Community Input Data & Feedback: Parks & Open Space
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C & O pen Space % Amen 2 P itie s 36% What I Like About My Neighborhood 1 Im prov & M emen P You aint ts 1. EXISTING PARKS & OPEN SPACE & th Activietni a P Pro nce “The Bronx River as a natural resource and the recreational areas that run O Acc gramm es New ess ing along the river” — Community Survey & “The nearby cultural institutions (NYBG & Bronx Zoo) are of great value to Sec Op Pa urit en Srpks me” — Community Survey y ace 2. AMENITIES “Basketball court, football fields” — Community Survey Crotona Park Tennis Center — Bronx Summer Fest 3. IMPROVEMENTS & MAINTENANCE Like improvements in the parks, basketball courts, etc. — Fiesta de San Juan “When they come with new landmarks and cleaning surroundings with flowers, trees, grass around new buildings” — Community Survey
Where do these comments come from? 43% What I Think Needs Improvement Survey Small Tabling Group 1. IMPROVEMENTS & MAINTENANCE Drainage is an issue in the park — Community Board 3 38% 57% 5% Fix basketball court surface in Clinton Playground — Clinton East Community Day What do Community Survey responses say? “The park is dirty and dangerous” — Community Survey How often do you go to a park near you? 2. YOUTH ACTIVITIES & PROGRAMMING Parks need more programs for kids — Fiesta de San Juan DAILY OR ALMOST DAILY 7% Top 2 parks visited: A FEW TIMES A WEEK More activities and games in the parks, particularly for seniors and small 15% #1 CROTONA PARK AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK 11% children — Casa Boricua Senior Center AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH 12% #2 STARLIGHT PARK EVERY COUPLE MONTHS 28% 3. AMENITIES ONCE A YEAR 7% NEVER 20% Better use of open spaces for community events, more benches and grills — CB2 Back to School Event This area has green spaces, parks, and playgrounds. More sprinklers/water features in the park — Fiesta de San Juan STRONGLY AGREE 17% AGREE 37% NEUTRAL 23% DISAGREE 15% 20% My Big Idea About My Neighborhood STRONGLY DISAGREE 9% This area has places to exercise. 1. NEW PARKS & OPEN SPACE Connect Startlight Park to Concrete Plant Park with new park space STRONGLY AGREE 11% AGREE 34% — FLHFHS Open House NEUTRAL 27% DISAGREE 18% More parks along 165th and Westchester — Fiesta de San Juan STRONGLY DISAGREE 10% 2. YOUTH ