at Jordan Park Herman Franks

Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 25 By Distribution Analysis: Service Area by Park Classification Type Parks, natural lands and trails are shown with different service represented with a larger service area radius. This area radii that reflect the function of the feature. As detailed in analysis indicates that the city is well-covered, with the the figure below, special use parks, and regional and community exception of a gap in the Sugar House planning area, indicated in parks serve a larger area of the community, and are therefore yellow.

County/Jointly Owned Parks 3 Miles/1Mile Special Event Parks 1 1/2 Miles Northwest Airport Northwest Regional Parks & Natural Lands 1 1/2 Miles Quadrant Capitol Hill Community Parks & Natural Lands 1 Mile Special Use Parks 1 Mile Neighborhood Parks & Nat. Lands 1/2 Mile Mini Parks & Natural lands 1/4 Mile !A Salt Lake Trails 1/4 Mile Regional Trailheads/Accesses 1/4 Mile Athletic Complex

!A City Creek City Creek Rosewood Ensign Peak Canyon !A Park Beck StOpen Space Salt Lake Westpointe International !A Park !A !A Airport !A !A !T Avenues

1200 W 11th Avenue !A ¨¦§15 !A Riverside !A !A !A Park !A 215 Park ¨¦§ !A 600 N 11th Ave !A East Bench !A !A !A International Center Memory !A Constitution !A City !T !A !A Park Grove Park Cemetery !A Developed Parks !A Temple North Temple St University Special Use Parks ¨¦§80 South Temple St Red Butte Square of !T Canyon Natural Lands

1300 1300 E Utah ¨¦§80 Sherwood Pioneer !T Cemetery Library Park Park !T 7200 7200 W 500 S 500 S !A Square Public Golf Courses !A

700W County Parks Sunnyside Donner Trail !T !T

State StState Parleys Canyon/Mountain Dell 2100 S 2100 S 2100 E Parley's Way Sugar House Golf Course Area Map !T !T Trailhead Service Area !T Park ¨¦§80 Highland Dr !A Trail Access Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed Existing Hiking Only Trail Parley's Historic 1/2 Mile Service Area - County Neighborhood Parks Nature Park Existing Multipurpose Trail !T 3 Mile Service Radius - County Regional Parks Central Proposed Multipurpose Trail West Existing Hiking/Mountain Biking Trail 1 Mile Service Radius - Special Use Parks Community Salt Lake 0 21 Proposed Hiking/Mountain Biking Trail ´ Miles Sugar House

26 Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment Distribution Analysis: 1/4-Mile Service Area 1/4 Mile When looking at areas of the city that are within a 1/4 mile of a park, natural lands or trail, the biggest gaps in distribution occur in the Central Community and Sugar House planning areas. These are some of the densest urban areas of the city (see Chapter 4), where walkablility is most needed. Yellow areas indicate residential areas outside of the quarter-mile service area. Purple areas are within the quarter-mile service area. The darker the purple hue, the more facilities that there are overlapping.

Northwest City Creek Airport Northwest Quadrant Capitol Hill

!A Salt Lake Regional Athletic Complex

!A City Creek Rosewood Ensign Peak Canyon !A Park Beck StOpen Space Salt Lake Westpointe International !A Park !A !A Airport !A !A !T Avenues

1200W 11th Avenue !A §¨¦15 !A Riverside !A !A !A Park !A §¨¦215 Park 600 N 11th Ave !A !A East Bench !A !A International Center !A Constitution Memory A !A City ! !T !A !A Park Grove Park Cemetery !A Developed Parks A Temple North Temple St ! University Special Use Parks §¨¦80 South Temple St Red Butte Square of !T Canyon Natural Lands

1300 E 1300 Utah §¨¦80 Sherwood Pioneer !T Cemetery Library Park Park !T 7200 W7200 500 S 500 S Public Golf Courses !A Square !A 700W County Parks Sunnyside Donner Trail T T

! 700E ! 5600W Jordan!A Park/ Sunnyside Dr Park RedwoodRd !A Hogle Park Peace Gardens Liberty !T Zoo Park California Ave !T St West Temple 1300 S !A Foothill Dr Modelport §¨¦15 E 1700 !A Bangerter Hwy Glendale! TPark1700 S 1700 S 1700 S !A H Rock!A

State StState Parleys Canyon/Mountain Dell 2100 S 2100 S E 2100 Parley's Way Sugar House Golf Course Area Map !T !T Trailhead 1/4 Mile Service Area Parks, Open Space, Trails & Trailheads/Access Points !T Park §¨¦80 Highland Dr !A Trail Access Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed Existing Hiking Only Trail Parley's Historic Existing Multipurpose Trail Central Nature Park !T Proposed Multipurpose Trail West Community Existing Hiking/Mountain Biking Trail Salt Lake 0 21 Proposed Hiking/Mountain Biking Trail Sugar House ´ Miles

Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 27 Distribution Analysis: 1/2-Mile Service Area 1/2 Mile When looking at areas within 1/2 mile of a park, natural lands or City’s citywide vision document through 2040, calls for trail, the Sugar House planning area continues to have the most “accessible parks and recreation spaces within a half mile of all significant gaps. The darker the purple distribution color indicates residents”, and this assessment indicates areas where attention, to facilities within a half-mile service area that overlap, with more achieve that goal, is required. than one park, natural land or trail. Plan Salt Lake (2015), Salt Lake

Northwest City Creek Airport Northwest Quadrant Capitol Hill

!A Salt Lake Regional Athletic Complex

!A City Creek Rosewood Ensign Peak Canyon !A Park Beck StOpen Space Salt Lake Westpointe International !A Avenues Park !A !A Airport !A !A !T

1200 W 11th Avenue !A ¨¦§15 !A Riverside !A East Bench !A Park !A Park !A ¨¦§215 !A 600 N 11th Ave !A !A !A !A International Center Memory !A Constitution !A City !T !A !A Park Grove Park Cemetery !A Developed Parks !A Temple North Temple St University Special Use Parks ¨¦§80 South Temple St Red Butte Square of !T Canyon Natural Lands

1300 1300 E Utah ¨¦§80 Sherwood Pioneer !T Cemetery Library Park Park !T 7200 7200 W 500 S 500 S !A Square Public Golf Courses !A

700W County Parks Sunnyside Donner Trail !T !T

State StState Parleys Canyon/Mountain Dell 2100 S 2100 S 2100 E Parley's Way Sugar House Golf Course Area Map !T !T Trailhead 1/2 Mile Service Area - Existing Parks, Open Space, Trails & Trailheads/Access Points !T Park ¨¦§80 Highland Dr !A Trail Access Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed Existing Hiking Only Trail West Central Parley's Historic Nature Park Existing Multipurpose Trail Salt Lake Community !T Proposed Multipurpose Trail Existing Hiking/Mountain Biking Trail Sugar House 0 21 Proposed Hiking/Mountain Biking Trail ´ Miles

28 Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 1/2 Distribution Analysis: 1/2-Mile Walk Distance This map illustrates areas that are within a half-mile walking or trail (as seen in the map on page 28), the physical environment distance from parks, natural lands and trails using existing can sometimes make walking to those places challenging. This is roads and trails. A half mile is a common standard for a particularly true in the Central Community, Sugar House and East walkable distance to a park or trail. Even though the majority of Bench planning communities, which all have significant gaps when residents of the city live within a half mile of a park, natural land you consider how residents might get to a park or trail by foot.

Northwest City Creek Airport Northwest Quadrant Capitol Hill

!A Salt Lake Regional Athletic Complex

!A City Creek Rosewood Ensign Peak Canyon !A Park Beck StOpen Space Salt Lake Westpointe International !A Park !A !A !A T Airport !A ! Avenues 1200W 11th Avenue !A §¨¦15 !A Riverside !A !A !A Park !A §¨¦215 Park 600 N 11th Ave East Bench !A !A !A !A International Center !A Constitution Memory A !A City ! !T !A !A Park Grove Park Cemetery !A Developed Parks A Temple North Temple St ! University Special Use Parks §¨¦80 South Temple St Red Butte Square of !T Canyon Natural Lands

1300 E 1300 Utah §¨¦80 Sherwood Pioneer !T Cemetery Library Park Park !T 7200 W7200 500 S 500 S Public Golf Courses !A Square !A 700W County Parks Sunnyside Donner Trail T T

State StState Parleys Canyon/Mountain Dell 2100 S 2100 S E 2100 Parley's Way Sugar House Golf Course Area Map !TT Park !T Trailhead 1/2 Mile Walk Distance Along Existing Trails & Streets ! §¨¦80 Highland Dr !A Trail Access Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed Existing Hiking Only Trail Parley's Historic Existing Multipurpose Trail Nature Park West Central !T Proposed Multipurpose Trail Salt Lake Community Existing Hiking/Mountain Biking Trail 0 21 Proposed Hiking/Mountain Biking Trail ´ Miles Sugar House

Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 29 Distribution Analysis: 5-Minute Bike Time

This map illustrates the coverage for a five-minute bike ride currently more difficult to get to by bike. The city is (assuming a 10 mile/hour speed) from parks and natural lands generally well-served, although there are some parks throughout along existing bike lanes, bike routes and multipurpose trails. the city that are not easily accessed by bike. Parks and natural lands not intersected by a highlighted trail are

Northwest City Creek Airport Northwest Quadrant Capitol Hill

Salt Lake Regional Athletic Complex

City Creek Rosewood Ensign Peak Canyon Park Beck StOpen Space Salt Lake Westpointe International Park Airport Avenues Riverside1200W §¨¦15 11th Avenue Park §¨¦215 Park 600 N 11th Ave East Bench International Center Constitution Memory City Park Grove Park Cemetery Developed Parks Temple North Temple St University Special Use Parks §¨¦80 South Temple St Red Butte Square of Canyon Natural Lands

1300 E 1300 Utah §¨¦80 Sherwood Pioneer Cemetery Park Park Library 7200 W7200 500 S Square 500 S Public Golf Courses

700W County Parks Sunnyside Donner Trail

700E 5600W Jordan Park/ Sunnyside Dr Park RedwoodRd Hogle Park Peace Gardens Liberty Zoo Park California Ave St West Temple 1300 S Foothill Dr Modelport §¨¦15 E 1700

Bangerter Hwy 1700 S 1700 S 1700 S Glendale Park H Rock

State StState Parleys Canyon/Mountain Dell 2100 S 2100 S E 2100 Parley's Way Sugar House Golf Course Area Map Park 5 Minute Bike Time along Existing Trails & Bike Routes §¨¦80 Highland Dr Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed Parley's Historic Existing Trail or On-Street Bike Facility West Central Nature Park Proposed Trail or On-Street Bike Facility Salt Lake Community 0 21 ´ Miles Sugar House

30 Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment Distribution Analysis: 5-Minute Drive Time

This map illustrates areas within a five-minute drive to parks, natural lands and trails along existing streets. As indicated, the city is well covered within a five minute drive, although only for residents with access to personal vehicles.

Northwest City Creek Airport Northwest Quadrant Capitol Hill

Salt Lake Regional Athletic Complex

City Creek Rosewood Ensign Peak Canyon Park Beck StOpen Space Salt Lake Westpointe International Park Airport Riverside1200 W ¨¦§15 11th Avenue Avenues Park ¨¦§215 Park 600 N 11th Ave International Center East Bench Constitution Memory City Park Grove Park Cemetery Developed Parks Temple North Temple St University Special Use Parks ¨¦§80 South Temple St Red Butte Square of Canyon Natural Lands

1300 1300 E Utah ¨¦§80 Sherwood Pioneer Cemetery Park Park Library 7200 7200 W 500 S Square 500 S Public Golf Courses

700W County Parks Sunnyside Donner Trail

700E 5600 W Jordan Park/ Sunnyside Dr Park RedwoodRd Hogle Park Peace Gardens Liberty Zoo Park California Ave St WestTemple 1300 S Foothill Dr Modelport ¨¦§15 1700 E

Bangerter Hwy 1700 S 1700 S 1700 S Glendale Park H Rock

State StState Parleys Canyon/Mountain Dell 2100 S 2100 S 2100 E Parley's Way Sugar House Golf Course Area Map Park ¨¦§80 Highland Dr West Parley's Historic Central Nature Park Salt Lake Community 5 Minute Drive Time 0 21 Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed ´ Miles Sugar House

Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 31 2.1.4 Amenity LOS & Distribution

Each park is unique and varied in its amenities. In this section we take a closer look at the individual amenities that comprise the Parks & Public Lands system, assessing the City Park Amenities Totals: distribution of amenities and the levels of service for each. Amenities within County facilities are also included to help provide the full picture and a better understanding of where any 61 Playgrounds gaps exist. Salt Lake City meets or exceeds amenity levels of service when compared to national standards, and that service levels are more variable in comparison to the comparison cities 43 Multi-purpose Fields

The Skate Park at Jordan Park is one of three city The city has 61 playgrounds distributed 18 Baseball Fields skate parks throughout the city

3 Softball Fields

12 Sand Volleyball Courts

9 Dog Parks

71 Tennis Courts

14 Pickleball Courts

18 Basketball Hoops

3 Skate Parks Pickle Ball Courts are a more recent trend. The The majority of the city’s Baseball/Softball Fields city has 14 courts are located on the west side of the city

32 Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment Amenity: Playgrounds

Playgrounds are well-distributed throughout the city, although gaps are larger in the Sugar House and East Bench planning areas.

Northwest Airport Northwest City Creek Quadrant Capitol Hill

! City Creek ! ! Canyon Salt Lake Beck St Avenues International ! Airport ! ! 1200 W ! ¨¦§15 ! ! 215 ! East Bench ¨¦§ 600 N ! 11th Ave International Center ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Developed Parks Temple North Temple St University Special Use Parks ¨¦§80 ! South Temple St Red Butte Square ! of Canyon Natural Lands

! ! 1300 E Utah ¨¦§80 ! ! ! Cemetery

7200 7200 W 500 S ! 500 S ! Public Golf Courses 700W ! ! County Parks ! !

! 700E 5600 W Sunnyside Dr

RedwoodRd !! !!! !! Hogle!! ! ! ! ! Zoo

California Ave St WestTemple 1300 S ! Foothill Dr ¨¦§15 1700 E ! ! ! Bangerter Hwy ! 1700 S 1700 S ! ! ! 1700 S !

State StState Parleys Canyon/Mountain Dell 2100 S 2100 S 2100 E Parley's Way ! ! Golf Course Area Map ! ! ! City Playgrounds ¨¦§80 Highland Dr ! ! County Playgrounds ! ! 1/4 Mile Service Area - City Playgrounds ! 1/4 Mile Service Area - County Playgrounds West Central Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed Salt Lake Community 0 21 Sugar House ´ Miles Total #: 61 Salt Lake City SLC + County National Boise Fort Collins 65 with Playgrounds LOS 3.1/10,000 3.3/10,000 2.8/10,000 3.5/10,000 2.4/10,000 County

Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 33 Amenity: Multi-purpose Fields

Multipurpose fields include soccer, football, and other fields and are well distributed in the Northwest, Capitol Hill, Avenues, East Bench and Sugar House planning areas. The Central Community planning area has no multipurpose fields, and the West Salt Lake community is minimally served.

Northwest City Creek Capitol Hill Airport Northwest Quadrant ! !!! !! !!!!

1300 1300 E Utah ¨¦§80 Cemetery

7200 7200 W 500 S 500 S Public Golf Courses

700W County Parks !!!

700E 5600 W Sunnyside Dr RedwoodRd ! ! Hogle Zoo

California Ave St WestTemple 1300 S Foothill Dr ¨¦§15 1700 E

Bangerter Hwy !!! 1700 S 1700 S 1700 S

State StState Parleys Canyon/Mountain Dell 2100 S 2100 S ! 2100 E Parley's Way Golf Course Area Map !!! ! ¨¦§80 Highland Dr ! ! City Multipurpose Fields ! ! County Multipurpose Fields 1/2 Mile Service Area - County Multipurpose Fields West Central Salt Lake Community 0 21 Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed ´ Miles Sugar House Total #: 43 Salt Lake City SLC + County National Boise Fort Collins 48 with MP Fields LOS 2.2/10,000 2.4/10,000 1.2/10,000 2.3/10,000 1.7/10,000 County

34 Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment Amenity: Baseball Fields

The Northwest and West Salt Lake planning areas are the best served by baseball fields. The Capitol Hill planning area lacks baseball fields entirely, and the remaining planning areas each have at least two fields.

Northwest City Creek Capitol Hill Airport Northwest Quadrant

City Creek Canyon ! Salt Lake Beck St International ! Airport Avenues !! 1200 W ¨¦§15 ¨¦§215 600 N 11th Ave East Bench International Center !!

Developed Parks Temple North Temple St University Special Use Parks ¨¦§80 South Temple St Red Butte Square of Canyon Natural Lands

1300 1300 E Utah ¨¦§80 !! Cemetery

7200 7200 W 500 S 500 S Public Golf Courses ! 700W !! County Parks

700E 5600 W Sunnyside Dr RedwoodRd Hogle !Zoo

California Ave St WestTemple !! 1300 S Foothill Dr ¨¦§15 1700 E

Bangerter Hwy 1700 S 1700 S 1700 S

State StState Parleys Canyon/Mountain Dell 2100 S 2100 E 2100 S ! Parley's Way Golf Course Area Map

¨¦§80 Highland Dr ! City Baseball Field ! ! County Baseball Field 1/2 Mile Service Area - County Baseball Fields West Central Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed Salt Lake Community 0 21 Sugar House ´ Miles Total #: Salt Lake City SLC + County National Boise Fort Collins 18 Salt Lake City SLC + County National Boise Fort Collins MP Fields LOS 2.2/10,000 2.4/10,000 1.2/10,000 2.3/10,000 1.7/10,000 20 with Baseball Field LOS 0.9/10,000 1.0/10,000 0.4/10,000 1.5/10,000 0.7/10,000 County

Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 35 Amenity: Softball Fields

The Northwest and West Salt Lake planning areas are the most well-served with softball fields. The Central Community planning area lacks softball fields completely, while the remaining planning areas are served with at least one field.

Northwest City Creek Capitol Hill Airport Northwest Quadrant

City Creek Canyon Salt Lake Beck St International ! Airport ! Avenues 1200 W ¨¦§15 ¨¦§215 ! 600 N 11th Ave East Bench International Center

Developed Parks Temple North Temple St University Special Use Parks ¨¦§80 South Temple St Red Butte Square of Canyon Natural Lands

1300 1300 E Utah ¨¦§80 Cemetery

7200 7200 W 500 S 500 S Public Golf Courses 700W !!! County Parks

700E 5600 W Sunnyside Dr RedwoodRd ! Hogle Zoo

California Ave St WestTemple 1300 S Foothill Dr ¨¦§15 1700 E

Bangerter Hwy 1700 S 1700 S 1700 S

State StState Parleys Canyon/Mountain Dell 2100 S 2100 S 2100 E Parley's Way Golf Course Area Map

¨¦§80 Highland Dr

! City Softball Field West Central Salt Lake Community 0 21 Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed ´ Miles Sugar House Total #: 3 Salt Lake City SLC + County National Boise Fort Collins 7 with Softball Field LOS 0.2/10,000 0.4/10,000 0.5/10,000 0.5/10,000 0.7/10,000 County

36 Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment Amenity: Volleyball Courts (Sand)

Sand volleyball courts are well-distributed in the Northwest, West Salt Lake, Central Community and Sugar House planning areas. The Capitol Hill, Avenues, and East Bench planning areas have no sand volleyball courts.

Northwest Airport Northwest City Creek Quadrant Capitol Hill

City Creek Canyon Salt Lake Beck St International Avenues Airport 1200 W ¨¦§15 ¨¦§215 600 N 11th Ave East Bench International Center ! Developed Parks Temple North Temple St University Special Use Parks ¨¦§80 South Temple St Red Butte Square of Canyon Natural Lands

1300 1300 E Utah ¨¦§80 ! Cemetery

7200 7200 W 500 S 500 S ! Public Golf Courses ! 700W County Parks

700E 5600 W Sunnyside Dr RedwoodRd !!! Hogle ! Zoo

California Ave St WestTemple 1300 S Foothill Dr ¨¦§15 1700 E

Bangerter Hwy 1700 S 1700 S 1700 S

State StState Parleys Canyon/Mountain Dell 2100 S 2100 S 2100 E Parley's Way Golf Course Area Map !!! ! ! !!! City Sand Volleyball Courts ¨¦§80 Highland Dr ! County Sand Volleyball Courts 1/2 Mile Service Area - City Sand Volleyball Courts 1/2 Mile Service Area - County Sand Volleyball Courts West Central Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed Salt Lake Community 0 21 Sugar House ´ Miles Total #: Salt Lake City SLC + County National Boise Fort Collins 12 Salt Lake City SLC + County National Boise Fort Collins Softball Field LOS 0.2/10,000 0.4/10,000 0.5/10,000 0.5/10,000 0.7/10,000 16 with Volleyball LOS 0.6/10,000 0.8/10,000 Not Available 0.4/10,000 0.3/10,000 County

Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 37 Amenity: Dog Parks

Dog parks are well-distributed throughout the community. Salt Lake City provides more dog parks per capita than the national average and more than any of the comparison cities.

Northwest Airport Northwest City Creek Quadrant Capitol Hill

City Creek Canyon Salt Lake Beck St International Airport Avenues 1200 W ¨¦§15 ¨¦§215 600 N 11th Ave East Bench International Center ! ! ! Developed Parks Temple North Temple St University Special Use Parks ¨¦§80 South Temple St Red Butte Square of Canyon Natural Lands

1300 1300 E Utah ¨¦§80 ! Cemetery

7200 7200 W 500 S 500 S Public Golf Courses

700W County Parks

700E 5600 W Sunnyside Dr ! RedwoodRd ! Hogle Zoo

California Ave St WestTemple 1300 S ! Foothill Dr ¨¦§15 1700 E

Bangerter Hwy 1700 S 1700 S 1700 S

State StState Parleys Canyon/Mountain Dell 2100 S 2100 S 2100 E Parley's Way Golf Course Area Map ! ¨¦§80 Highland Dr ! ! Dog Parks 1/2 Mile Service Area - Dog Parks West Central Salt Lake Community 0 21 Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed ´ Miles Sugar House Total #: 9 Salt Lake City SLC + County National Boise Fort Collins No additional Dog Park LOS 4.6/100,000 N/A 2.4/100,000 1.8/100,000 2.5/100,000 County

38 Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment Amenity: Tennis Courts

Tennis courts are well-distributed throughout the community. Each planning area has access to at least two tennis facilities.

Northwest Airport Northwest City Creek Quadrant Capitol Hill

City Creek !!!! Canyon Beck St Salt Lake ! International Avenues Airport ! !! 1200 W ¨¦§15 !!!! !!!!!! East Bench ¨¦§215 600 N 11th Ave International Center ! ! Developed Parks Special Use Parks North Temple St Temple University ¨¦§80 South Temple St Red Butte Square ! of Canyon Natural Lands

1300 1300 E Utah Cemetery ¨¦§80 ! ! Public Golf Courses

7200 7200 W 500 S 500 S County Parks ! 700W !

700E 5600 W Sunnyside Dr RedwoodRd ! !!!! Hogle !!!! !!!!Zoo

California Ave St WestTemple 1300 S Foothill Dr ¨¦§15 1700 E

Bangerter Hwy 1700 S 1700 S 1700 S !!!!!!!! Parleys Canyon/Mountain Dell

State StState ! 2100 2100 E Golf Course Area Map 2100 S 2100 S Parley's Way ! City Tennis Court ¨¦§80 Highland Dr ! County Tennis Court 1/2 Mile Service Area - City Tennis Court !! 1/2 Mile Service Area - County Tennis Courts West Central Salt Lake Community 0 21 Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed ´ Miles Sugar House Total #: Salt Lake City SLC + County National Boise Fort Collins 71 Salt Lake City SLC + County National Boise Fort Collins Dog Park LOS 4.6/100,000 N/A 2.4/100,000 1.8/100,000 2.5/100,000 73 with Tennis Court LOS 3.6/10,000 3.7/10,000 Not Available 3.8/10,000 0.9/10,000 County

Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 39 Amenity: Pickleball Courts

The Avenues planning area contains the majority of pickleball courts, with two complexes. Six courts were recently added to Fairmont Park in the Sugar House planning area. All other planning areas currently lack pickleball courts.

Northwest Airport Northwest City Creek Quadrant Capitol Hill

City Creek Canyon Salt Lake Beck St International Airport Avenues 1200 W ¨¦§15 ! ¨¦§215 600 N 11th Ave East Bench International Center ! North Temple St Temple University ¨¦§80 South Temple St Red Butte Square of Canyon

1300 1300 E Utah ¨¦§80

7200 7200 W 500 S 500 S

700W

700E 5600 W Sunnyside Dr RedwoodRd Hogle Zoo

California Ave St WestTemple 1300 S Foothill Dr ¨¦§15 1700 E

Bangerter Hwy 1700 S 1700 S 1700 S

State StState Parleys Canyon/Mountain Dell 2100 S 2100 S 2100 E Parley's Way Golf Course Area Map !!! ¨¦§80 Highland Dr

! Pickleball Courts 1/2 Mile Service Area - Pickleball Courts West Central Salt Lake Community 0 21 Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed ´ Miles Sugar House Total #:

14 Salt Lake City SLC + County National Boise Fort Collins No additional Pickleball LOS 0.7/10,000 N/A Not Available 0.2/10,000 0.5/10,000 County

40 Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment Amenity: Basketball

Basketball courts are generally well-distributed throughout the city, with the greatest concentration in the Northwest planning area. Each planning area has access to at least one facility. Many of the courts, however, are half courts.

Northwest Airport Northwest City Creek Quadrant Capitol Hill

City Creek !! Canyon Salt Lake Beck St International ! Airport Avenues 1200 W ¨¦§15 ! ! §215 600 N 11th Ave East Bench ¨¦ !! International Center ! Developed Parks North Temple St Temple ! University Special Use Parks ¨¦§80 South Temple St Red Butte Square of Canyon Natural Lands

1300 1300 E Utah ¨¦§80 ! Cemetery

7200 7200 W 500 S 500 S Public Golf Courses

700W County Parks ! !

700E 5600 W Sunnyside Dr RedwoodRd Hogle ! Zoo

California Ave St WestTemple 1300 S Foothill Dr ¨¦§15 1700 E

Bangerter Hwy 1700 S 1700 S 1700 S

State StState Parleys Canyon/Mountain Dell 2100 S 2100 S 2100 E Parley's Way Golf Course Area Map ! ! ! City Basketball Hoops ¨¦§80 Highland Dr ! County Basketball Hoops 1/2 Mile Service Area - City Basketball Hoops 1/2 Mile Service Area - County Basketball Hoops West Central Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed Salt Lake Community 0 21 Sugar House ´ Miles Total #:

Salt Lake City SLC + County National Boise Fort Collins 18 Salt Lake City SLC + County National Boise Fort Collins Pickleball LOS 0.7/10,000 N/A Not Available 0.2/10,000 0.5/10,000 20 with Basketball LOS 0.9/10,000 1.0/10,000 0.7/10,000 1.1/10,000 1.8/10,000 County

Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 41 Amenity: Skate Parks

There are currently three skate parks that serve the city, located in the Northwest, West Salt Lake and Sugar House planning areas. Since these are special draws, it is not expected that each planning area would have its own.

Northwest Airport Northwest City Creek Quadrant Capitol Hill

City Creek ! Canyon Salt Lake Beck St International Airport Avenues 1200 W ¨¦§15 ¨¦§215 600 N 11th Ave East Bench International Center

Developed Parks Temple North Temple St University Special Use Parks ¨¦§80 South Temple St Red Butte Square of Canyon Natural Lands

1300 1300 E Utah ¨¦§80 Cemetery

7200 7200 W 500 S 500 S Public Golf Courses

700W County Parks

700E 5600 W Sunnyside Dr RedwoodRd ! Hogle Zoo

California Ave St WestTemple 1300 S Foothill Dr ¨¦§15 1700 E

Bangerter Hwy 1700 S 1700 S 1700 S

State StState Parleys Canyon/Mountain Dell 2100 S 2100 S 2100 E Parley's Way Golf Course Area Map ! ¨¦§80 Highland Dr

! SkateParks 1/2 Mile Service Area - Skate Parks West Central Salt Lake Community 0 21 Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed ´ Miles Sugar House Total #: 3 Salt Lake City SLC + County National Boise Fort Collins No additional Skate Park LOS 1.5/100,000 N/A Not Available 1.4/100,000 1.8/100,000 County

42 Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment Amenity: Pavilions

There are currently 29 pavilions in Salt Lake City Parks which are distributed fairly well throughout the city.

Northwest Airport Northwest City Creek Quadrant Capitol Hill

City Creek Canyon Salt Lake Beck St International ! Airport Avenues !! 1200 W ¨¦§15 ! ¨¦§215 600 N 11th Ave East Bench International Center ! ! !! ! ! Developed Parks Temple North Temple St University Special Use Parks ¨¦§80 South Temple St Red Butte Square of Canyon Natural Lands

1300 1300 E Utah ¨¦§80 ! Cemetery ! ! 7200 7200 W 500 S 500 S ! Public Golf Courses ! 700W ! County Parks

700E 5600 W Sunnyside Dr ! RedwoodRd !! ! Hogle ! ! Zoo

California Ave St WestTemple 1300 S ! Foothill Dr ¨¦§15 1700 E ! Bangerter Hwy 1700 S 1700 S ! ! 1700 S !! !

State StState Parleys Canyon/Mountain Dell

2100 2100 E 2100 S 2100 S !! Parley's Way Golf Course Area Map ! !! ! ! !! City Pavilions ¨¦§80 Highland Dr ! County Pavilions !! 1/2 Mile Service Area - City Pavilions 1/2 Mile Service Area - County Pavilions West Central Salt Lake Community 0 21 Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed ´ Miles Sugar House Total #: Note: Comparison data for the nation and the two comparable cities is not available. Salt Lake City SLC + County National Boise Fort Collins 34 Skate Park LOS 1.5/100,000 N/A Not Available 1.4/100,000 1.8/100,000 46 with County

Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 43 Restrooms Amenity: Restrooms

The city currently has 38 restrooms, most of which are distributed among its 36 regional, community and neighborhood parks. Restrooms are important amenities, particularly for community and regional parks where athletic and community events are held.

Northwest Airport Northwest City Creek Quadrant Capitol Hill

City Creek ! Canyon Salt Lake Beck St International !! Airport ! Avenues 1200 W ¨¦§15 ! !! §215 !! 600 N 11th Ave East Bench ¨¦ ! International Center ! ! Developed Parks Temple North Temple St University Special Use Parks ¨¦§80 South Temple St Red Butte Square of Canyon Natural Lands

1300 1300 E Utah ¨¦§80 ! Cemetery

7200 7200 W 500 S 500 S Public Golf Courses

700W County Parks ! ! !

700E 5600 W Sunnyside Dr !! RedwoodRd !! Hogle !Zoo

California Ave St WestTemple ! 1300 S ! Foothill Dr ¨¦§15 1700 E !

Bangerter Hwy ! 1700 S 1700 S ! 1700 S ! !

State StState Parleys Canyon/Mountain Dell 2100 S 2100 S 2100 E Parley's Way Golf Course Area Map !! !! ! ! ! City Restrooms ¨¦§80 Highland Dr ! ! County Restrooms ! 1/2 Mile Service Area - City Restrooms 1/2 Mile Service Area - County Restrooms West Central Salt Lake Community 0 21 Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed ´ Miles Sugar House Total #: 36 Note: Comparison data for the nation and the two comparable cities is not available. 40 with County

44 Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment Amenity Distribution by Planning Area A side-by-side comparison by planning area shows some interesting patterns that may provide insight for future planning:

South Shore Preserve The majority of playgrounds are located in the Central Community and Northwest planning areas, which also Jordan River happens to be two planning areas with the greatest OHV State Recreation Area population of children (0-17 years). Bonneville Salt Lake Wetland Shoreline Regional Observation Preserve Athletic Area Complex The Northwest planning area far outweighs the other City Creek 1000 N (M24 City Creek planning areas when it comes to the number of multi- Rose M37 Beck St Capitol Hill Canyon Park GC (

RedwoodRd MiamiRd Rosewood purpose fields, which is due to the RAC being located Airport DuPont Ave Park CAPITOL HILL (N19 Ensign Peak Jordan River 1200 N Par 3 Open Space Salt Lake 1100 N here. The , with International (M11 Central Community is “field-deprived” ¨¦§215 1000 N Northwest Warm Victory Rd Airport (N4 900 N ¨¦§15 Springs 18th Ave East CapitolBlvd Avenues

900W 1400W 1200W Park 800 N (M21

only three baseball fields and no softball or multi-purpose Star Crest Dr Riverside M36 11th Avenue 700 NNORTHWESTPark ( M32 13th Ave Park Wall St ( 600 N 11thAVENUES Ave Red Butte fields. (M30 (M19 Utah (N8 300W State 9th Ave (N12 Canyon Cottonwood Park (M34 (N6 International Center 400 N (M16 (M29 Capitol City Research (M3 7th Ave Cemetery Amelia Erhart Dr Constitution Park Memory (M1 Natural Grove Park (M33 M13 Area

2200W 1950W ( (N2 3rd Ave North Temple St M22 North Temple St ( ¨¦§80 Temple 1st Ave Red Butte N7 Canyon ( Square South Temple St When looking at the combined number of softball and (N13 Salt Palace 100 S 300E University

900W of Red Butte

400E

500E 800E 900E

600E

700E 200 S 200 S E 1100

1300E ¨¦§80 200E Utah Garden N16 (M2 (M40

400W

300W ( 600W 500W 200W Wasatch Dr

MainSt , the 300 S State St 300 S baseball fields majority are located 300in S Northwest Library Chipeta Way M12 University St 400 S Pioneer Square 400 S ( Perkins Park M28 Washington M35 Gilgal

700W Flat 7200W ( 500 S ( Square 500 S 500 S Bangerter Hwy Gardens , bothNorthwest of Quadrantwhich are 1000W (M6 and West Salt Lake planning areas RedwoodRd 600 S 600 S East BenchWakara Way

Cheyenne St

NavajoSt 700 S Emery St (M20 Foothill Dr 9 Line (N14 (M15 700 S This is the Place N11 Pump Track (M38 Sunnyside Emigration west of I-15. There are a total of 18 fields in these two ( 800 S Heritage Park Canyon (N1 (M4 Park WestTemple St M39 Park Sunnyside Dr 700E

4400W CENTRAL( M5 5600W 900 S ( Hogle Zoo (N15 Jordan Park/ Liberty EAST(M9

800E 900E 1000E areas, with the remaining 15 spread among1300 S the five E 1100 Miller Bonneville GC (N3 WESTPeace Gardens (N5 M31 Park Directors Row NavajoSt ( COMMUNITY Bird Refuge (N9 1300E Dee Glen Smith Tennis M25 Tracy BENCH (M26 ( M23 (M41 Aviary (M18 ( eastern planning areas. SALT LAKE Smith's 1300 S 1300 S 1300 S California Ave California Ave ¨¦§15 Herman California Ave Foothill Dr West Salt Lake Ballpark Central500E Franks

1700E

1500E Wasatch Dr Modelport Bangerter Hwy Sorenson Pioneer Rd Park (M8 Multi-Cultural Community

4800W

1900E 1700 S. Center (M27 2100E River Park 1700 S 300W 1700 S (N18 1700 S 1700 S Glendale Park Seven Peaks (M14 M42 Westminster Lee Kay State Wildlife Center IndustrialRd ( (M7 College HDevonshire Rock Dr Foothill Dr Parles aai ell 2100 S Glendale 900W

2300E

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With the exception of pickleball and tennis courts, the State St 2100 S GC l rse rea ap

2100E 2100 S 2100 S 2100 S Sugar House Parley's Way Park Parley's Canyon Blvd Avenues and Capitol Hill planning areas are on the lower FairmontSUGAR

Park 1300E (M10 ¨¦§80 Highland Dr end in most amenity categories. This is most likely the ForestHOUSE Sugar House Dale GC (N10 Mountain Dell Stratford Ave Golf Course (N17 2700 S Tanner Washington Park result of these two areas leaning heavily on their natural Nibley Park Parley's Historic Parley's Park GC lands, having fewer park acres, and lacking flat land more (M17 Nature Park Canyon 0 1 conducive to park development than other planning areas. ´ Miles

Parks & Open Space Public Land Ownership Neighborhood Parks Mini Parks N1 900 S. River Park M1 5th Ave & C Pickleball M20 Jake Garn Park M39 Van Ness Tot Lot Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment Developed Parks USFS Wilderness Areas Railroads N2 City Creek Park M2 600 E. Park M21 Kay Rees Park M40 Victory Park N3 Donner Trail Park M3 Almond Park M22 Kletting Park M41 Weseman Park Natural Open Space Conservation Easements Salt Lake City Boundary N4 Ensign Downs Park M4 Artesian Well Park M23 Laird Park M42 Westminster Park Master Planning Areas AMENITIES BY PLANNING AREA N5 Jefferson Park M5 Beatrice Evans Park M24 Miami Park Cemetery Bureau of Land Management Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed N6 Lindsey Gardens M6 Beldon Park M25 Modesto Park N7 Madsen Park M7 Cotten Park M26 Nelli Jack Park N8 Meadows Park M8 Curtis Park M27 People's Freeway Park County Parks Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Master Planing Areas N9 Oak Hill Ball Diamond M9 Davis Park M28 Post Street Tot Lot N10 Parley's Way Park M10 Elizabeth Sherman Park M29 Pugsley Ouray Park PublicMulti Golf Courses‐purposeUnited States Forest Service Sand Volleyball N11 Poplar Grove Park M11 Ensign Peak Nature Park Entry M30 Redwood Meadows Park N12 Popperton Park M12 Faultline Gardens Park M31 Ron Heaps Park Utah State Parks N13 Reservoir Park M13 Fire Station Tennis M32 Shields Park N14 Richmond Park M14 First Encampment Park M33 Shipp Park Master Planning Area Playgrounds Fields Baseball Fields Softball Fields Courts Dog Parks Tennis CourtsN15 PickleballRotary Glen Park M15 CourtsGalagher Park BasketballM34 Silver Park Hoops Skate Parks0 1 N16 Sherwood Park M16 Guadalupe Park M35 Stanton Park Miles N17 Stratford Park M17 Imperial Park M36 Steenblik Park ´ N18 Wasatch Hollow Park M18 Inglewood Park M37 Swede Town Park Avenues 5330016810N19 Westpointe Park M19 Jackson Park M38 Taufer Park Capitol Hill 6000014040 Central Community 160305221040 East Bench 63500112020 Northwest 12 25 312112051 Sugar House 9520712631 West Salt Lake 93412112011 Total 63* 39 20 2 16 8** 69 14 20 3

* There are 2 playgrounds in Washington Park (located up Parley's Canyon), which does not fall into a planning area ** Parley's Historic Nature Park is a city‐owned and managed natural area where dogs are allowed. It is located just east of the Sugar House Planning Area and outside of the City boundary Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 45 2.1.5 Conditions Assessment

In addition to assessing level of service and distribution characteristics, ASSESSMENT RESULTS the condition of the amenities and facilities is also important for future The results indicate that 37% of amenities are in good condition, planning purposes. Parks & Public Lands staff conducted its first asset 53% are in fair condition, and 10% are in poor condition. The Division condition assessment of parks and individual amenities in 2017 in intends to conduct this assessment on a bi-annual basis to track the correlation with this planning effort. Amenities such as playgrounds, condition of assets over time. Doing so will assist staff as they make ball fields and infrastructure were evaluated using the following decisions regarding where to spend maintenance dollars, how to definitions: prioritize capital facility requests, and how to maintain or improve their current level of service and distribution of park amenities. Evaluation Definitions:

• Full functionality Good • Do not need repairs • Playable sports surfaces and equipment, working fixtures, and fully intact safety features (railings, Assessed Condition of Parks Amenities (Total) fences, etc.) assets • Minor cosmetic defects Poor Fair Good evaluated • Encourage area residents to use the park 284

• Largely functional but need minor or moderate Fair repairs • Play surfaces, equipment, fixtures, and safety 10% features that are operational and allow play, but have deficiencies or time periods where they are poor unusable condition • May slightly discourage use of the park by residents 37% • Largely or completely unusable good Poor • Need major repairs to be functional • Park features that have deteriorated to the point condition where they are barely usable fair • Discourage residents from using the park condition 53% Tracking the conditions of amenities and assets over time will assist the city as they make decisions of where to spend maintenance dollars.

46 Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 2.1.6 Trails & Connectivity

City Trails System Trails are popular amenities, helping to create a well-connected parks and natural lands system. This assessment looks at both off- street trails (paved and unpaved) and on-street bike routes. The City currently has 70.7 miles of off-street trails, 47.1 miles of which are paved, multipurpose trails. The remaining 23.6 miles are unpaved trails primarily used for hiking and/or mountain biking. Additionally, the city has 64.4 proposed or planned future multipurpose trails. The majority of the city’s existing 145.5 miles of bike routes are bike lanes (105 miles) with a smaller portion (40.5 miles) comprised of shared lanes that are specially signed and marked or buffered. OFF-STREET TRAILS Name Miles Existing Paved Trails Multipurpose Trails 47.1 Subtotal: Existing Paved Trails 47.1 McClelland Trail Existing Unpaved Trails Hiking Only Trails 1.8 Hiking/Mountain Bike Trails 21.8 Subtotal: Existing Unpaved Trails 23.6 Grand Total Existing Trails 70.7

Proposed Trails Multipurpose Trails 64.4 Subtotal: Proposed Paved Trails 64.4 Grand Total Trails 135.1

Existing LOSON-STREET Existing Trails BIKE ROUTES 0.4 miles per 1,000 Name 2017 Population 196,307 Miles Existing Bike Routes Bike LanesExisting LOS Existing & Proposed Trails 0.7 miles105.0 per 1,000 Green Shared/Separated/Painted2017 Population Buffered Bike Lanes 196,307 6.9 Shared Lanes (signs or markings) 33.6 Jordan River Trail Grand Total Existing Bike Routes 145.5

Existing LOS Existing Multipurpose Trails 0.7 miles per 1,000 Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 47 2017 Population 196,307 Off-Street Trails & On-Street Bike Routes

The map below shows the location of existing and proposed trails trail system represents a robust, interconnected and comprehensive and bike routes. When taken together, the existing and proposed network that will serve a wide range of users.

!A Salt Lake Regional Athletic Complex

!A City Creek Rosewood Ensign Peak Canyon !A Park Beck StOpen Space Salt Lake Westpointe International !A Park !A !A Airport !A !A !T

1200 W 11th Avenue !A ¨¦§15 !A Riverside !A !A Park !A Park !A ¨¦§215 !A 600 N 11th Ave !A !A !A !A International Center Memory !A Cottonwood !A City !T !A !A Park Grove Park Cemetery !A Developed Parks !A Temple North Temple St University Special Use Parks ¨¦§80 South Temple St Red Butte Square of !T Canyon Natural Lands

1300 1300 E Utah ¨¦§80 Sherwood Pioneer !T Cemetery Library Park Park !T 7200 7200 W 500 S 500 S !A Square Public Golf Courses !A

700W County Parks Sunnyside Donner Trail !T !T

State StState Parleys Canyon/Mountain Dell 2100 S 2100 S 2100 E Parley's Way Sugar House Golf Course Area Map !T!T Park !T Trailhead Existing Hiking Only Trail Bike Lanes ¨¦§80 Highland Dr Existing Multipurpose Trail !A Trail Access Green Shared Lanes Parley's Historic Proposed Multipurpose Trail Shared Lane/Route Nature Park !T Existing Hiking/Mountain Biking Trail Proposed Hiking/Mountain Biking Trail 0 1 2 ´ Miles

48 Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment Level of Service for Trails & Bike Routes Salt Lake City has The city has 0.4 miles of existing off-street trails per 1,000 people. Well-known examples include the Jordan River Trail and the Bonneville Shoreline Trail. When more than 70 currently proposed off-street trails are included, LOS increases to 0.7 miles per 1,000 population. miles of off-street There are currently 0.7 miles of on-street bicycle routes per 1,000 residents. When evaluated by planning area, Central Community has the least miles of off- trails that connect street trails per population, and the Avenues area has the least miles of on- residents to the street bike routes per population. city’s parks and OFF-STREET TRAILS & BIKE ROUTE TOTALS Miles LOS natural lands. Off-Street Trails 70.7 0.4 mi/1,000 Bike Routes 145.5 0.7 mi/1,000 Proposed On-Street Trails 64.4 0.3 mi/1,000 Totals 280.6 1.4 mi/1,000

If Proposed Off-Street Trails 1.4 are implemented, LOS would increase to 1.4 miles per 1,000 1.1

LOS with On-Street Bike Routes increases LOS to 1.1 miles per 1,000

LOS for Existing Off-Street Trails 0.4 70.7 / 196,307 x 1,000 = 0.4 miles per 1,000 Bonneville Shoreline Trail

Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 49 Trails & Bike Routes Miles by Planning Area When comparing trail and bike route miles by community, the Central Capitol Hill planning area also has the most on-street bike route miles. Community planning area has the least off-street trails per population, The Avenues planning area has the least on-street bike route miles per while the Capitol Hill planning area has the most. Additionally, the population, which is likely a reflection of the steep terrain.

OFF-STREET TRAILS

Trails LOS Existing & Hiking & LOS Existing Trails Proposed Proposed Trails Multipurpose Hiking Only Trails Mountain Biking Total Existing (miles per 1,000 Multipurpose Total Existing & (miles per 1,000 Master Planning Area 2017 Population Trails (miles) (miles) Trails (miles) Trails pop.) Trails (miles) Proposed Trails pop.) Avenues 15,917 5.0 0.6 10.6 16.2 1.0 9.0 25.2 1.6 MOST Capitol Hill 7,677 8.2 1.0 7.3 16.5 2.1 11.5 28.0 3.6 LEAST Central Community 55,312 5.0 0.0 0.0 5.0 0.1 14.5 19.5 0.4 East Bench 24,677 8.7 0.7 7.7 17.1 0.7 8.1 25.2 1.0 Northwest 34,545 12.9 0.0 0.0 12.9 0.4 2.8 15.7 0.5 Sugar House 33,212 5.4 0.0 0.0 5.4 0.2 4.6 10.0 0.3 West Salt Lake 24,815 6.1 0.0 0.0 6.1 0.2 6.0 12.1 0.5

ON-STREET BIKE ROUTES Bike Routes Green Shared/ Separated/ Shared Lanes - LOS Bike Routes 2017 Painted Buffered Signs & Markings (miles per 1,000 Master Planning Area Population Bike Lanes (miles) (miles) (miles) Total Bike Routes pop.) LEAST Avenues 15,917 6.4 0.0 1.8 8.2 0.5 MOST Capitol Hill 7,677 11.5 0.8 0.8 13.1 1.7 Central Community 55,312 25.7 6.3 9.5 41.5 0.8 East Bench 24,677 10.1 0.8 7.4 18.3 0.7 Northwest 34,545 13.6 0.0 2.6 16.2 0.5 Sugar House 33,212 12.3 0.5 9.5 22.3 0.7 West Salt Lake 24,815 15.0 0.0 1.0 16.0 0.6

50 Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment On-Street Bike Routes Miles Comparison As indicated below, Salt Lake City has fewer bike lane miles than INLFLUENCE OF GRID SYSTEM cities of similar size and similar bike lane miles as much larger cities, The limited amount of bike route miles could possibly be a product particularly Los Angeles and Phoenix. While these larger cities differ of Salt Lake City’s grid development pattern. Salt Lake City has large in development patterns from Salt Lake City, they are all new, western blocks in comparison to other cities, which creates fewer streets to cities that have been developed according to automobile-dominant locate bike lanes (see graphic below). models. BIKE ROUTES MILES COMPARED TO OTHER CITIES The THEVariety VARIETY OFof AMERICAN American CITY GRIDSGrids

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Miles of On-Street Bike Miles of Bike Lanes Per 180 Carson City, NV City Lanes City Square Miles Square Mile 230 180 Philadelphia 426 141.7 4.3

260 Mesa 360 133.1 4.2 Portland, OR 200 Albuquerque 400 189.5 4.1 Providence, RI 260 200 Fresno 382 114.7 3.7 Tuscon 610 226.7 3.4 230 San Jose 443 180.5 2.9 200 Charlottesville, VA

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270 Laredo, TX Salt Lake City (existing on-street bike 480 250 210 Columbus, OH routes) 146 110.4 1.3 400 Tucson, AZ 460 Los Angeles 463 503.0 1.3 Duluth, MN 400 Troy, NY www.triplepundit.com/2015/11/bike-commuting-u-s-far-behind-nations/ 330 480 400 Houston, TX 250 Sheridan, WY 360 300

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Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 51 Parks Connected to Existing Trails

The following analysis looks at how close parks are to existing trails. trail. Buffers for these are shown in green (1/4 mile) and yellow (1/2 Parks that are located more than 1/2 mile from a trail are indicated mile). This analysis clearly shows that Central Community lacks trail in red. All other parks are located within either a 1/4 or 1/2 mile of a connections.

Northwest City Creek Airport Northwest Quadrant Capitol Hill

Salt Lake Regional Athletic Complex

City Creek Rosewood Ensign Peak Canyon Park Beck StOpen Space Salt Lake Westpointe International Park Airport Avenues Riverside1200 W ¨¦§15 11th Avenue Park ¨¦§215 Park 600 N 11th Ave East Bench International Center Constitution Memory City Park Grove Park Cemetery North Temple St Temple University ¨¦§80 South Temple St Red Butte Square of Canyon

1300 1300 E Utah ¨¦§80 Sherwood Pioneer Park Park Library 7200 7200 W 500 S Square 500 S

700W Sunnyside Donner Trail

700E 5600 W Jordan Park/ Sunnyside Dr Park RedwoodRd Hogle Park Peace Gardens Liberty Zoo Park California Ave St WestTemple 1300 S Foothill Dr Modelport ¨¦§15 1700 E

Bangerter Hwy 1700 S 1700 S 1700 S Glendale Park H Rock

State StState Parleys Canyon/Mountain Dell 2100 S 2100 S 2100 E Parley's Way Sugar House Golf Course Area Map Park ¨¦§80 Highland Dr Existing Hiking Only Trail Parks and Natural Lands within 1/4 Mile of Existing Trails West Parley's Historic Existing Mulitipurpose Trail Parks and Natural Lands Between 1/4 and 1/2 Mile of Existing Trails Salt Lake Nature Park Existing Hiking/Mountain Biking Trail 1/4 Mile Distance from Existing Park/Open Space 1/2 Mile Distance from Existing Park/Open Space Central Community 0 21 Parks and Natural Lands More than 1/2 Mile from Existing Trails ´ Miles Sugar House

52 Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment Parks Connected to Existing & Proposed Trails

Implementing currently proposed trails will significantly improve proposed trails can clearly be seen by comparing the map below connectivity within the city. The implications of constructing the with the map on the previous page.

Northwest City Creek Airport Northwest Quadrant Capitol Hill

Salt Lake Regional Athletic Complex

1300 1300 E Utah ¨¦§80 Sherwood Pioneer Park Park Library 7200 7200 W 500 S Square 500 S

700W Sunnyside Donner Trail

700E 5600 W Jordan Park/ Sunnyside Dr Park RedwoodRd Hogle Park Peace Gardens Liberty Zoo Park California Ave St WestTemple 1300 S Foothill Dr Modelport ¨¦§15 1700 E

Bangerter Hwy 1700 S 1700 S 1700 S Glendale Park H Rock

State StState Parleys Canyon/Mountain Dell 2100 S 2100 S 2100 E Parley's Way Sugar House Golf Course Area Map Park ¨¦§80 Highland Dr

Existing Hiking Only Trail Parks & Open Space within 1/4 Mile of Existing & Proposed Trails West Parley's Historic Existing Mulitipurpose Trail Parks & Open Space Between 1/4 and 1/2 Mile of Existing & Proposed Trails Salt Lake Nature Park Proposed Multipurpose Trail Parks & Open Space More than 1/2 Mile from Existing & Proposed Trails Central Existing Hiking/Mountain Biking Trail 1/4 Mile Distance From Existing Park/Open Space Community 0 21 Proposed Hiking/Mountain Biking Trail 1/2 Mile Distance from Existing Park/Open Space ´ Miles Sugar House

Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 53 2.2 Existing Park Use

Salt Lake City’s Parks & Public Lands system plays a critical role in WASHINGTON SQUARE “community life”, by supporting numerous community events, sports team/league play, filming events and free expression gatherings. Home of the historic City and County Building and Salt Lake City The Parks & Public Lands Division has a full-time staff member who offices, this civic square is limited to four, high-impact events a year, in schedules all field and pavilion uses at the parks. Working closely with an attempt to preserve lawn areas and trees. These events include the Parks & Public Lands maintenance staff and Salt Lake City Events staff, Living Traditions Festival, Pride Festival, Utah Arts Festival and Days of parks and public spaces are scheduled in ways that avoid overuse and ‘47 Family Festival. Even with these limitations, multiple days without negative impacts to surrounding neighborhoods. water and hundreds of people, tents and hot temperatures impact the turf and trees. Lawns are reseeded every summer and fall and given Community Events time to recover between events. LIBRARY SQUARE During 2017, Salt Lake City hosted 188 special events, 71 free expression events, and 69 filming events. Fifty-one additional Located to the east, Library Square joins Washington Square during spontaneous activities (non-major events) were also scheduled during the four major annual events. Demand at Library Square has been high 2017. The majority of those events occurred in Salt Lake City Parks & and increasing at such a pace that the Division is considering limiting Public Lands. events to every other week to offset the increased maintenance demands. The plaza of the Public Safety Building, located just east of SPECIAL EVENTS Library Square, is a newer venue with limited shade which gets a few requests for events. Special events include organized walks/runs, festivals, concerts, car shows, movies, markets, food truck events and firework shows. In 2017, PIONEER PARK city parks hosted a total of 95 organized walk/run events (14 of which were competitive), 51 festivals and 14 concerts. Liberty Park hosts the Pioneer Park continues to serve as an important community gathering majority of those events by far (42 in 2017), with Memory Grove (16), space. The park is home to the summer Downtown Farmers Market, Library Plaza (18) and Jordan Park (14) also hosting a reasonable share. which is held every Saturday from June through October and Tuesday LIBERTY PARK Demand for community events in Liberty Park are so high that Parks & Public Lands has limited reservations to one event per weekend, which reduces impacts to the neighborhood and creates “days off” for general use. Reservations are made up to a year in advance, with grandfathered events (those that have a history of being held at Liberty Park on an annual basis in the past) getting first priority. Approximately 30-40% of events at Liberty Park are grandfathered events. In 2017, a weekly Friday farmers market was introduced into the mix.

A Twilight Concert in Pioneer Park Photo Credit: SLCTV Media 54 Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment evenings in August and September. In recent years, the park has 2019. The Division typically only lights fields at sites where little impact hosted the Salt Lake City’s Twilight Concert Series, a concert series to the surrounding neighborhoods is demonstrated. that attracts thousands of people several times each summer. This event was recently moved to a more suitable, centrally-located site. FILMING Filming events range from TV series and movies to commercials and student film projects. Of the 69 permitted filming events in 2017, 14 were filmed in Liberty Park and 29 used other city parks as their setting. FREE EXPRESSION Free expression events include marches/processions, demonstrations, religious gatherings, and homeless outreach campaigns. The majority of these events impact civic and downtown locations, such as Washington Square, Library Square and Pioneer Park. A lacrosse game at the RAC on a Sunday afternoon Sports Groups Currently, the Parks & Public Lands Division schedules practice and Reservations for Small Group Events game times for 48 different leagues/teams throughout their playing The Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands system has nearly 30 pavilions, season. These include a variety of sports, including youth and adult 16 of which are scheduled to accommodate small neighborhood and soccer, youth lacrosse, youth rugby, ultimate frisbee, quidditch, family events. Liberty Park currently has one large pavilion that can youth football, youth and adult baseball, youth softball, cricket, adult be rented by the half day in order to support use by multiple groups. kickball, adult flag football, youth and adult sand volleyball, and Other popular pavilions include Washington Park, which is located youth sports camps. There are additional organizations that schedule several miles east of the city boundary in a natural location up Parley’s fields on a less consistent, as-needed basis. Fields are used from mid- Canyon. This pavilion is also scheduled by the half day in order to March through mid-November. accommodate a greater number of groups. Sports fields are available to the public during daylight hours seven days per week when not reserved by a team or league. Prime reservation hours are Monday-Friday from 5-8 pm and Saturdays and Sundays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Heavy, around-the-clock use makes it difficult to rotate the fields, providing little time for the turf to rest and recover from activities. Currently there are ten lighted fileds in the Parks & Public Lands system: four softball fields (three at Sunnyside Park; one at Jordan Park) and six of the RAC’s multipurpose fields. The RAC has an additional 80 acres on the north end of the complex available for expansion and could offer four more lighted multi-purpose fields. This expansion would help host larger out-of-state tournaments. There are also three lighted volleyball courts at Liberty Park, with three more to come at Fairmont Park in An afternoon barbecue at the pavilion in Jordan Park

Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 55 Frequently Used Parks & Natural Lands CITYWIDE USE MOST VISITED CITY PARKS AND NATURAL LANDS According to the results of the statistically valid survey, the Central, Sugar House, and East Bench planning areas attract significantly more visitors Liberty Park than other planning areas. Residents come from all over the city to visit parks located in these planning areas. Liberty Park is the most visited Sugar House Park park within the Parks & Public Lands system, with 22% of residents Foothills above Avenues and U of U Open Space saying they visit it most often. Liberty Park is twice as popular as the Jordan Park/Peace Gardens second most frequently visited park (Sugar House Park). As popular as these regional parks are, families with children tend to frequent smaller Memory Grove Park parks, such as Riverside and Fairmont Parks. City Creek & North Foothills Open Space

Parks/Open Space Riverside Park HOW FREQUENTLY PARKS ARE VISITED Emigration Canyon & South Foothills Open Space BY PLANNING AREA Jordan River Trail 12% 27% Fairmont Park

CITY CREEK

29% Question. Which is the park or natural lands your household visits most often? CAPITOL HILL

NORTHWEST AVENUES 29% 39% Liberty Park is the most CENTRAL EAST WEST COMMUNITY BENCH visited park within the SALT LAKE Parks & Public Lands

SUGAR system, with 22% of HOUSE 13% residents saying they 56% 51% visit it most often.

Note: When survey respondents were asked to “Please select the region(s) where [they] frequently visit parks“, they were allowed to select as many areas as they wanted. As a result, the percentages in the graph do not add up to 100%. 56 Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment EAST-SIDE VS. WEST-SIDE Frequency of park use varies in different areas of the city. For example, significant differences exist between east-side residents (those that live east of I-15) versus west- 75% of residents side residents (those that live west of I-15). Specifically, 75% of residents who live on the east side visit parks frequently (at least once a month), whereas only 60% of west-siders who live on the frequently visit parks. east side visit parks frequently (one EAST-SIDE RESIDENTS USE PARKS MORE THAN WEST-SIDE RESIDENTS time or more a 75% OF EAST-SIDE month), whereas SLC RESIDENTS VISIT PARKS 1X OR MORE EACH only 60% of west- MONTH siders frequently visit parks.

60% OF WEST-SIDE SLC RESIDENTS VISIT PARKS 1X OR MORE EACH MONTH

Sugar House Park, a nearly 110-acre park managed by the Sugar House Park Authority, is the second most used park on the east side. Question. Within the last 12 months, approximately how many times have you visited a city park in Salt Lake City? Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 57 MOST FREQUENTLY USED PARKS: WEST-SIDE VS. EAST-SIDE As illustrated in the two graphs below, West-side residents are more likely to visit east-side parks than east-side residents are likely to visit west-side parks. Liberty Park and City Creek Park pop up in the top used parks list for west-side residents. Jordan Park/International Peace Gardens, Riverside Park and the Jordan River Trail are the most frequently used parks/natural lands/trails on the west side. Liberty Park, Sugar House Park and the foothills (natural lands) above the Avenues and the U of U are the top used areas on the east side. With park use being higher on the east side, it’s not surprising that the top three east side areas are also the most utilized parks citywide.

MOST FREQUENTLY USED PARKS BY WEST-SIDERS

Jordan Park/Peace Gardens = Parks located on the east side Riverside Park Jordan River Trail Liberty Park Westpointe Park Poplar Grove Park City Creek Park Airport Open Space Rosewood Park Cottonwood Park

MOST FREQUENTLY USED PARKS BY EAST-SIDERS Jordan Park (top) and the International Peace Gardens (middle) are most visited group of parks on the west side. Liberty Park Sugar House Park Foothills above Avenues and U of U Open Space Memory Grove Park City Creek & North Foothills Open Space Emigration Canyon & South Foothills Open Space Fairmont Park Donner Trail Park Pioneer Park Lindsey Gardens

Riverside Park is the west side’s second most visited park. Question. Which is the park or natural lands your household visits most often?

58 Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment LIBERTY PARK Liberty Park clearly serves an important role in the community. In 15% city). This is especially the case for people traveling from other order to understand why people gravitate here, a closer look was planning communities to visit Liberty Park, with 31% citing “trees and taken. While the majority of Salt Lake City residents visit their “most atmosphere” as their primary reason for visiting the park. frequented park” because it is close to home, more residents visit Liberty Park because of its “trees and atmosphere” (27% versus

RESIDENTS OUTSIDE OF THE CENTRAL PLANNING AREA VISIT LIBERTY PARK FOR ITS TREES AND ATMOSPHERE

Primary reason Primary reason for visiting their Liberty Park users Primary reason most frequented outside of Central Liberty Park users park: visit Liberty Park: Community visit Liberty Park:

39% Close to home 29% Close to home 15% Community Events

15% Trees & Atmosphere 27% Trees & Atmosphere 31% Trees & Atmosphere

15% Exercise 19% Exercise 21% Exercise

KIds play at Rotary Play Park in Liberty Park Liberty Park’s mature tree canopy attracts people from all over the city

Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 59 Frequently Used Trails When asked what trails are used most often, those located in the foothills were most popular. Trails within Salt Lake City Parks were the third most selected answer. When asked how residents use trails, the top answers were primarily “on-foot” activities such as exercise, walking/jogging, connection to nature and hiking, as opposed to biking (road, mountain and commuter) and play.

MOST FREQUENTLY USED TRAILS

Trails in the Runners on the Bonneville Shoreline Trail foothills are most frequently used

Question. Which trail(s) do you use most often?

RESIDENTS USE TRAILS FOR "ON-FOOT" ACTIVITIES MORE THAN ACTIVITIES THAT REQUIRE SPECIAL EQUIPMENT A mountain biker on the Bonneville Shoreline Trail

Question. Why do you use trail(s)? Perimeter trail in Liberty Park 60 Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 2.3 City Expenses for Parks, Natural Lands & Trails

Summary of Current Expenses FORT COLLINS The Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands budget for 2017 was $22 The City of Fort Collins Parks Division is responsible for parks, trail million, which covers parks, cemeteries, urban forests, natural lands, systems, the downtown core, city grounds, forestry, cemeteries and additional landscapes and street medians. The figure includes capital golf courses. The division’s operations and maintenance budget expenditures, charges for services, operations and maintenance is $17 million, of which $13.6 million is attributed to parks and supplies, depreciation and transfers. The budget also includes projects cemeteries with revenue of $1.3 million. The golf courses are an funded with general fund revenue to address capital needs identified enterprise fund which do not receive funding from the general fund. in the city’s Capital Improvement Plan. The operating revenues collected by Parks & Public Lands include user fees and rentals. The EXPENSES AND REVENUE BY CITY revenue collected in 2017 was $1.7 million. Impact fees, which are collected based on development within the city and earmarked for specific eligible capital projects, are also a revenue source. The Salt Lake Boise Fort Collins remainder of the Parks & Public Lands revenue comes directly from City the city’s general fund. FTEs 99.0 91.0 77.8 By the numbers... FTEs per Capita 0.0005 0.0004 0.0005 Comparison data was gathered from parks departments in O&M $14,268,804 $20,158,769 $13,637,000 similarly sized cities located in the Intermountain West, in order to O&M per Capita $72.69 $91.25 $85.46 benchmark the city’s expenses and revenue on a per capita basis. Parks departments vary widely with regards to scope of services and jurisdiction responsibilities. Some cities operate parks in concert with Capital $7,740,094 $12,747,376 -- recreation programs while others maintain professional stadiums and Capital per Capita $39.43 $57.70 -- facilities, amidst a number of other variables. As a result, it is difficult to make meaningful comparisons between local entities. In addition, Revenue $1,689,705 $1,695.183 $1,264,000 levels of service vary across communities which makes comparisons very difficult. The following provides a summary of the information Revenue per Capita $8.61 $7.67 $7.92 received from the two comparison cities. BOISE The Boise Parks and Recreation Department oversees cemeteries, parks, golf courses, ice rinks, urban forests, natural lands, recreation and right of ways. The operations and maintenance expense related to parks and cemeteries for 2017 was $20.2 million with a capital expense of $12.7 million. Total revenues for parks and cemeteries was $1.7 million.

Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 61 Historic Expenditures & Population The population of Salt Lake City maintained a positive growth trajectory revenue allocated to Parks & Public Lands fluctuates based on of .72% from 2010 to 2017. The operation and maintenance expenditures specific project needs, legislative priorities and other capital needs for parks and public lands has grown at an annual average growth throughout the city. Despite ongoing maintenance needs and assets rate (“AAGR”) of 6.55% from 2010 to 2017. The capital budget has required to maintain the existing level of service, capital revenue is varied widely from year to year. In 2013, capital expenditures were not always available at the level necessary to maintain existing park $3.4 million and increased to $11.5 million in 2014. This substantial infrastructure as well as add new assets. This results in unfunded increase highlights the challenges associated with maintaining capital needs from year to year. assets and addressing deferred maintenance from year to year. Capital

HISTORIC EXPENSE AND POPULATIONHISTORIC SLC PARKS & PUBLIC LANDS EXPENDITURES 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Historic Population2010 186,7032011 188,3222012 189,5512013 191,1332014 192,089 2015 193,101 2016 195,262 2017 196,307 O&M Expense 9,149,329 9,524,025 10,041,273 10,563,355 11,055,389 12,291,619 13,851,674 14,268,804 Historic Population 186,703 188,322 189,551 191,133 192,089 193,101 195,262 196,307 Capital Expense 3,833,864 6,571,352 5,542,373 3,406,595 11,500,397 15,584,568 8,830,779 7,740,094 O&M Expense $9,149,329 $9,524,025 $10,041,273 $10,563,355 $11,055,389 $12,291,619 $13,851,674 $14,268,804 Capital Expense $3,833,864 $6,571,352 $5,542,373 $3,406,595 $11,500,397 $15,584,568 $8,830,779 $7,740,094 Historic Expense and Population $30,000,000

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* Spikes in Capital Expenses during the 2014-2015 years were due to the capital investment in several large Park and Publicprojects; Lands i.e. theCIP RecreationalNeeds Athletic Center (2014) and Red Butte Oil Spill remediation related projects (2015) The city recently completed a Capital Improvement Plan assessment for a planning horizon from 2019-2028. The assessment included consideration of maintaining current capital assets, designated as “ReNew” as well as new capital assets, designated as “New.” The 10-year planning horizon includes $133 million of Park and Public Lands Renew need and 62 Salt Lake City$31 Parks million of& NewPublic need. LandsThe park Needsand public Assessment land needs identified in the assessment represent one-third of the total general fund total capital need over the planning horizon.

The assessment identified a variety of New needs including park improvements, trail signage, park land and open space acquisition, trail development, interpretive site development, bike paths, wetlands and natural floodplain development to name a few. Many of the ReNew needs include improvements to existing facilities including jogging path improvements, pickle ball and tennis court replacement, development of dog parks, reforestation, irrigation improvements, parkway and bridge replacement and maintenance, and playground replacement amongst a host of other needs to maintain the city’s existing assets. 3.0 COMMUNITY VALUES & DESIRES

Establishing the community’s values and desires is a vital component help inform city staff as they move forward with preparation of a future of the needs analysis. This chapter details how data was collected Master Plan, as well as inform their daily planning efforts and decision- as part of a thorough community engagement process, and the key making processes. messages heard and ascertained. The result is information that will

A WIDE VARIETY OF METHODS WERE USED TO ENGAGE THE PUBLIC DURING THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT

A Project Website kept residents informed and connected Public Scoping Meetings, held in April 2017, provided an engaging, in-person format where them to the online survey and other resources. residents could share their ideas and concerns.

Public Scoping Meetings, held in April 2017, provided an engaging, in-person format where residents An educational video was distributed via social media could share their ideas and concerns. to encourage participation in the assessment.

Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 63 3.1 Community Engagement Process

A variety of methods were used to involve the public in the needs SCOPING MEETING ACTIVITIES assessment process, including a survey on the city’s Open City Hall SOLICITED IDEAS AND IDENTIFIED NEEDS site, two public scoping meetings, outreach at 16 community events by Parks & Public Lands staff, and a statistically valid survey. A project website (www.slcplays.com) was established to encourage members of the public to learn more about the assessment, get information on how to participate, take a survey, and submit comments and ideas. Open City Hall Survey This online survey was conducted on the Open City Hall portal of the Salt Lake City website. The survey received 675 responses, which is one of the largest responses to any Salt Lake City Open City Hall survey to date. Respondents tended to be frequent park and natural lands users, and were generally happy with the parks and natural lands in the city. They expressed concern about crime and safety, maintenance and conflicts with dogs. Passive activities such as walking and hiking, and natural open areas were stated to be the most frequented, compared to more active recreation activities and amenities such as sports fields or sports courts. Public Scoping Meetings Two public scoping meetings were held, one on April 26, 2017 at the Sorensen Multicultural Center and another on April 27, 2017 at the Forest Dale Golf Course clubhouse. While attendance at the public scoping meetings was relatively low, participants provided significant input through a range of engaging activities that were used to solicit ideas and identify needs. Comments and ideas reinforced much of the feedback from the Open City Hall survey. Attendees expressed a desire for amenities such a nature center, more access to water, and additional passive recreation opportunities.

The “Build Your Own Park” exercise at the two public scoping meetings held in April 2017 allowed residents to easily illustrate park amenities they highly value.

64 Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment Community Events Outreach Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands staff conducted 16 community outreach events to promote participation in and knowledge of the assessment, and to receive additional layers of input and ideas. Events were held throughout the summer of 2017 at various neighborhood festivals, farmers markets and city-sponsored events. Several of the events were co-hosted with Partners in the Park (PIP), a multi-week summer program that brings University of Utah faculty, staff and students together with community partner organizations and west- side residents in local neighborhood parks. The events aim at not only connecting potential students with the University of Utah and other higher education institutions, but also to provide residents with access to local resources and organizations. Parks & Public Lands staff organized outreach at 16 community events during the Statistically Valid Survey summer of 2017 Y2 Analytics conducted a statistically valid survey in July 2017. They distributed 10,000 invitations and received 768 responses, for a Stakeholder & Special Interest relatively high response rate of eight percent and a margin of error of less than four percent. Examples of telling results include the fact that Outreach only 22 percent of the respondents indicate they have children under Preliminary results and findings from this study were presented to the age of eighteen living at home, while 38 percent own a dog. These four stakeholder groups in October 2017. These groups included numbers align with the overall demographic results, which indicate representatives from athletic organizations, events and programming that Salt Lake City is an older community with fewer children and a groups, and city staff. smaller household size than the rest of the county and state. Athletics stakeholders indicated that there is a lack of reservable field Approximately 42 percent of respondents use parks at least weekly, space in the city, and that the city needs to consider creative ideas as it which is nearly half the rate indicated by respondents to the Open moves into the master planning phase if needs are to be met. Specific City Hall survey. This difference is not surprising, as participation suggestions included adding lighting to existing fields to extend the in the Open City Hall survey was voluntary, and respondents were available hours of play, and considering the use of artificial turf fields to presumably interested in the topic. extend the playing season. They also suggested conducting a detailed study of each park to determine whether they are being used to their greatest potential. Discussions also included the pros and cons of locating a large regional park on the west side of the city, and the Only 22% of survey respondents possibility of turning golf courses into parks. Events stakeholders stated that many of the existing parks are not indicate they have children under equipped with essential event infrastructure, such as water and electricity. This lack of essential infrastructure places pressure on the the age of eighteen living at home, parks that have these amenities, such as Liberty Park, Washington Square and Pioneer Park, which are overused for events. They also while 38% own a dog. indicated that public education and outreach should be considered to drive events to different locations.

Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 65 3.2 Community Perceptions, Desires & Preferences

The findings from the community engagement process were used to programmed” activities, consistently outranked sports fields and identify public perceptions, desires and preferences, a summary of courts. This preference rose to the top on several different statistically which follows. More detailed and specific information is available in valid survey questions, including those about why residents visited the Appendices. parks and natural lands, how they would like to see facilities improved, and how they want their tax dollars to be spent. At the Public Scoping meetings, when asked the following question: “What types of parks Preferred Park Uses & Amenities & natural lands facilities do you and your family currently use?,” the In general, residents prefer to use parks and natural lands for following images were the top nine selected from a board of images. more passive activities. Hiking, walking, running and other “non- For a full summary of the results, see Appendix 2.

SALT LAKE CITY RESIDENTS USE PARKS FOR PASSIVE ACTIVITIES

Scoping meeting participants were asked to place five dots by images of activities they do in Salt Lake City’s Parks & Public Lands system. The top nine responses are shown below, in order of most-used to least-used. They primarily consist of passive uses such as hiking, walking, or just natural lands. Less popular activities included soccer, skateboarding, baseball, dog parks, among others. Note: Although written descriptions of the photos below were not included at the Public Scoping meetings, they are included here for summary purposes.

Hiking trails in the foothills Trails in a park Dog-friendly trails in nature Open, green spaces Basketball

The Bonneville Shoreline Trail Urban natural spaces Biking trails in the foothills Playground in a park

Question. What types of parks & natural lands facilities do you and your family currently use?

66 Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment As mentioned in Chapter 1, people who have parks close to home are more likely to use parks. According to the statistically valid survey, Salt Lake City residents are no different. When asked what the most important reason they used their “most visited park”, respondents overwhelmingly said it was because it was close to home. Non- programmed, exercise opportunities and visual features (trees/ atmosphere) were the second and third top responses, supporting the input received at the public scoping meetings.

SALT LAKE CITY RESIDENTS VISIT PARKS FOR EXERCISE OPPORTUNITIES AND THE ATMOSPHERE

Exercise opportunities, such as the trail around Liberty Park, are some of the publics’ top desired amenities for parks and natural lands.

Question. What is the most important reason that you use [park name] most often?

Salt Lake City residents go to parks for exercise, trees and the atmosphere. Trees and the overall atmosphere of a park are highly desired by Salt Lake City residents.

Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 67 Twenty-one percent of all Salt Lake City residents who use or visit Desired Improvements city parks selected “other” when asked what improvements should The Open City Hall survey brought several key issues to light, such as be made to the park they visit most frequently. The graphic on the conflicts with dogs, crime, drug and homeless activities. The statistically following page indicates the words most commonly mentioned in valid survey dove into the question of what improvements residents these “other” responses. Concerns with homeless people living in would like to see in the Parks & Public Lands system. Each type of parks, problems with dogs, and unmaintained or unclean areas were recreational space—parks, natural lands and trails—came with its own commonly mentioned in the Open City Hall survey and at the public unique answers. scoping meetings (see Appendices 1 & 2 for more information). PARKS Restrooms, maintenance and safety were the top desired improvements for Salt Lake City parks. Improvements to amenities such as playground equipment and sports fields were seen as less important.

TOP DESIRED PARK IMPROVEMENTS ARE RESTROOMS, MAINTENANCE AND SAFETY FEATURES

As Salt Lake City’s homeless population numbers increase, the city’s parks continue to see an increase of homeless encampments and daily living activities.

Restrooms, the top desired improvement for Salt Lake City parks, are also one of Question. What improvements should be made to [park name]. the Parks and Public Lands Division’s biggest challenges, often attracting illegal Select up to three. activities and crime.

68 Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment The following word cloud represents the ‘written in’ comments in the less common ones, but do not represent the positivity or negativity of other category when asked, “What improvements should be made to the comments. That said, sample comments were included to give a [park name]?” Most common words appear larger and bolder than general feel for the actual responses.

COMMON WORDS EXPRESSED IN THE “OTHER” CATEGORY FOR DESIRED PARK IMPROVEMENTS

Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 69 NATURAL LANDS TRAILS When it comes to natural lands, Salt Lake City residents’ top desired Responses to a question regarding Salt Lake City trail improvements improvements focus on better maintenance and management of were similar to those for natural lands, with better signage making the city’s existing properties and amenities. Management of uses to its way to the top of the list, followed by improved maintenance and prevent overuse and/or user conflict, better maintenance and better separate trails for different uses. More facilities or amenities, such as signage are the top desired improvements, while additions such trailheads, lighting and picnic shelters were of lesser importance. as restrooms, trailheads and rest/viewing points were seen as less important in these areas. THE TOP DESIRED TRAIL IMPROVEMENTS ARE ALSO THE TOP DESIRED NATURAL LANDS IMPROVEMENTS IMPROVED MANAGEMENT, MAINTENANCE AND ARE IMPROVED MANAGEMENT, MAINTENANCE AND SIGNAGE SIGNAGE

Question. What improvements should be made to [natural lands name]. Select up to three.

Question. Which, if any, of the following improvements should be made to the trails in Salt Lake City? Select up to three.

70 Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment Safety When asked about perceived safety in the Parks & Public Lands system, Fewer residents feel safe on the Jordan River Trail than any other the majority of residents feel very safe in their neighborhood parks location. In fact, the perceived safety on the Jordan River Trail is almost (89%) and natural lands (71%) during the day. Only 64% feel safe in half of levels indicated along the Bonneville Shoreline Trail. neighborhood parks and 44% in naturals lands at night.

PERCEIVED SAFETY IN/ON SALT LAKE CITY PARKS, NATURAL LANDSJORDAN AND TRAILS VARIES BY LOCATION RIVER TRAIL MASTER PLAN Question. How safe do you feel walking alone in...? Neighborhood Parks & Bonneville Natural lands Shoreline Trail Jordan River Trail 3.9 Segment 9: West Valley/South Salt The trail travels north from Redwood Trailhead Park through a small open space and passes under SR-201 and 2100 South using Lake/Salt Lake City pedestrian underpasses. Glendale Golf Course is located just north of (3300 South to 1700 South) 2100 South on the west side of the Jordan River. The paved trail The paved trail travels north travels through the golf course for a short section, going around a dam through James Madison Park, James Madison Park • Restrooms and crossing a large canal using a footbridge. The trail takes users on the south side of 3300 past a small peninsula of open meadow surrounded by a bend in the South, and continues under • Picnic Tables • Trash Receptacles river, and then the trail crosses to the eastern bank of the river using the street via a pedestrian Bridge B17. The trail is lighted north of this bridge throughout most of underpass. The trail follows • Open Play Area • the Salt Lake City portion. of respondents the large bend in the river, Parking (26 standard, 89% state they feel safe* 71% Safe during day 43% Safe during day during the day Figure 3.9.10 Trail through wooded passing the Oxbow Jail and 1 handicapped) Figure 3.9.11 Parking at Oxbow Continuing north past industrial areas, the trail64% crossesSafe during the night railroad44% Safe duringarea night north16% of OxbowSafe Jail during night Trailhead Utah Cultural Celebration tracks with a special gated crossing which forces users to slow down Center, through large open and be aware as they cautiously move across*Percentages the indicated tracks as “Safe” hereand indicate travel responses of “Very safe” or “Somewhat safe” on the survey question. spaces of vegetation. The towards Raging Waters. SaltOxbow Lake City Parks Trailhead & Public Lands Needs Assessment 71 Oxbow Trailhead, north of the • Trailhead Sign & Map jail, provides trail access and • Parking for approximately parking. 4 vehicles (not striped)

The Jordan River Trail curves back to the north, and forks just north of the Oxbow Trailhead near Bridge B15. The east fork continues north Figure 3.9.1 James Madison Park along the east bank of the Jordan River, crossing a footbridge and passing a light industrial area. Figure 3.9.12 Oxbow Trailhead The paved portion of this trail ends at Paul Workman Ball Park, near Figure 3.9.4 View towards James Figure 3.9.5 View to Jordan River Bridge B16. A short unpaved trail continues north from here, stopping Madison Park from James Madison Park at SR-201.

The west fork crosses the Jordan River at Bridge B15 and travels north to the Redwood Nature Area. There is an informal gravel trail to an overlook north of the substation. The main trail loops through the Redwood Nature area, a large wooded area, with several benches scattered throughout. The south end of this loop takes users to the Redwood Multipurpose Center just off of Redwood Road and 3100 South. The north side of this loop takes users to a neighborhood trail access point just off of Castell Street. The trail continues north along Figure 3.9.13 View to south from Figure 3.9.14 Bridge B15 the western bank of the Jordan River, past several small hobby farms, east side of Bridge B15 10’ wide, 120’ span, 15’ clearance and through the Redwood Trailhead Park, where users can access Figure 3.9.6 Trail north of 3500 South Figure 3.9.7 Trail looking north, near Paul Workman Ball Park on the east side of the river using Bridge underpass, looking south Oxbow Jail B16.

Figure 3.9.15 East fork of trail north Figure 3.9.16 East fork of trail, of Bridge B15 looking north Figure 3.9.2 3500 South pedestrian Figure 3.9.3 James Madison Figure 3.9.8 Cyclist near Oxbow Jail Figure 3.9.9 View of Jordan River underpass, looking north Trailhead sign from trail

Page 3-39 New Amenities and/or Facilities DESIRED ADDITIONS TO SLC PARKS & NATURAL LANDS As indicated in the chart below, educational facilities such as an urban Scoping meeting participants were asked to place five dots by images of farm and a nature education center are the top special use facilities features that might be missing Salt Lake City’s Parks & Public Lands system. The top nine responses are below. Note: Although written descriptions of the respondents think the city should consider funding/constructing. photos below were not included at the Public Scoping meetings, they are A climbing park and canoe trails closely followed the educational included here for summary purposes. facilities.

EDUCATION-RELATED FACILITIES ARE THE TOP DESIRED NEW SPECIAL USE FACILITIES

Nature Center Multi-use Park Trails

Write-in: Wetland/wildlife preserve with native plants and some access for people

Dog Parks with Water Features Fishing Spots

Question. Which of the following special use facilities should Salt Lake City consider funding/constructing? Select up to three.

Education-related facilities, Boardwalks & Viewing Areas Perennial Gardens such as an urban farm or nature education center, are residents’ top desired special

use facilities. Interpretive Signage Outdoor Climbing Wall Question. What are Salt Lake City’s Parks and Natural lands missing? 72 Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment NEW AMENITIES AND/ OR FACILITIES NATURE EDUCATION CENTER BY PLANNING AREA Residents throughout the city are also in favor of building a nature education center, although it is less popular in the Capitol Hill and East When considering a location for additional facilities, it is beneficial Bench planning areas. to understand which areas of the city support funding/constructing specific facilities. The following graphs illustrate support for the top three special use facilities the city should consider funding/ constructing by planning area. URBAN FARM/DEMONSTRATION FARM Residents throughout the city are interested in a potential urban farm or demonstration farm, although those in the Central Community and West Salt Lake planning areas are slightly more interested than in other planning areas.

Write-in: Wetland/wildlife preserve with native plants and some access for people

CLIMBING PARK Residents in the Capitol Hill and Central planning areas highly prioritize a climbing park, although such a facility would be well- received in most areas.

The Central Community supports funding/constructing special use facilities.

Question. What are Salt Lake City’s Parks and Natural lands missing? Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 73 ADDITIONAL INSPIRATION AND IDEAS In order to get a better sense of what people might want to see in the Salt Lake City. The following answers provide a quick snapshot of some Parks & Public Lands system as it expands and grows, residents were of the ideas that emerged. asked what they have seen elsewhere that they would like to see in

A SNAPSHOT OF INSPIRATION AND IDEAS FOR A BETTER PARKS & PUBLIC LANDS SYSTEM

Question. Are there any parks, natural lands, recreational amenities or trails in other cities that you think Salt Lake City should emulate? Why?

74 Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment TRAIL USERS User Conflicts Forty-four percent of residents do not believe trail user groups conflict As Salt Lake City’s population continues to grow, demands placed with one another, while twenty-nine percent feel the opposite. upon its existing parks, natural lands and trails will also continue to grow, resulting in the potential for user conflicts. Parks & Public Lands staff identified several areas of conflict (conflicting trail uses, MORE RESPONDENTS DISAGREE THAN AGREE THAT dog-related conflicts and the visual impact of water conservation DIFFERENT TRAIL USERS OFTEN CONFLICT WITH measures). Questions were then formulated for the statistically valid EACH OTHER survey to understand residents' perception around these issues. While more residents felt that the trail user and dog-related conflicts are not currently a problem, significant numbers disagreed or were undecided. This suggests that these issues could escalate as population increases. 29% 44% Additional questions were asked about how these potential conflicts TOTAL AGREE TOTAL DISAGREE might be resolved. The top solutions are indicated in the green boxes at the bottom of each topic.

Question. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following As Salt Lake City’s population statement? Various user groups (e.g. cyclists, runners/joggers, walkers/hikers, dogs/their owners) on Salt Lake City natural lands continues to grow, so does trails often conflict with one another. the demand on its existing Top-Selected Solutions for Potential Trail User parks, natural lands and Conflicts: trails and the potential for create separate, designated trails for different users (40%) user conflicts. limit specific trail uses to specific days of the week (27%)

Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 75 CONFLICTS WITH DOGS AND THEIR OWNERS WATER CONSERVATION Residents are split on whether dogs and/or dog owners cause A majority of residents would prefer to conserve water rather than conflicts with other park and natural lands users in the city. While bear the burden of increased water costs. Using less water on existing 30% of all residents agree that dogs and/or dog owners cause lawns is the most popular strategy with about one-third of residents conflicts, only 17% of those residents who are dog owners agree with supporting this approach, while 28% of residents support reducing that statement. lawn areas in city parks.

MORE RESIDENTS DISAGREE THAN AGREE THAT MOST RESIDENTS FAVOR WATER DOGS AND/OR THEIR OWNERS CAUSE CONFLICT CONSERVATION MEASURES

Use less water on existing lawns, 30% 47% even if that means lawns are yellow TOTAL AGREE TOTAL DISAGREE and dry in summer months 62% FAVOR WATER Reduce the lawn area within city parks CONSERVATION MEASURES

Maintain current practices and pass the increasing water costs along to Salt Lake City residents

Other, please specify

Question. Suppose Salt Lake City were considering different measures to conserve water and account for potential increases Question. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the in water costs. Which of the following measures would you most following statement? Dogs and/or their owners often cause prefer? conflicts with other users in Salt Lake City parks and natural lands.

Top-Selected Solutions for Potential Dog-related Top-Selected Solutions to Mitigate Potential Conflicts: Increases in Water Costs:

increase enforcement/fines for not following current use less water on existing lawns, even if that means regulations (49%) lawns are yellow and dry in summer months (34%) create more off-leash dog areas (36%) reduce the lawn area within city parks (28%)

76 Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment Willingness to Pay When asked what types of improvements they would be willing to RESIDENTS’ TOP PRIORITIES FOR SPENDING ARE fund for an extra cost of $25 per year, residents were most likely to MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS1 support the funding of upgrades and improvements to existing parks, trails, and natural lands. Better enforcement and new parks followed, with improvements over new programming and events coming in last. Increased maintenance for existing parks, trails, and open spaces Walking and bike trails RESIDENTS ARE MORE WILLING TO PAY FOR Increased safety measures in existing parks, trails, and open spaces UPGRADES AND IMPROVEMENTS TO PARKS AND Neighborhood and community parks NATURAL LANDS Improvements to existing parks and playgrounds Open spaces Other Lighting for fields and trails Programming and events Places to allocate parks funds Athletic fields or courts for games and practice

Question. Suppose you had $100 to spend on additional parks, recreational programs, facilities, or trails in Salt Lake City. How would you divide your $100 among the following?

Residents are more likely to

Question. How willing would you be to pay an additional $25 allocate funding to upgrades per year if you knew the funding would be used for... and improvements to existing

Increases and upgrades to existing parks and natural lands were parks, trails and natural lands also more supported when respondents were asked how they would allocate funds. An increase in maintenance of existing parks and than new programming and natural lands was the top priority, with other improvements such events. as increased safety measures and upgrades to existing parks and playgrounds all falling in the top five items for budget allocation. Respondents also highly prioritized new walking and bike trails and new neighborhood and community parks. 1 Individual's responses were required to equal $100. The above totals represent an average of responses and will not total a $100.

Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 77 WILLINGNESS TO PAY BY PLANNING COMMUNITY

UPGRADES AND IMPROVEMENTS NEW PARKS, TRAILS AND NATURAL LANDS The Northwest and Avenues planning areas are the most willing to pay The Central Community planning area is most willing to pay a fee for a fee to upgrade or improve existing parks, trails and natural lands at new parks, trails and natural lands at $25, with the Avenues and Sugar an annual increase of $25. The Avenues planning area is even quite House planning areas closely following. The Central Community also willing to pay $50 for such upgrades. has the greatest need for additional parks, trails and natural lands. The West Salt Lake planning area is the least willing to pay for new parks, trails and natural lands at $25.

BETTER ENFORCEMENT The Avenues and Northwest planning areas are, once again, more NEW PROGRAMMING AND EVENTS willing to pay for better enforcement in parks, trails and natural lands at $25. Interest drops in those two communities as the fee increases, When it comes to new programming and events, the Sugar House and while it stays relatively stable in the Central Community, Sugar House, Avenues planning communities are most willing to pay $25, with the and West Salt Lake planning areas. East Bench planning area being the least interested.

78 Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment Stakeholder & Special Interest Group Input Representatives from the following Preliminary results and findings from this study were presented to four stakeholder athletic teams and organizations groups in October 2017. The groups included representatives from athletics teams and and events groups attended the organizations, events and programming groups, and city staff. Stakeholder meetings held in Athletics stakeholders indicated that there is a lack of reservable field space in the city, October 2017: and that the city needs to look for creative ideas as it moves into the master planning phase to better meet the needs of sports groups. Specific suggestions included adding • Judge Athletics Department & lighting to existing fields to extend the available hours of play and considering the use Youth Lacrosse of artificial turf fields to extend the playing season. They also suggested conducting a • Avenues Baseball detailed study of each park to determine whether all areas are being used to their greatest potential. Discussions also included the possibility of locating a large regional park on the • Impact Soccer west side of the city, and the conversion of golf courses to parks. • Central City Baseball Events stakeholders stated that many of the existing parks are not equipped with the • Catholic Youth Baseball proper infrastructure, such as water and electricity, which are necessary for hosting events. This places pressure on Liberty Park and Washington Square, which are overused for events. • West High Ultimate Frisbee and They also indicated that education efforts should be considered to get the public to accept Lacrosse different locations for hosting events. • Utah Cricket Association A VARIETY OF ATHLETIC AND EVENTS GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS • Utah Tunnel Runners (Disc Golf) REGULARLY USE AND RELY UPON SALT LAKE CITY’S PARKS • Native American Celebration in the Park • Metasport FC • Rocky Mountain School of Baseball • US Soccer • East High Lacrosse, Rugby and Youth Football • Utah Pride • Best Friends • Utah Soccer Association • Beehive Sport and Social Club • Downtown Farmers Market • Urban Food Connections of Utah • Utah Refugee Sports • National Tongan American Society

Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 79 4.0 FUTURE NEEDS

Facilitating equitable access to Salt Lake City’s Parks & Public Lands system is key to ensuring the system meets the quality of life city Demographic Overview residents expect. In order to better understand the current trends In order to provide adequate parks, natural lands and trails it is and future needs of the city’s residents as the city continues to grow, critical to know the population being served. For example, an aging a Needs Areas assessment was conducted. This began by looking population often requires more park walking trails and frequently- at key indicators such as age, the number of children, and ethnic placed benches for resting. The following provides a quick snapshot of diversity, each of which will have an impact on the types of amenities Salt Lake City’s population. required to meet existing and future needs. We then assessed how those demographic characteristics are geographically distributed and According to the 2010 Census, the city is more ethnically-diverse than correlated the results with future areas of growth. The result is the the state and county, as shown in the chart below. Almost 25% of Salt identification of “High Needs Areas” where Parks & Public Lands should Lake City’s population is non-white and 22.3% are Hispanic or Latino carefully consider as they expand and modify the Parks & Public Lands ethnicity of any race.1 system. RACIAL DIVERSITY IN SALT LAKE CITY

Areas identified in the High Needs Areas Assessment should be carefully considered as the Parks & Public Lands Division continues to expand and modify the Parks & Public Lands system.

1 Note: Hispanic or Latino ethnicity spans multiple races and, therefore, does not appear in the above chart. 80 Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment There are fewer children in Salt Lake City than in the rest of the county The city’s average household size is 2.43 persons. This is significantly or the state. The percentage of youth (0-17 years) is 20.9 percent, lower than Salt Lake County (3.03) and the state (3.19) average. This which is significantly lower than the Salt Lake County’s average of 27.9 supports the survey findings that Salt Lake City has less children percent, and approximately one-third lower than the state average of compared to county and statewide averages. 30.2 percent. The percentage of seniors 65 and older is 15.2 percent, which is slightly higher than Salt Lake County (14.1 percent) and state ON AVERAGE, SALT LAKE CITY HAS LOWER (14.7 percent) rates. The median age of 32.7 is approximately two years older than statewide averages. HOUSEHOLD SIZES THAN SL COUNTY AND THE STATE

ON AVERAGE, SALT LAKE CITY HAS LESS YOUTH THAN SL COUNTY AND THE STATE

ON AVERAGE, SALT LAKE CITY RESIDENTS ARE OLDER THAN SL COUNTY AND STATE RESIDENTS Salt Lake City is an older community with fewer children and a smaller

Age household size than the rest of the county and state.

Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 81 4.1 High Needs Areas Assessment

Identifying High Needs Areas

The following maps1 illustrate key factors that may impact residents’ When these demographic factors are combined with Areas of Potential access to the Parks & Public Lands system. Communities that have Growth, they can help determine High Needs Areas, or areas where the limited resources often rely more heavily upon neighborhood parks, city may need to focus its efforts to ensure it better serves its residents natural lands or trails to recreate or enjoy open, green space. For as the city grows. example, residents in population-dense areas, with low household incomes, children/youth, and seniors (65+) are more likely to experience greater challenges with mobility and financial resources. HIGH NEEDS AREAS ARE DETERMINED USING KEY DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS AND AREAS OF POTENTIAL GROWTH

1300E Utah 1300E Utah 1300E Utah Sherwood Pioneer Pioneer Pioneer Library Sherwood Sherwood Park Park Park Park Library Park Park Library Square 500 S Square 500 S Square 500 S

700 W 700 W Youth & 700 W Sunnyside Donner Trail Sunnyside Donner Trail SunnysideAreasDonner Trail of

700 E Jordan Park/ Sunnyside Dr Park Jordan Park/ 700 E Sunnyside Dr Park Jordan Park/ 700 E Sunnyside Dr Park

RedwoodRd Hogle Park RedwoodRd Hogle Park RedwoodRd Hogle Park Peace Gardens Liberty Zoo Peace Gardens Liberty Zoo Peace Gardens Liberty Zoo Park Park Park

West StTemple 1300 S West StTemple 1300 S West StTemple 1300 S Foothill Dr Foothill Dr Foothill Dr

1700E ¨¦§15 Population ¨¦§15 Children1700E ¨¦§15 Potential1700E Glendale Park1700 S 1700 S Glendale Park1700 S 1700 S Glendale Park1700 S 1700 S H Rock H Rock H Rock

State St

State St State St

1300E Utah 1300E Utah 1300E Utah Sherwood Pioneer Sherwood Pioneer Sherwood Pioneer Park Park Library Park Park Library Park Park Library Square 500 S Square 500 S Square 500 S

1 Note: The High Needs Areas Assessment maps only the planning areas where city residents reside. 82 Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment POPULATION DENSITY

High population density areas often lack ready access to parks and the greatest concentration of population density, with additional areas open lands. The darkest areas in the following map indicate the in the Northwest, Capitol Hill, Avenues and West Salt Lake planning densest areas of the city. The Central Community planning area has areas.

Salt Lake Population Density Regional People per Acre (2010 Census Blocks) Athletic Complex Capitol 0.00 0.01 - 9.34 Hill 9.34 - 14.26 14.26 - 114.57 Rosewood Ensign Peak Jordan River Park Beck StOpen Space Westpointe Park

Riverside1200W ¨¦§15 11th Avenue Avenues Park ¨¦§215 Park 600 N 11th Ave Northwest Cottonwood Memory City Park Grove Park Cemetery North Temple St Temple University Square South Temple St of

1300E Utah Sherwood Pioneer Park Park Library Square 500 S

700 W Sunnyside Donner Trail Jordan Park/ 700 E Sunnyside Dr Park West RedwoodRd Hogle Park Salt Lake Peace Gardens Liberty Zoo Park East

West StTemple 1300 S Foothill Dr ¨¦§15 1700E Bench Glendale Park1700 S 1700 S H Rock

State St 2100 S 2100 S 2100E Parley's Way Sugar House Park ¨¦§80 Highland Dr Central Parley's Historic Community Nature Park Sugar House

Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 83 HOUSEHOLD INCOME Residents with lower household incomes often rely on publicly owned Community planning area has the greatest area of low household parks and public lands to help keep recreation and leisure activities median income, followed by the West Salt Lake and the Northwest affordable. The darkest areas in the following map represent planning areas, with additional pockets of concentration around the the areas of the city with lowest household income. The Central University of Utah.

Salt Lake Household Income Regional Percent of Meidan Athletic (2010 Census Block Groups) Complex Capitol Greater than 120% Hill 81% - 120% Northwest 50% - 80% Rosewood Ensign Peak 50% or Less Park Beck StOpen Space Jordan River Westpointe Park

Riverside1200W ¨¦§15 11th Avenue Avenues Park ¨¦§215 Park 600 N 11th Ave Cottonwood Memory City Park Grove Park Cemetery North Temple St Temple University Square South Temple St of

1300E Utah Sherwood Pioneer Park Park Library Square 500 S

700 W Sunnyside Donner Trail Jordan Park/ 700 E Sunnyside Dr Park West RedwoodRd Park Peace Gardens Hogle Salt Lake Liberty Zoo Park East

West StTemple 1300 S Foothill Dr ¨¦§15 1700E Bench Glendale Park1700 S 1700 S H Rock

State St 2100 S 2100 S 2100E Parley's Way Sugar House Park ¨¦§80 Highland Dr Central Parley's Historic Community Nature Park Sugar House

84 Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment CHILDREN & YOUTH (0-17 YEARS) Households with young children often rely on publicly owned and youth (0-17 years) per acre. Children & youth (0-17 years) are parks and public lands to help keep recreation and leisure activities concentrated in the Northwest and West Salt Lake planning areas, with affordable. Additionally, parks are often places children participate in additional pockets found in the Central Community, Sugar House and organized sports and activities. The darkest areas in the following East Bench planning areas. map represent the areas with the greatest number of children

Salt Lake Children & Youth Regional Children & Youth (Ages 0-17) Athletic Per Acre (2010 Census Block Groups) Complex Capitol 0.00 Hill 0.01 - 1.51 Northwest 1.52 - 3.31 Rosewood Ensign Peak 3.31 - 30.42 Park Beck StOpen Space Jordan River Westpointe Park

Riverside1200W ¨¦§15 11th Avenue Avenues Park ¨¦§215 Park 600 N 11th Ave Cottonwood Memory City Park Grove Park Cemetery North Temple St Temple University Square South Temple St of

1300E Utah Sherwood Pioneer Park Park Library Square 500 S

700 W Sunnyside Donner Trail Jordan Park/ 700 E Sunnyside Dr Park West RedwoodRd Park Peace Gardens Hogle Salt Lake Liberty Zoo Park East

West StTemple 1300 S Foothill Dr ¨¦§15 1700E Bench Glendale Park1700 S 1700 S H Rock

State St 2100 S 2100 S 2100E Parley's Way Sugar House Park ¨¦§80 Highland Dr Central Parley's Historic Community Nature Park Sugar House Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 85 SENIORS (65+ YEARS) Seniors also often rely on publicly owned parks and public lands to number of Seniors (65+ years) per acre. Seniors are well-distributed help keep recreation and leisure activities affordable. The darkest areas throughout the community. in the following map represent the areas of the city with greatest

Salt Lake Seniors Regional Seniors (>64) per Acre Athletic (2010 Census Blocks) Complex Capitol 0.00 Hill 0.01 - 0.50 Northwest 0.51 - 1.25 Rosewood Ensign Peak 1.26 - 32.619484 Park Beck StOpen Space Jordan River Westpointe Park

Riverside1200W ¨¦§15 11th Avenue Avenues Park ¨¦§215 Park 600 N 11th Ave Cottonwood Memory City Park Grove Park Cemetery North Temple St Temple University Square South Temple St of

1300E Utah Sherwood Pioneer Park Park Library Square 500 S

700 W Sunnyside Donner Trail Jordan Park/ 700 E Sunnyside Dr Park West RedwoodRd Park Peace Gardens Hogle Salt Lake Liberty Zoo Park East

West StTemple 1300 S Foothill Dr ¨¦§15 1700E Bench Glendale Park1700 S 1700 S H Rock

State St 2100 S 2100 S 2100E Parley's Way Sugar House Park ¨¦§80 Highland Dr Central Parley's Historic Community Nature Park Sugar House

86 Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment Population Projections Accurate population and household data and projections are required Since the City is nearly built out, the majority of growth and to determine park and natural lands needs. Salt Lake City is projected development is slated to occur through infill, redevelopment and to grow from an estimated 2017 population of 196,307 to 223,359 by densification. Areas of potential growth are focused in the Central 2040, a 14% increase, or an additional 27,052 residents. Traditional Community planning area, with isolated portions of the Sugar House, patterns and rates of growth are changing, however, and it is possible Capitol Hill, West and Northwest planning areas also projected to that population may grow much more rapidly than projected, with the receive significant new residential growth. possibility of reaching the 2040 projections within ten years (2027).

2040 Population Estimate:

196,307 + 27,0521 = 223,359

2040 Population Estimate

Kem C. Gardner Adjusted Policy Institute’s 2017 Population Growth Population Estimate 2017-2040

1 Several data sets were utilized to determine future population growth within the city. These include the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget (“GOMB”), Wasatch Front Regional Council (“WFRC”), Traffic Area Zone Data (“TAZ”), impact fee data and building permit data. It is important to note that much of this data is dated information. WFRC is currently revising TAZ data, which will influence the GOMB projections. The city should review this section as new data becomes available to determine revised growth assumptions. Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 87 Areas for Potential Growth New areas of population growth will require additional parks and open Data (“TAZ”) data. For more detailed descriptions of these areas, see lands to help meet the needs of future residents. The areas indicated Appendix 5. As seen below, the Central Community planning area is below are growth areas established in the Salt Lake City Transit Master projected to receive the bulk of new growth, with additional growth Plan. Growth areas were determined by analyzing Traffic Area Zone projected for the Northwest and West Salt Lake planning areas.

Salt Lake Growth Areas Regional Depot District, Central Business Athletic District, East Downtown, & 400 South Granary District, Central Ninth and Complex South State Street Capitol North Temple Hill Redwood Road Northwest Sugar House Rosewood Ensign Peak West Capitol Hill Park Beck StOpen Space West Side Westpointe Park

Riverside1200W ¨¦§15 11th Avenue Park Park ¨¦§215 600 N 11th Ave Avenues Cottonwood Memory City Park Grove Park Cemetery North Temple St Temple University Square South Temple St of

1300E Utah Sherwood Pioneer Park Park Library Square 500 S

700 W Sunnyside Donner Trail Jordan Park/ 700 E Sunnyside Dr Park West RedwoodRd Park Peace Gardens Hogle Salt Lake Liberty Zoo Park East

West StTemple 1300 S Foothill Dr ¨¦§15 1700E Bench Glendale Park1700 S 1700 S H Rock

State St 2100 S 2100 S 2100E Parley's Way Sugar House Park ¨¦§80 Highland Dr Central Parley's Historic Community Nature Park Sugar House

88 Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment High Needs Areas Combining the characteristics of 1) population density, 2) household a access to the Parks & Public Lands system. The Central Community income, 3) youth, 4) seniors, and 5) areas of potential growth results in shows the greatest concentration of High Needs Areas with several a composite map which shows High Needs Areas. The darkest areas smaller areas occurring within the Northwest and West Salt Lake of the map represent the areas of the city with the greater need for planning areas.

Salt Lake High Needs Areas Population Regional Density Athletic Complex Lesser Need Capitol Hill Greater Need Northwest Jordan River Rosewood Ensign Peak Household Park Beck StOpen Space Income Westpointe Park

Riverside1200W ¨¦§15 11th Avenue Avenues Park ¨¦§215 Park 600 N 11th Ave Youth & Cottonwood Memory City Children Park Grove Park Cemetery Ages 0-17 North Temple St Temple University Square South Temple St of

1300E Utah Sherwood Pioneer Park Park Library Square 500 S Seniors

700 W Ages 65+ Sunnyside Donner Trail Jordan Park/ 700 E Sunnyside Dr Park West RedwoodRd Park Peace Gardens Hogle Salt Lake Liberty Zoo Park East

West StTemple 1300 S Foothill Dr ¨¦§15 1700E Bench Areas of Potential Glendale Park1700 S 1700 S Growth H Rock

State St 2100 S 2100 S 2100E Parley's Way Sugar House Park ¨¦§80 Highland Dr Central Parley's Historic High Needs Community Areas Nature Park Sugar House Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 89 4.2 Future LOS for Parks, Natural Lands & Trails5 5

Level of Service (LOS) helps to assess current service. Existing 4 4 LOS can serve as a barometer for determining how parks, natural lands and trails service levels will be affected without Existing LOS for Salt Lake City the addition of additional acreage to offset the significant growth anticipated for the future. According to this scenario, Owned & Managed Parks 3.5 94 acres of new park land will be required to meet future 3 3 needs at the same levels of service as today, which is the 3.1 standard the public currently enjoys and expects. Similar increases could be inferred in the park amenities, natural Existing LOS drops to 3.1 in lands and trails, although these features tend to be acquired 2040, if no additional park 2 2 and developed as opportunities arise. acres are added Chapter 2 indicates where access to parks, trails and natural lands are deficient, and specific gap areas where new facilities might be located. As established in Chapter 1, there is little available land to meet these future needs, and few 1 1 resources earmarked for acquisition and development of existing facilities. Therefore, determining how or even whether to maintain existing levels of service in the future will be one of the most challenging undertakings of the master planning 0 0 process, which is slated to follow this assessment. Parks LOS Parks LOS

PARK ACRES NEEDED TO MAINTAIN EXISTING In 2040, 94 acres of LOS IN 2040

new park land will be Current LOS = 3.5 acres per 1,000 required to meet future needs at the same level Population Growth (2016 - 2040) = 27,052 of service today. Acres Needed = Population Growth / 1,000 x LOS Acres Needed = 27,052 / 1,000 x 3.5 = 94 acres

90 Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 5.0 Summary of Findings

The Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment provides The majority of city residents live within a half mile of a an in-depth review of existing facilities and amenities, as well as an 5 park, natural land or trail. This is in alignment with the city’s indication of existing and future needs and desires for parks and Plan Salt Lake goal to have “accessible parks and recreation natural lands in the city. This information and data not only lays the spaces within a half mile of all residents”. Ensuring the city’s groundwork for the next step toward planning for the city’s parks and parks provide the right amenities in the correct locations is an public lands—preparing the Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Master ongoing challenge. Plan—but also provides key findings upon which daily decisions can be based. With that in mind, the following are some of the key findings While most parks are easily accessible by car, pedestrian that emerged, listed in no particular order: 6 connections to parks and natural lands need to be improved. This includes improving and increasing both bike lanes and trail connections to make parks and natural lands more accessible Salt Lake City parks and natural lands play key roles in by foot or bicycle.. 1 making Salt Lake City a unique and desirable place to live. Salt Lake City residents value and frequently use their parks, The Central Community Master planning area has the least natural lands and trails, and having parks and natural lands 7 access to parks and trails, yet is slated to receive the highest close to home directly relates to how Salt Lake City residents levels of residential growth. It also has no direct access to feel about their quality of life. public natural lands, and is underserved by multipurpose fields, baseball/softball fields and trails. Special efforts should be made There are few vacant sites available to accommodate future to increase access to parks and trails in this area. 2 parks and natural lands in proximity to currently populated areas. As an aging community, the lack of affordable and The Avenues and Capitol Hill planning areas rely heavily on accessible land in areas where new facilities are required is a 8 adjacent natural lands. These planning areas have fewer park clear challenge. acres and amenities than other planning areas and lack flat land more conducive to park development, particularly the Salt Lake City’s parks are well-distributed throughout the development of athletic fields. residential areas of the city. Nearly two-thirds of those parks 3 The majority if the city’s softball and baseball fields are are neighborhood or mini parks and these parks play a key part located in Northwest and West Salt Lake planning areas, in establishing neighborhood identity. 9 both of which are located west of I-15. With the RAC located here, the Northwest planning area far outweighs the other Natural lands and trails play a significant role in meeting planning areas in its number of multi-purpose fields. 4 the recreation needs of the community. The city owns and maintains nearly 1,700 acres of natural lands which are Acres Needed = Population Growth / 1,000 x LOS Salt Lake City has more than 70 miles of off-street trails that supplemented by more than 8,000 acres of state or federally 10 connect residents to the city’s parks and natural lands, yet owned natural lands. there are still parks and natural lands that are difficult to get Acres Needed = 27,052 / 1,000 x 3.5 = 94 acres to on foot or by bike. Implementing the currently proposed off-street trails would significantly improve connectivity between parks, natural lands and other destinations.

Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 91 The Parks & Public Lands system plays a critical role in Education-related facilities, such as an urban farm or 11 community life, supporting numerous community events 20 nature education center, are residents’ top desired special and gatherings and athletic groups. As the city grows and use facilities to be funded. density increases, scheduling special events, maintenance, and avoiding overuse will become more challenging. Although user conflicts (e.g. conflicting trail uses, dog- 21 related conflict, etc.) have not reached critical levels, Parks and natural lands in the Central, Sugar House and conflicts do exist and are likely to escalate as the 12 East Bench planning areas attract more visitors than other population continues to increase. planning areas. Liberty Park is the most frequently visited park and is twice as popular as the second most frequently Residents are supportive of reducing water use on public visited park (Sugar House Park). 22 lands. Reducing areas of high water use turf will require major modifications to irrigation infrastructure and the Residents hold Liberty Park in high esteem. Liberty Park’s installation of tree specific irrigation. Residents may not be 13 trees, diverse activities and events that take place on a regular aware of these initial costs. basis attract a steady stream of visitors.

Salt Lake City residents particularly enjoy parks and The Central Community, Northwest and West Salt Lake 23 planning areas are the city’s High Needs Areas and are 14 natural lands that support "on-foot" uses such as hiking, walking, running and non-programmed activities. projected to receive the bulk of the city’s future growth. The needs of these areas should be carefully considered as Salt Lake City residents are more willing to pay for parks and natural lands is expanded and modified. 15 upgrades and improvements to the city’s parks and natural lands over the development of new facilities. They 94 acres of new park land will be required to meet also support good management of the resources that are 24 future park needs at the same levels of service the public available, including expansion of the existing trail system. currently enjoys and expects today.

East-side residents use parks more than west-side 16 residents even though the west side has high numbers of park acres and adequate amenities. West-side residents are more likely to travel and use east-side parks.

Trails located in local parks and in the foothills are used 17 more often. Trails in these locations are also perceived to be safer than the Jordan River Trail.

Athletics enthusiasts indicate that there is a lack of 18 reservable field space in the city. Heavy, peak season demand makes it difficult to rotate fields, which provides little time for turf to rest and recover from activities.

Many of the existing parks are not equipped with essential 19 event infrastructure, such as water and electricity. This places pressure on parks with better infrastructure, such as Liberty Park, Washington Square and Pioneer Park. A sculpture in the newly redesigned Redwood Meadows Park

92 Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 5.1 Citywide Summary

CITY ACREAGE Salt Lake City is nearly 112 square miles (71,571 acres), 41% of which are located in the seven populated planning areas. The remaining three planning areas—the Northwest Quadrant, Airport and City Creek—encompass the remaining 59% and are predominantly non- residential. The populated planning areas comprise 41% of the City

CITY CREEK

11,356 ac 15.9% CAPITOL HILL AIRPORT 4,692 ac 6.6% 8,128 ac NORTHWEST AVENUES 11.4% NORTHWEST 3,981 ac 3,042 ac QUADRANT 5.6% 4.3%

22,750 ac 31.8% CENTRAL EAST WEST COMMUNITY BENCH SALT LAKE 5,351 ac 4,727 ac 4,182 ac 7.5% 6.6% 5.8% SUGAR HOUSE 3,361 ac 4.7%

Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 93 POPULATION - COMPARISON BY PLANNING AREA PARK AND NATURAL LAND - DISTRIBUTION BY

Population distribution by planning area is as follows: PLANNING AREA

PARK ACRES* NATURAL LAND (NL) ACRES Population by Planning Area Distribution of Parks by Neighborhood

Avenues Central

Sugar House Bench East

Capitol Hill Sugar House Sugar

Central AvenuesLake Salt West

East Bench

Northwest Northwest

Northwest West Salt LakeAvenues Capitol Hill SugarHill HouseCapitol

West Salt Lake East Bench

Central

Capitol Hill Avenues Northwest West Salt Lake Sugar House East Bench Central

*With SL Co./Jointly owned Neighborhood by Lands Natural of Distribution parks included

CITYWIDE FREQUENCY OF USE PARKS BY TYPE The following illustrates how frequently parks are visited by Total acreage by park type is as follows: planning area. Special Event Parks Mini Parks (30 acres) 12% 27% (24 acres)

CITY CREEK

29% Note: When survey CAPITOL HILL respondents were asked to “Please select the region(s) NORTHWEST AVENUES 29% where [they] frequently visit parks“, they were allowed Neighborhood Regional Parks to select as many areas as Parks (207 acres) 39% they wanted. As a result, the (148 acres) percentages in the graph do CENTRAL EAST WEST COMMUNITY BENCH not add up to 100%. SALT LAKE

SUGAR Community Parks HOUSE 13% (280 acres) 56% 51% 94 Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment LEVEL OF SERVICE

CITYWIDE LOS 5.2 Summaries by Planning Area

The following summarize the unique facilities and needs of each planning area. They demonstrate the diversity found throughout the city and should be used to better understand needs and priorities at the neighborhood level. Each summary contains the following information:

EXISTING PARKS & NATURAL LANDS TABLE A table that includes a list of the planning area’s parks and natural 3.5 ACRES lands by type and illustrates total acres and percentages (also by Park land per 1,000 persons type).

PARK AND NATURAL LAND ACRES* Quick snapshot graphics of the percentage of citywide park and natural lands acres located within the planning area. Also includes planning area LOS for both parks and natural lands. 94 ACRES Park land required to maintain LOS in 2040 PLANNING AREA STATISTICS A summary of population, land area and overall frequency of use for the planning area.

LOS BY PLANNING AREA FREQUENCY OF USE A bar graph illustrating the breakdown of most frequently used park Planning Area Park LOS Park LOS Natural or natural land by planning area. with County Lands LOS Facilities WALKABILITY Northwest 7.1 7.6 3.3 A map showing how much of the planning area is a ½-mile walking distance from parks, natural lands and trails when using existing West Salt Lake 4.4 4.4 3.0 roads and trails. Capitol Hill 5.5 5.5 113.0

Central Community 2.8 2.8 0.0 HIGH NEEDS AREAS A composite map which shows High Needs Areas or areas with a Avenues 3.0 3.0 27.0 greater need for access to the Parks & Public Lands system. East Bench 3.2 3.2 2.8 PLANNING AREA SUMMARY + OPPORTUNITIES Sugar House 1.1 4.7 2.8 A summary of key facts and potential opportunities for the area.

Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 95 PLANNING AREA: NORTHWEST EXISTING PARKS & NATURAL LANDS % of Total Northwest Parks Acres System The Northwest planning area is located on the west side of the city between I-15 and I-215. Regional Parks Its southern boundary is North Temple and its northern boundary at the city limits. Salt Lake Regional Athletic Complex 118.3 City International Airport is located just west of I-215. The Jordan River runs through the Subtotal: Regional Parks 118.3 57.1% Community Parks center of this area and links several key parks and recreation areas including the Salt Lake Cottonwood Park 17.9 Regional Athletic Complex (RAC), Rose Park Golf Course, Cottonwood Park and Riverside Park. Jordan River Par 3 16.8 Constitution Park, a Salt Lake County owned facility, is also located in this planning area. Riverside Park 29.7 Rosewood Park 29.1 Subtotal: Community Parks 93.5 33.4% The Northwest planning area is home to over one-third of all city owned park land. Neighborhood Parks This is largely due to the recently completed 118-acre RAC being Madsen Park 1.4 PARKProportion ACRES of Parks in Northwest* located at the northern end of the planning area. Additionally, the Meadows Park 2.3 Westpointe Park 24.1 area contains nearly seven percent of the city owned natural lands, all Subtotal: Neighborhood Parks 27.8 18.7% of which are located along the Jordan River. Capitol Hill Mini Parks

Avenues Fire Station Tennis 1.4

Northwest Jackson Park 1.0 Developed Parks Miami Park 0.8 West Salt Lake Special Use Parks Redwood Meadows Park 1.2 Sugar House RAC Natural Lands Steenblik Park 0.6 Restoration East Bench Area Cemetery Subtotal: Mini Parks 5.0 21.1% Salt Lake Central Regional Public Golf Courses Grand Total Parks 244.6 35.5% Athletic County Parks Complex Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed County/Jointly Owned Parks

Constitution Park 18.0 31.8%* (1 OF 7) PARK LOS* = 7.6 (1 OF 7) Subtotal: Co./Jointly Owned Parks 18.0 13.1% Grand Total with Co./Jointly Owned Parks 262.6 31.8% Riverview Open Space NL** ACRESCentral Foothills

Central Open Space % of Total

Miami Bench East Northwest Natural Lands Acres System Park Rose Park

Golf Course

Rosewood House Sugar Urban Natural Lands Park City Creek

Natural Area Lake Salt West 2200 West Farm 17.1 Kay Northwest Jordan River Parkway Trail Side 29.7

Rees RAC Restoration Area 53.6 Park 11th AvenueAvenues Jordan

Shields Park Riverview Open Space 14.9 River Hill Capitol Westpointe Park Park Par 3 11th Ave Subtotal: Urban Natural Lands 115.4 21.9% Popperton Non-Urban Natural Lands Lindsey Park Gardens Popperton 0.0 0.0% ¨¦§15 Memory Preserve Subtotal: Non-Urban Natural Lands 0.0 0.0% 5th Ave & C City !T 1200 W Trailhead Grove Park Street Pickleball Steenblik Cemetery Grand Total Natural Lands 115.4 6.8% !A

Trail Access Riverside Park Shipp Park Northwest in Lands Natural of Proportion Existing Hiking Only Trail Park Kletting 6.8% (4 OF 7) ¨¦§215 Park (3 OF 7) Existing Mulitipurpose Trail Redwood NL** LOS = 3.3 Meadows Proposed Multipurpose Trail Park South Temple St Existing Hiking/Mountain Biking Trail Jackson Meadows Constitution Park Neighborhood Parks Park Park NORTHWEST STATISTICS: Mini Parks Cottonwood Park Fire Station Regional, Community & Special Use Parks Tennis 2017 POPULATION: 34,545 17.6% OF CITY (2 OF 7) Natural Lands Cemetery North Temple St CITY AREA: 3,981 ACRES 5.6% OF CITY (5 OF 7) Madsen Public Golf Courses Park County Parks PARK/NL**/TRAIL FREQUENCY OF USE: 12% (7 OF 7) 1/2 Mile Walk Distance Along Existing Trails & Streets 0 0.5 Miles North[ Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed *With SL Co./Jointly owned parks included / **NL = Natural Lands 96 Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment

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South Temple St FREQUENCY OF USE Riverside Park is the most visited park in the Northwest planning area. PLANNING AREA SUMMARY: Several of the area’s most used parks and trails—Jordan River Par 3 Disk • The Northwest planning area has largest percentage of Golf, the Jordan River Parkway and Cottonwood Park—emphasize the park acreage (due to the RAC), yet has relatively low park importance of the Jordan River Parkway and its neighboring park lands visitation. to this planning area. • The Jordan River connects most of the Northwest’s parks Riverside Park and natural lands to create a vibrant, recreation network. Jordan River Par 3 Disc Golf Rosewood Park Jordan River Trail OPPORTUNITIES: Parks located within the Northwest’s high needs areas Cottonwood Park should be maintained and upgraded with the surrounding Westpointe Park population in mind (e.g. the addition of age appropriate Constitution Park amenities, such as benches and pathways for the senior SL Regional Athletic Complex community and engaging play elements for youth). Steenblik Park Redwood Meadows Park

WALKABILITY HIGH NEEDS AREAS1 When looking at areas that are Several of the city’s High Needs Areas Lesser ½-mile walking distance from parks Salt Lake occur within the Northwest planning Salt Lake Regional Regional Need and natural lands using existing Athletic area. Fortunately, these high needs Athletic Lesser Need roads and trails, the Northwest Complex areas are well-served by existing parks Complex planning area has two main gaps: and natural lands and appear to be Greater Need 1) Adjacent to I-215 in the 800- easily accessible—within a 1/2-mile Greater Need 900 North vicinity and 2) A mid- walking distance—to residents. community area; east of the Jordan River and just south of the Rose Park The Northwest planning area has Rosewood Rosewood Golf Course. Park a high concentration of children & Park youth (0-17 years) as well as a fairly Westpointe 2 Westpointe New trails, currently in the planning Park high concentration of seniors (65+ Park stages, for the Rose Park Golf years). When park improvements are !T §15 Trailhead ¨¦§15 ¨¦ !T Trailhead !T 1 1200W 1200W Trailhead !A Course will fill a criticalTrail Access need in!A Trail Access made within this planning area,A these ! Trail Access 11th Avenue Existing Hiking Only Trail this area. Existing Hiking Only Trail Riverside two demographic groups—and howExisting Hiking Only Trail Riverside Park Existing Mulitipurpose Trail 215 215 Existing Mulitipurpose¨¦§ Trail Park 600 N Existing Mulitipurpose ¨¦§Trail Park Proposed Multipurpose Trail Proposed Multipurpose Trail park amenities serve them—shouldProposed Multipurpose Trail 11th Ave Existing Hiking/Mountain Biking Trail Existing Hiking/Mountain Biking Trail Existing Hiking/Mountain Biking Trail !T DevelopedTrailhead Parks be carefully considered. Neighborhood Parks Neighborhood Parks !A SpecialTrail Access Use Parks Mini Parks Mini Parks NaturalExisting Lands Hiking Only Trail Constitution 1 Constitution Regional, Community & Special Use Parks The High Needs Area map combines 1) populationRegional, Community & Special Use Parks Park CemeteryExisting Mulitipurpose Trail Park Memory Natural Lands density, 2) household income, 3) youth, 4) seniors,Natural and Lands PublicProposed Golf Multipurpose Courses Trail Grove Park City Cemetery North Temple St Cemetery North Temple St CountyExisting Parks Hiking/Mountain Biking Trail 5) areas of potential growth to create a composite Cemetery Public Golf Courses Public Golf Courses 1/2Developed Mile Walk Parks Distance Along Existing Trails & Streets 0 0.5 Miles map which represents areas for greatest need for County Parks [ County Parks Zoning:Special UseResidential Parks Uses Allowed 0 0.5 Miles access to the Parks & Public Lands system (darkest 1/2 Mile Walk Distance Along Existing Trails & Streets [ 1/2 Mile Walk Distance Along Existing Trails & Streets 0 0.5 Miles South Temple St Natural Lands North [ Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed areas). Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed North Cemetery Public Golf Courses Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 97 County Parks 1/2 Mile Walk Distance Along Existing Trails & Streets 0 0.5 Miles [ Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed !A !A !A !A !T !A !A !A !A !T !A !T

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South Temple St EXISTING PARKS & NATURAL LANDS PLANNING AREA: WEST SALT LAKE % of Total West Salt Lake Parks Acres System The West Salt Lake planning area is located between I-15 and I-215 and just south of the Community Parks Northwest Community. Similar to the Northwest planning area, the Jordan River runs through 1700 South River Park 12.8 the center of this planning area. Two key park groupings are located along the Jordan River. Glendale Park 7.2 Jordan Park/Peace Gardens 37.3 The first grouping—near 900 South—includes Jordan Park, the International Peace Gardens, Sorenson Multi-Cultural Center 6.2 900 South River Park and the Fife Wetland Preserve (also known as the 900 South Oxbow). The Subtotal: Community Parks 63.5 22.7% second grouping is near 1700 South and includes 1700 South River Park, Glendale Park, the Neighborhood Parks Glendale Golf Course and Seven Peaks Water Park (a city owned/privately operated facility). 900 South River Park 6.3 Poplar Grove Park 5.6 Sherwood Park 13.1 The West Salt Lake planning area captures nearly 16% of all the PARK ACRES* Subtotal: Neighborhood Parks 25.1 16.9% city owned park acres and includes Salt Lake City’s only urban pump Proportion of Parks in West Salt Lake Mini Parks Jake Garn Park 0.3 track, located along the 9 Line trail at approximately 500 West and 900 Modesto Park 1.6

South. Capitol Hill Nelli Jack Park 0.1

Developed Parks Avenues Post Street Tot Lot 0.3

Special Use Parks Northwest Weseman Park 0.3 Subtotal: Mini Parks 2.6 10.8% Natural Lands West Salt Lake Cemetery Special Use Parks Sugar House Public Golf Courses 9 Line Pump Track 1.7 East Bench County Parks Seven Peaks Water Park 16.8 Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed Central Subtotal: Special Use Parks 18.5 18.3% Sherwood Grand Total Parks 109.6 15.9% Park

Post Street Tot Lot 13.3%* (4 OF 7) County/Jointly Owned Parks (3 OF 7) Jake Garn PARK LOS* = 4.4 0.0 0.0% Park Central Foothills Open Space Subtotal: Co./Jointly Owned Parks 0.0 0.0%

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9 Line Kay Rees Lake Salt West Redwood Rd Pump Track Park 11th Avenue Urban Natural Lands

Jordan Park/ Shields ParkNorthwest 9 Line 11.9 Park

Peace Gardens 11th Ave Avenues Bend in the River 14.3 Capitol Hill Capitol Popperton §15 Park Cannon Greens Urban Farm 2.3 ¨¦ Lindsey Modesto Park Gardens Popperton Fife Wetland Preserve 7.0 Nelli Preserve Jack Weseman Memory Jordan River Parkway Trail Side 37.3 Park Park CannonGrove Greens Park 5th Ave & C City Urban Farm Street Pickleball !T Trailhead Cemetery Jordan River Parkway Habitat 1.4 Shipp !A Trail Access Sorenson Park Subtotal: Urban Natural Lands 74.2 14.1% Multi-Cultural Kletting Existing Hiking Only Trail Center Park Non-Urban Natural Lands

Existing Mulitipurpose Trail Lake Salt West in Lands 4.4%Natural of (3Proportion OF 7) 0.0 0.0% South Temple St Proposed Multipurpose Trail 1700 South NL** LOS = 3.0 (4 OF 7) Subtotal: Non-Urban Natural Lands 0.0 0.0% Glendale River Park Existing Hiking/Mountain Biking Trail Grand Total Natural Lands 74.2 4.4% Park Seven 1700 S Neighborhood Parks Peaks Mini Parks Glendale WEST SALT LAKE STATISTICS: Regional, Community & Special Use ParksGolf Course Natural Lands 2017 POPULATION: 24,815 12.7% OF CITY (4 OF 7) Cemetery Public Golf Courses 2100 S CITY AREA: 4,182 ACRES 5.8% OF CITY (4 OF 7) County Parks 1/2 Mile Walk Distance Along Existing Trails & Streets 0 0.5 Miles North[ PARK/NL**/TRAIL FREQUENCY OF USE: 13% (6 OF 7) Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed *With SL Co./Jointly owned parks included / **NL = Natural Lands 98 Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment

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South Temple St FREQUENCY OF USE Jordan Park is by far the most popular park in West Salt Lake. Several PLANNING AREA SUMMARY: other sites—such as the 900 South River Park and Jordan River Trail— • Jordan Park is historic park and is well-loved by the are linked to Jordan Park, making this area critical to the West Salt community. Lake planning area community. • Even with the west side’s largest and most visited park Jordan Park/Peace Gardens (Jordan Park) located here, the West Salt Lake planning area has relatively low park visitation. 900 S River Park Glendale Park • Several of the city’s unique amenities are located within this planning area. These include the only urban pump track and Sorenson Multicultural & Unity Center one of only three city skate parks. Jordan River Trail Poplar Grove Park OPPORTUNITIES: 1700 S River Park With improvements and some redesign, the Jordan River and its contiguous park spaces have the opportunity to be Modesto Park transformed into a well-connected, regional asset. Sherwood Park Weseman Park

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Redwood Rd Jordan Park/ Jordan Park/ Peace Gardens concentrations of children & Peace Gardens !T !T Trailhead youth (0-17 years) in the city. !A Trail Access Future planning efforts should 11th Avenue Existing Hiking Only Trail !T Park !T Trailhead focus on park amenities that !T Trailhead Existing Mulitipurpose Trail !A ¨¦§15 ¦¨§15 !A Trail Access !A Trail Access 11th Ave Proposed Multipurpose Trail Existing Hiking Only Trail will serve children & youth. Existing Hiking Only Trail Existing Hiking/Mountain Biking Trail Existing Mulitipurpose Trail Existing Mulitipurpose Trail !T DevelopedTrailhead Parks !A Proposed Multipurpose Trail Proposed Multipurpose Trail !A SpecialTrail Access Use Parks Existing Hiking/Mountain Biking Trail !T Existing Hiking/Mountain Biking Trail NaturalExisting Lands Hiking Only Trail 1700 S 1700 S Neighborhood Parks Neighborhood Parks Memory CemeteryExisting Mulitipurpose Trail Glendale Park 1 Glendale Park Grove Park City Mini Parks The High Needs Area map combines Mini Parks PublicProposed Golf Multipurpose Courses Trail Cemetery Regional, Community & Special Use Parks Regional, Community & Special Use Parks CountyExisting Parks Hiking/Mountain Biking Trail 1) population density, 2) household Natural Lands Natural Lands 1/2Developed Mile Walk Parks Distance Along Existing Trails & Streets 0 0.5 Miles income, 3) youth, 4) seniors, and 5) areas Cemetery [ Cemetery Zoning:Special UseResidential Parks Uses Allowed of potential growth to create a composite South Temple St Natural Lands Public Golf Courses 2100 S map which represents areas for greatest Public Golf Courses 2100 S Cemetery County Parks County Parks 0 0.5 Miles need for access to the Parks & Public Lands 0 0.5 Miles Public Golf Courses 1/2 Mile Walk Distance Along Existing Trails & Streets 1/2 Mile Walk Distance Along Existing Trails & Streets North[ system (darkest areas). North[ County Parks Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed 0 0.5 Miles !T 1/2 Mile Walk Distance Along Existing Trails & Streets [ !T Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 99 Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed !A !A

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South Temple St EXISTING PARKS & NATURAL LANDS PLANNING AREA: CAPITOL HILL % of Total Capitol Hill Parks Acres System The Capitol Hill planning area extends from the west side of City Creek Canyon to I-15 and Community Parks from South/North Temple on the south to the city limits on the north (which are located just Memory Grove Park 11.3 Warm Springs Park 19.6 south of the Chevron Refinery). This planning area includes the State Capitol Building and Subtotal: Community Parks 30.8 11.0% Temple Square in addition to several well-known parks and natural lands, including Memory Neighborhood Parks Grove and the historic landmark, Ensign Peak. City Creek Park 2.1 Ensign Downs Park 6.5 Subtotal: Neighborhood Parks 8.6 5.8% The Capitol Hill and Avenues planning areas are tied for the smallest percentage of park acres Mini Parks in the city. That said, both planning areas more than make up for the Almond Park 0.1 shortfall with natural lands acreage, which together comprise over PARK ACRES* Ensign Peak Nature Park Entry 1.8 Proportion of Parks in Capitol Hill Guadalupe Park 0.8 75% of all of the city owned natural lands. Pugsley Ouray park 0.1 Silver Park 0.2 Capitol Hill Swede Town Park 0.6

Avenues Subtotal: Mini Parks 3.6 15.1% Developed Parks Northwest Grand Total Parks 43.1 6.2% Special Use Parks Natural Lands West Salt Lake Bonneville County/Jointly Owned Parks Shoreline Cemetery Sugar House Preserve 0.0 0.0% Public Golf Courses East Bench Subtotal: Co./Jointly Owned Parks 0.0 0.0% County Parks Central Grand Total with Co./Jointly Owned Parks 43.1 5.2% Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed

% of Total

5.2%* (6 OF 7) Capitol Hill Natural Lands Acres System

PARK LOS* = 5.5 (2 OF 7) Urban Natural Lands Central FoothillsCity Creek Natural Area 52.9 Open Space NL** ACRES Subtotal: Urban Natural Lands 52.9 10.1%

Non-Urban Natural Lands Central City Creek Ensign Peak 116.1

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Town North Foothills Open Space 676.1 Kay House Sugar

Park Ensign Peak Rees Subtotal: Non-Urban Natural Lands 792.2 67.9% Park Lake Salt West 11th Avenue

Beck St Open Space Park Grand Total Natural Lands 845.1 49.9% Shields Northwest

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Ensign Peak Popperton Nature Park Entry Hill LindseyCapitol Park Gardens !T Popperton Trailhead Memory Preserve !A Trail Access Grove Park 5th Ave & C City Ensign Downs Street Pickleball Cemetery Existing¨¦§15 Hiking Only TrailWarm Springs Park Park Shipp Existing Mulitipurpose Trail Kletting Park City Creek Park Proposed Multipurpose Trail Natural Area

Existing Hiking/Mountain Biking Trail Hill Capitol in Lands Natural of (1Proportion OF 7) South Temple St 49.9% Neighborhood Parks600 N NL** LOS = 113.0 (1 OF 7) Mini Parks Silver Guadalupe Pugsley Park Regional, CommunityPark & SpecialOuray Use Parkspark CAPITOL HILL STATISTICS: Natural Lands Memory Almond Cemetery Park Grove Park Public Golf Courses 2017 POPULATION: 7,677 3.9% OF CITY (7 OF 7) County Parks City Creek Park 1/2 Mile Walk Distance Along Existing Trails & Streets 0 0.5 Miles CITY AREA: 4,692 ACRES 6.6% OF CITY (3 OF 7) North[ Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed PARK/NL**/TRAIL FREQUENCY OF USE: 27% (5 OF 7)

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South Temple St FREQUENCY OF USE Memory Grove is the most popular park in the Capitol Hill planning PLANNING AREA SUMMARY: area, followed by City Creek Park and the City Creek/North Foothills. • The Capitol Hill planning area is one of the largest planning Ensign Peak Nature Park and Warm Springs Park are also popular, areas, yet it has the smallest population. both of which have distinct historic value to the city. • Nearly half of city owned natural lands are within the Capitol Hill planning area. Memory Grove Park City Creek Park • One the city’s most loved parks—Memory Grove—is shared City Creek & North Foothills between the Capitol Hill and Avenues planning areas. Ensign Peak & Nature Park Entry • The Capitol Hill planning area is tied with the Avenues planning Ensign Downs Park area for the fewest acres of parks. The Marmalade District Warm Springs Park area of the planning area is a high needs area that also lacks substantial park acres within walking distance. Almond Park Silver Park OPPORTUNITIES: Guadalupe Park Providing better connections to and between natural lands as part of creating a unified natural lands system. Pugsley Ouray Park

WALKABILITY HIGH NEEDS AREAS1 When looking at areas that are A significant High Needs Area ½-mile walking distance lies in the middle of Capitol from parks and natural Hill’s residential area lands using existing (Marmalade District area). roads and trails, the Marmalade District residents Capitol Hill planning area are all within walking has two main gaps: 1) the distance of an existing park. neighborhood just north However, most parks within of the Capitol and 2) the the planning area are mini Ensign Peak Beck St Ensign Peak Beck St Open Space parks (under one acre), offer tot Open Space neighborhood at the north 2 end of Capitol Boulevard. !A lots only, and have no athletic These neighborhoods likely !A fields. With existing density !A !T Trailhead !T !T Trailhead !T Trailhead have limited access!A Trail Access due to the and topography creating major!A Trail Access !A ¨¦§15 ¨¦§15 Trail Access Existing Hiking Only Trail Existing Hiking Only Trail !A challenging terrain and road Existing Hiking Only Trail hurdles in this planning area, the Existing Mulitipurpose Trail Existing Mulitipurpose Trail Lesser Existing Mulitipurpose Trail !A Proposed Multipurpose Trail city should actively keep an eye Proposed Multipurpose Trail Need layout. Proposed Multipurpose Trail Existing Hiking/Mountain Biking Trail 600 N 1 Existing Hiking/Mountain600 Biking N Trail Lesser Need Existing Hiking/Mountain Biking Trail out for acquiring larger parcels as/if !T DevelopedTrailhead Parks Neighborhood Parks Neighborhood Parks !A !A SpecialTrail Access Use Parks Mini Parks Mini Parks redevelopment occurs. NaturalExisting Lands Hiking Only Trail Regional, Community & Special Use Parks !A Regional, Community & Special Use Parks !A Greater Need CemeteryExisting Mulitipurpose Trail !A 1 Natural Lands !A Natural Lands Memory The High Needs Area map combines 1) population Memory Greater PublicProposed Golf Multipurpose Courses Trail Cemetery Cemetery Grove Park density, 2) household income, 3) youth, 4) seniors, and Grove Park Need CountyExisting Parks Hiking/Mountain Biking Trail Public Golf Courses Public Golf Courses 5) areas of potential growth to create a composite map 1/2Developed Mile Walk Parks Distance Along!A Existing Trails & Streets 0 0.5 Miles County Parks County Parks [ Special Use Parks which represents areas for greatest need for access1/2 Mile Walkto Distance Along Existing Trails & Streets 0 0.5 Miles Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed 0 0.5 Miles 1/2 Mile Walk Distance Along Existing Trails & Streets North[ Natural Lands Temple [ the Parks & Public Lands system (darkest areas).Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed Temple Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed Square North Square Cemetery Public Golf Courses Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 101 County Parks 1/2 Mile Walk Distance Along Existing Trails & Streets 0 0.5 Miles [ Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed !A !A !A !A !T !A !A !A !A !T !A !T

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South Temple St PLANNING AREA: AVENUES EXISTING PARKS & NATURAL LANDS % of Total Avenues Parks Acres System The Avenues planning area is bounded by City Creek Canyon on the west, South Temple on the Community Parks south, the University of Utah and City Creek planning area on the east. Although not included 11th Ave Park 14.3 in park estimates in this assessment, the 120-acre City Cemetery is a central feature of this Subtotal: Community Parks 14.3 5.1% Neighborhood Parks planning area. Several other large community and neighborhood parks serve as key gathering Lindsey Gardens 18.7 and recreation spaces—including historic Lindsey Gardens, Popperton Park and the 14.3 acre Popperton Park 7.9 11th Ave Park.Developed Parks Subtotal: Neighborhood Parks 26.7 18.0% Special Use Parks Mini Parks Natural Lands 5th Ave & C Street Pickleball 0.4 As with the CapitolCemetery Hill planning area, the Avenues area includes large amounts of city owned Kay Rees Park 0.7 natural lands,Public approximately Golf Courses 29% total. Kletting Park 0.2 County Parks Shields Park 0.2 Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed Shipp Park 0.1 Subtotal: Mini Parks 1.6 6.7% Grand Total Parks 42.6 6.2%

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Central Foothills 0.0 0.0% Open Space Subtotal: Co./Jointly Owned Parks 0.0 0.0% PARK ACRES* Grand Total with Co./Jointly Owned Parks 42.6 5.2% Proportion of Parks in Avenues City Creek Natural Area % of Total Kay Avenues Natural Lands Acres System Rees Capitol Hill Park 11th Avenue Urban Natural Lands Shields Park Avenues City Creek Natural Area 77.7 Park 11th Ave Northwest Popperton Preserve 30.6

Popperton West Salt Lake Subtotal: Urban Natural Lands 108.3 20.6% Lindsey Park Gardens Non-Urban Natural Lands Popperton Sugar House Memory Preserve Central Foothills Open Space 322.1 Grove Park 5th Ave & C City East Bench Subtotal: Non-Urban Natural Lands 322.1 27.6% Street Pickleball Cemetery Central Grand Total Natural Lands 430.4 25.4% !T Trailhead Shipp Park !A Kletting Trail Access Park Existing Hiking Only Trail 5.2%* (7 OF 7) Existing Mulitipurpose Trail

South Temple St PARK LOS* = 3.0 (6 OF 7) AVENUES STATISTICS: Proposed Multipurpose Trail 2017 POPULATION: 15,917 Existing Hiking/Mountain Biking Trail Developed Parks

Neighborhood Parks Special Use Parks NL** ACRES 8.1% OF CITY

Mini Parks Natural Lands Central (6 OF 7)

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Regional, Community & Special Use Parks Cemetery

Natural Lands Public Golf Courses House Sugar CITY AREA: 3,042 ACRES

Cemetery County Parks Lake Salt West 4.3% OF CITY

Public Golf Courses Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed Northwest (7 OF 7)

County Parks Avenues PARK/NL**/TRAIL

1/2 Mile Walk Distance Along Existing Trails & Streets 0 0.5 Miles Hill Capitol FREQUENCY OF USE: 29% (4 OF 7) North[ Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed

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Open Space City Creek Avenues in Lands Natural of Proportion Natural Area 25.4% (2 OF 7) Kay (2 OF 7) !A Rees NL LOS** = 27.0 !A Park 11th Avenue !A !T Shields Park *With SL Co./Jointly owned parks included Park 11th Ave **NL = Natural Lands 102 Popperton !A Salt Lake City Parks &Lindsey Public LandsPark Needs Assessment !A Gardens !A !A 11th Avenue Popperton Memory Preserve Park !A Grove Park 5th Ave & C City Street Pickleball Cemetery 11th Ave !A Shipp Park !A Kletting !A Park

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South Temple St FREQUENCY OF USE Memory Grove Park is the most popular park in the Avenues, followed PLANNING AREA SUMMARY: by Lindsey Gardens. The Foothills above the Avenues is just behind in • The Avenues planning area has the smallest land area with the popularity, with the rest dominated by local parks and amenities. second smallest portion of the population, yet it ranks in the middle as far as frequency of park and natural lands use. • Memory Grove is the most popular park and serves a critical Memory Grove Park role as it provides a park with walking distance of the planning Lindsey Gardens area’s high needs areas. Foothills above Avenues & U of U 11th Ave Park • When combined with the Capitol Hill planning area, natural City Creek & North Foothills lands within these two areas comprise over 75% of all of the city owned natural lands. Popperton Park Kay Rees Park OPPORTUNITIES: Kletting Park !T Trailhead The Cemetery provides the Avenues with a unique opportunity for !A Trail Access 5th Ave & C St Pickleball Existing Hiking Only Trail passive natural lands. Implementing improvements outlined in Existing Mulitipurpose Trail Shields Park Proposed Multipurpose Trail the City Cemetery Master Plan add significantly to this planning Existing Hiking/Mountain Biking Trail area while also filling the walkability gap. Shipp Park Developed Parks Special Use Parks Natural Lands Lesser Need Cemetery Public Golf Courses County Parks Greater Need 1/2 Mile Walk Distance Along Existing Trails & Streets 0 0.5 Miles [ Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed2 3 WALKABILITY HIGH NEEDS AREAS1 When looking at areas that are The High Needs Areas in the Avenues ½-mile walking distance from planning area are primarily located

parks and natural lands using!A in the lower Avenues, near South !A !A existing roads and trails, the !T Temple. Most of these areas are Avenues planning area has within walking distance of an !A !A !T Trailhead !A AVENUES STATISTICS: !T Trailhead !A 11th Avenue 11th Avenue three main gaps: 1) the existing!A Trail Access park. !A Park !A Trail Access Park Existing Hiking Only Trail neighborhoodExisting Hiking Only Trail south of the 11th Ave !A 11th Ave Existing Mulitipurpose Trail Existing Mulitipurpose Trail !A !A City Cemetery, 2) the west Proposed Multipurpose Trail Proposed Multipurpose Trail !A Existing Hiking/Mountain Biking Trail sideExisting of Hiking/Mountain the Upper Biking Trail Avenues !A !A !T Trailhead !A Neighborhood Parks Neighborhood Parks Memory !A Trail Access Mini Parks Memory and 3) an undeveloped, !A Mini Parks Grove Park City Grove Park City Existing Hiking Only Trail Regional, Community & Special Use Parks Cemetery Regional, Community & Special Use Parks Cemetery residentially-zoned area Existing Mulitipurpose Trail Natural Lands Natural Lands Proposed Multipurpose Trail Cemetery Lesser aboveCemetery Arlington Hills. Need South Temple St Existing Hiking/Mountain Biking Trail Public Golf Courses South Temple St Public Golf Courses !T Lesser Need While the City Cemetery DevelopedTrailhead Parks County Parks County Parks !A SpecialTrail Access Use Parks 1/2 Mile Walk Distance Along Existing Trails & Streets 0 0.5 Miles is not1/2 Mile Walkofficially Distance Along Existing Trailsa &park, Streets it 0 0.5 Miles 1 North[ [ NaturalExisting Lands Hiking Only Trail Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed North often serves recreational CemeteryExisting Mulitipurpose Trail Greater Need PublicProposed Golf Multipurpose Courses Trail Greater purposes and may fill the needs in Gap 1. The CountyExisting Parks Hiking/Mountain Biking Trail Need Upper Avenues neighborhood (Gap 2), is not 1/2Developed Mile Walk Parks Distance Along Existing Trails & Streets 0 0.5 Miles [ Zoning:Special UseResidential Parks Uses Allowed walkable by design (steep topography and few Natural Lands !A !A Cemetery !A !A !A interconnected roads). Although not city owned, this neighborhood 1 The High Needs Area map!T combines 1) population density, 2) household income, 3) youth, 4) !A !T Public Golf Courses does have easy access to the Hilltop Road trailhead of theCounty Parks Bonneville seniors, and 5) areas of potential growth to create a composite map which represents areas for 1/2 Mile Walk Distance Along Existing Trails & Streets 0 !A 0.5 Miles greatest need for access to the Parks & Public!A Lands system (darkest areas). !A [ !A Shoreline Trail. !A Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed !A 11th Avenue !A !A !A 11th Avenue !A Park !A !A Park !A !T Salt Lake11th Ave City Parks & Public!A Lands Needs Assessment 103 11th Ave !A !A !A !A !A !A !A !A !A 11th Avenue !A 11th Avenue !A !A !A !A !A Park !A Park !A !A !A Memory !A !A Memory 11th Ave Grove Park !A City 11th Ave !A !A Grove Park City !T Cemetery Cemetery !A !A

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South Temple St EXISTING PARKS & NATURAL LANDS PLANNING AREA: CENTRAL COMMUNITY % of Total Central Community Parks Acres System The Central Community planning area is the largest of the seven planning areas and has Regional Parks significant residential neighborhoods. This planning area is bound on the north by South Liberty Park 88.8 Subtotal: Regional Parks 88.8 42.9% Temple, the south by 1700/2100 South, the west by I-15 and on the east by 1300 East. It is the Community Parks center or core of Salt Lake City, and includes the downtown district as well as key civic and Herman Franks Park 9.7 community gathering spaces such as Washington Square, Library Square, Pioneer Park and Subtotal: Community Parks 9.7 3.4% Neighborhood Parks Liberty Park. Liberty Park is Salt Lake City’s only non-sports centric regional park. Jefferson Park 3.0 Reservoir Park 6.0 This city-center location has its challenges. For example, it is located away from the city’s Richmond Park 1.6 Subtotal: Neighborhood Parks 10.6 7.2% primary natural amenities—the foothills and Jordan River—and contains Mini Parks no city owned natural lands. This area is slated for the most of the city’s PARKProportion ACRES of Parks in Central* 337 Garden Park 0.3 future growth, yet is the planning area with the least access to parks and 600 East Park 0.1 Artesian Well Park 0.1 trails. Capitol Hill Beatrice Evans Park 0.1

Avenues Beldon Park 0.1 Cotten Park 0.2 Northwest Faultline Gardens Park 0.9 Temple South Temple St Reservoir West Salt Lake Square Park First Encampment Park 0.3 Sugar House Galagher Tot Lot 0.3 Victory Park East Bench Inglewood Park 0.3 600 East Central People's Freeway Park 0.4 Park 1300 E Ron Heaps Park 0.1 Pioneer Washington Library Faultline Square Square Gardens Stanton Park 0.1 Park Stanton Park Park

18.6%* (3 OF 7) Taufer Park 0.6 Beldon Park 337 Garden Park PARK LOS* = 2.8 (7 OF 7) Van Ness Tot Lot 0.1 Richmond Galagher

700 W Taufer Tot Lot Park Park Victory Park 1.0 Artesian NL** ACRES Subtotal: Mini Parks 4.6 19.5%

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Park Ron Heaps Lake Salt West Washington Square 10.0

Jefferson Park Liberty Northwest Subtotal: Special Use Parks 30.1 100.0% !T

Trailhead Park Park Inglewood Special Use Parks Park Avenues !A Trail Access 1300 S Gilgal Gardens 0.9

¨¦§15 Hill Capitol Existing Hiking Only Trail Tracy Aviary 8.7 Existing Mulitipurpose Trail Subtotal: Special Use Parks 9.7 9.6% Proposed Multipurpose Trail Grand Total Parks 153.5 22.3% People's Existing Hiking/Mountain Biking Trail Freeway Park 1700 S Neighborhood Parks First County/Jointly Owned Parks Encampment Mini Parks Park Developed Parks 0.0 0.0%

Cotten Central in Lands Natural of (7Proportion OF 7) Regional, Community & Special Use Parks Park Special Use Parks 0% Subtotal: Co./Jointly Owned Parks 0.0 0.0% Natural Lands NL** LOS = 0.0 (7 OF 7) Natural Lands State St Grand Total with Co./Jointly Owned Parks 153.5 18.6% Cemetery Cemetery Note: The Central Community has no city owned natural lands. Public Golf Courses Public Golf Courses County Parks County Parks CENTRAL COMMUNITY STATISTICS: Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed 1/2 Mile Walk Distance Along Existing Trails & Streets 0 0.5 Miles North[ Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed 2017 POPULATION: 55,312 28.2% OF CITY (1 OF 7)

CITY AREA: 5,351 ACRES 7.5% OF CITY (1 OF 7)

Central Foothills Open SpacePARK/NL**/TRAIL FREQUENCY OF USE: 56% (1 OF 7)

*With SL Co./Jointly owned parks included / **NL = Natural Lands !A City Creek 104!A Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs AssessmentNatural Area !A !T Kay Rees Park 11th Avenue Shields Park !A Park !A 11th Ave !A !A 11th Avenue Popperton Park !A Lindsey Park Gardens Popperton 11th Ave !A Memory Preserve Grove Park 5th Ave & C City !A !A Street Pickleball Cemetery Shipp !A Park !A Kletting !A Park !A Memory Grove Park City !A Cemetery South Temple St

South Temple St FREQUENCY OF USE Although Liberty Park is the predominant destination, three special use PLANNING AREA SUMMARY: parks—Library Square, Pioneer Park and Washington Square Park—are • The Central Community has the highest population of the also located within the Central Community and are among the most planning areas. It is also the largest planning area and has popular sites used by residents. the highest frequency of park use.

Liberty Park • This planning area has no city owned natural lands and no direct access to surrounding natural areas. It also has the Library Square most gaps in walkability to a local park or natural land. Pioneer Park Washington Square • The Central Community contains most of the city’s cultural Herman Franks Park gathering centers and is home to Liberty Park—the city’s Gilgal Gardens most frequently used park. Westminster Park OPPORTUNITIES: Encampment Park Due to the built out nature of this planning area, there is little Reservoir Park opportunity for the construction of new parks. Improvement Artesian Well Park efforts should be focused on fulfilling the needs of the

!A neighborhoods through better utilization of existing parks. Requiring park space as part of large redevelopment projects !A should also be considered. !A !A !A !A

1 WALKABILITY Temple South Temple St HIGH NEEDS AREAS Temple South Temple St Square When looking at areas Square The Central Community has

1300 E that are ½-mile walking 1300 E a significant amount of the distance from parks and city’s High Needs Areas. These Pioneer Pioneer Library Park natural lands Park Square High Needs Areas are spread Library using existing Square roads and trails, the Central throughout the planning

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West Temple St Temple West Central Community has a highly 1300 S deficiencies. As the planning area West St Temple 1300 S Existing Hiking Only Trail¦¨§15 Existing Hiking Only Trail ¦¨§15 walkable street network andExisting easy Mulitipurpose Trail with the highestExisting Mulitipurpose density, Trail a fair Proposed Multipurpose Trail Proposed Multipurpose Trail access to a good public transitExisting Hiking/Mountain Biking Trail amount of childrenExisting Hiking/Mountain & Biking youth Trail (0-17 Neighborhood Parks Neighborhood Parks !T Trailhead 1700 S years) and the greatest potential 1700 S system, it also has the lowestMini Parks Mini Parks !A Trail Access Lesser Regional, Community & Special Use Parks Regional, Community & Special Use Parks LOS (park acres per 1,000) which Existing Hiking Only Trail for future growth and further Need Natural Lands Natural Lands Existing Mulitipurpose Trail Lesser Need

State St creates more frequent and Cemeterylarger densificationCemetery this area currently has State St Proposed Multipurpose Trail Public Golf Courses Public Golf Courses gaps in walkability to parks within Existing Hiking/Mountain Biking Trail and will continue to have a great County Parks County Parks !T DevelopedTrailhead Parks 0 0.5 Miles 0 0.5 Miles Greater Need the planning area. 1/2 Mile Walk Distance Along Existing!A Trails & Streets pressure on 1/2its Mile Walkparks. Distance Along Existing Trails & Streets SpecialTrail Access Use Parks [ [ Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed North Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed North Greater NaturalExisting Lands Hiking Only Trail Need CemeteryExisting Mulitipurpose Trail PublicProposed Golf Multipurpose Courses Trail 1 CountyExisting Parks Hiking/Mountain Biking Trail The High Needs Area map combines 1) population density, 2) household income, 3) youth, 4) 1/2Developed Mile Walk Parks Distance Along Existing Trails & Streets 0 0.5 Milesseniors,[ and 5) areas of potential growth to create a composite map which represents areas for Zoning:Special UseResidential Parks Uses Allowed greatest need for access to the Parks & Public Lands system (darkest areas).

!A Natural Lands !A !A !A Cemetery !A !T !A !T Public Golf Courses Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 105 County Parks !A !A 1/2 Mile Walk Distance Along Existing!A Trails & Streets 0 0.5 Miles !A !A !A !A 11th Avenue [ !A 11th Avenue Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed !A Park !A Park !A !A !A 11th Ave !T !A 11th Ave !A 11th Avenue

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South Temple St PLANNING AREA: EAST BENCH EXISTING PARKS & NATURAL LANDS % of Total The East Bench planning area is bounded by the University of Utah to the north, the foothills East Bench Parks Acres System to the east, 1300 East to the west and 1700 South/Parley’s Way to the south. Two major Community Parks Sunnyside Park 29.1 canyons and their associated creeks—Red Butte and Emigration—are major features of this Subtotal: Community Parks 29.1 10.4% planning area. Neighborhood Parks Donner Trail Park 14.3 Oak Hill Ball Diamond 2.7 The East Bench planning area contains 11.6% of city owned parks, which is only slightly more Rotary Glen Park 24.2 than the Avenues and Capitol Hill planning areas. However, unlike the Avenues and Capitol Wasatch Hollow Park 3.0 Hill planning areas, the city owns significantly less natural lands in the area (only 4.1% of all Subtotal: Neighborhood Parks 44.2 29.8% Mini Parks city owned lands). Even though the city owns less acres within this planning area, the foothill Curtis Park 1.0 trail network clearly serves the area and the city at-large. Additionally, there are several key Davis Park 0.7 urban natural lands within this area, including Wasatch Hollow and Miller Bird Refuge, both Laird Park 1.5 Subtotal: Mini Parks 3.3 13.7% of which provide East Bench residents with close and immediate access to natural lands and Special Use Parks nature. Dee Glen Smith Tennis Center 3.2 Subtotal: Special Use Parks 3.2 3.2% Grand Total Parks 79.8 11.6%

PARKProportion ACRES of Parks in East Bench* County/Jointly Owned Parks 0.0 0.0% Subtotal: Co./Jointly Owned Parks 0.0 0.0% Red Butte Canyon Developed Parks Grand Total with Co./Jointly Owned Parks 79.8 9.7% Capitol Hill University Special Use Parks of Avenues Utah Natural Lands % of Total Cemetery Northwest East Bench Natural Lands Acres System Public Golf Courses West Salt Lake Urban Natural Lands

County Parks Sugar House Miller Bird Refuge 4.9 500 S Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed East Bench Wasatch Hollow Preserve 10.2 Subtotal: Urban Natural Lands 15.1 2.9% Central Non-Urban Natural Lands South Foothills Open Space 53.2 Rotary Sunnyside Glen Subtotal: Non-Urban Natural Lands 53.2 4.6% Park HogleDonner Trail Park Davis Park 9.7%* (5 OF 7)Central Foothills Grand Total Natural Lands 68.4 4.0% Miller Zoo Open Space Bird Park

Refuge PARK LOS* = 3.2 (5 OF 7) Oak Hill Ball EAST BENCH STATISTICS: Diamond City Creek

1700 E Laird Natural Area 2017 POPULATION: 24,677 Park NL** ACRES

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Proposed Multipurpose Trail Hollow Park Lindsey Park Gardens Northwest 6.6% OF CITY Popperton

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County Parks Bench East in Lands 4.0%Natural of (6Proportion OF 7) 1/2 Mile Walk Distance Along Existing Trails & Streets 0 0.5 Miles North[ NL** LOS = 2.8 (6 OF 7) Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed *With SL Co./Jointly owned parks included **NL = Natural Lands 106 Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment

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South Temple St FREQUENCY OF USE The foothills (above the Avenues/UofU) and Sunnyside Park are the PLANNING AREA SUMMARY: most used park and natural lands in the East Bench planning area, • The East Bench has the second largest planning area, yet it is each providing a different appeal. The top remaining used parks the 5th lowest in population. and natural lands provide a range of experiences, from access to the Foothills to small local parks. • While the percentage of park lands and LOS for the East Bench planning area is one of the lowest , parks in the area are fairly Foothills above Avenues & U of U well used. Sunnyside Park • With Red Butte and Emigration creeks intersecting the area Donner Trail Park and the foothills, Natural Lands (urban and non-urban) play a Wasatch Hollow Park significant role in the East Bench planning area. Parley's Way Park Wasatch Hollow Open Space OPPORTUNITIES: There are significant areas within the East Bench planning area Emigration Canyon & South Foothills where residents do not have easy access to parks or natural lands. This is the Place Heritage Park The city should consider looking for opportunities for new parks Miller Bird Refuge & Nature Park in these areas or enhancing connectivity through on or off-street Laird Park trails and finding ways to overcome significant barriers, such as Rotary Glen Park Foothill Boulevard.

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!T Creek and 1700 South and (2) Sunnyside seniors (65+ years) population, Sunnyside Hogle Park Hogle Donner Trail Park Zoo Donner Trail one large walkability gap on in Zoo Park which should be considered Park the Foothill Drive area. Both gap as parks and public lands areas are devoid of any nearby improvements are planned and !T !T Trailhead!T Trailhead Trailhead 11th Avenue !A !A Foothill Dr !A Trail Access Foothill Dr

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South Temple St EXISTING PARKS & NATURAL LANDS PLANNING AREA: SUGAR HOUSE % of Total The Sugar House planning area lies just south of the Central Community and East Bench Sugar House Parks Acres System Community Parks planning areas. It is dissected by I-80 and its southern border jogs through the neighborhoods Fairmont Park 28.5 south of the freeway. Westminster College and Sugar House Park are central features within Subtotal: Community Parks 28.5 10.2% the planning area. The well-known Parleys Historic Nature Park—a city owned natural area—is Neighborhood Parks Parleys Way Park 3.4 located just out of the city’s eastern boundary. Stratford Park 2.0 Subtotal: Neighborhood Parks 5.4 3.6% The main park in the area is Sugar House Park, which is jointly owned by the city and Salt Mini Parks Lake County and is currently manged by the Sugar House Park Authority. This 110-acre park Elizabeth Sherman Park 1.8 Imperial Park 0.9 provides a key service for the neighborhood, the city and the region. Without this park the Westminster Park 0.4 planning area would have the smallest percentage of parks in Salt Lake City. Parleys Historic Subtotal: Mini Parks 3.1 13.0% Nature Park, located just outside the city boundary, is also an important regional draw. Grand Total Parks 36.9 5.4%

County/Jointly Owned Parks Sugar House Park 109.5 Tanner Park 9.7 Subtotal: Co./Jointly Owned Parks 119.2 86.9% Developed Parks Grand Total with Co./Jointly Owned Parks 156.1 18.9%* Special Use Parks PARK ACRES* 1700 S Natural Lands Proportion of Parks in Sugar House Westminster % of Total Park Cemetery Sugar House Natural Lands Acres System Public Golf Courses !T Trailhead Urban Natural Lands County Parks Capitol Hill !A Trail Access 2100 E Blaine Preserve 0.7 Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed 2100 S Parley's Way Avenues Existing Hiking Only Trail Hidden Hollow & the Draw 4.7 Sugar House Northwest FairmontExisting Mulitipurpose Trail Park Parleys Historic Nature Park* 85.6 Park Proposed Multipurpose Trail West Salt Lake Garfield School 1.3 ¨¦§80 Elizabeth Sugar House ExistingForest Hiking/Mountain Dale Sherman Biking Trail Parleys Subtotal: Urban Natural Lands 92.3 17.5% Golf Course Park Country Neighborhood Parks Club Way Central FoothillsEast Bench Non-Urban Natural Lands Highland Dr Park Open Space Mini Parks Stratford Central 0.0 0.0% Park Nibley Park Regional, Community & Special Use Parks Tanner Subtotal: Non-Urban Natural Lands 0.0 0.0% Golf Course Park Parley's Historic Natural Lands Nature ParkCity Creek Grand Total Natural Lands 92.3 5.5% Imperial Natural Area Cemetery Park *Located just outside of city boundary

Kay 18.9%* (2 OF 7) Public Golf Courses Rees Park 11th AvenuePARK LOS* = 4.7 (4 OF 7) County Parks Shields Park SUGAR HOUSE STATISTICS: Park 1/2 Mile Walk Distance Along Existing Trails & Streets 0 0.5 Miles 11th Ave North[ 2017 POPULATION: 33,212 Zoning: Residential Uses Allowed NL**Popperton ACRES

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South Temple St FREQUENCY OF USE Sugar House Park is a large, regional park with diverse uses and spaces PLANNING AREA SUMMARY: that attract local, citywide, and regional users. Fairmont is a key park • Although it is jointly owned with Salt Lake County and managed for families and others, while the Tanner Park/Parleys Historic Nature by Sugar House Park Authority, Sugar House is the second most Park area attracts hikers, cyclists, and dog walkers. frequently visited park by city residents and plays a key role in this planning area and the region. Sugar House Park • The Sugar House planning area is in need of more parks. Fairmont Park Residents within the area are fairly supportive of paying for new Tanner Park parks (see Chapter 3, Community Values & Desires). Wasatch Hollow Park Emigration Canyon & South Foothills OPPORTUNITIES: Parley's Way Park • Investigate the opportunity to incorporate general public Imperial Park access—through the addition of simple amenities such as perimeter pathways—into the existing golf courses to help Stratford Park bridge walkability gaps. Westminster Park Elizabeth Sherman Park • Look for new park opportunities between I-80 and Parleys Way.

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South Temple St 6.0 Moving toward a Master Plan

The Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment provides • Maintaining and managing existing resources in a manner that an in-depth review of existing facilities and amenities, as well as an is more aligned with public needs (There is currently a significant indication of existing and future needs and desires for parks and open backlog of projects and more funding is needed to adequately lands in the city. It lays the groundwork for preparing the Salt Lake maintain the city's existing parks and natural lands.) City Parks & Public Lands Master Plan, which is the next step toward planning for the city’s parks and public lands. • Adjusting park, natural land and recreation resources to meet the changing needs and desires of the community As Salt Lake City continues to grow and change, the master plan should indicate how the future parks, natural lands and trails will also • Identifying underutilized park assets and adding desired facilities grow and change to meet future needs and desires. It should be based • Enhancing connectivity to and between parks to encourage active on a clear vision grounded by clear goals and policies that match the transportation requirements of the future city with the expectations of the public. • Transforming park landscapes to be more water-wise to preserve OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES critical resources The challenges are great, but so are the opportunities. Some of the opportunities and challenges identified as part of this Needs • Finding ways to be more efficient in the way the Division manages Assessment are: and take care of parks, natural lands and trails • Accommodating future growth in an aging community that lacks • Identifying innovative ways to close the gap for walkability affordable and accessible land in areas where new facilities are needed most

Entryway into Salt Lake City's "Crown Jewel," Liberty Park Photo Credit: SLCTV Media

110 Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Needs Assessment 6.1 Key Questions and Considerations

As a new master plan is developed, it is critical that a clear vision is • Is Salt Lake City willing to accept lower levels of service as established upon which decisions are based. Recent model plans population continues to grow? If not, is the existing LOS developed by other cities focus on achieving sustainability and equity, adequate as a future target for parks and public lands? and identify new ways to understand and think about parks, natural lands, trails and recreation. They address parks and natural lands as • How do you balance the general desire for passive parks and critical infrastructure for maintaining and improving quality of life. uses with the perceived need for additional sports fields and active park uses by advocate groups? Similar thought processes and paradigms are encouraged as the new Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Master Plan is developed. This will • How do you improve access to parks and natural lands in help ensure that park-poor neighborhoods receive the attention they underserved areas such as the Central Community? deserve, and that new types of parks and natural lands are provided for meeting the needs and desires of city residents. • How do we maintain the health of our urban forest with There is a real opportunity to go beyond focusing on the numbers, growing water costs and antiquated irrigation systems? and to address parks and natural lands as essential elements for better air quality, climate change mitigation, energy efficiency, and • Are there new types of parks and public spaces that will serve environmental justice. Parks can help improve the health of the city. existing and future park and recreation needs?

The new master plan is an opportunity to truly distinguish Salt Lake • Is development community providing adequate parks and City as a community that understands the importance of parks and public lands as part of their city-building efforts? natural lands. In addition to describing the physical needs required, it can also show how park and natural lands assets can be leveraged to • What is the vision of the future parks and public lands system? increase economic and social benefits. • Is funding sufficient to meet the vision, needs and expectations KEY QUESTIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS of the public? Based on the results of this study, the following are some questions and considerations to address as master planning efforts move forward: The new master plan is an • 94 acres of additional park land is required to maintain the existing level of service. Where should additional parks be opportunity to truly distinguish located, what size should they be, what form should they take, and what type of role should each new park play? Salt Lake City as a community

• How do you balance the desire for improved maintenance for that understands the importance existing parks, natural lands and trails with the need to provide additional park land? of parks and natural lands.

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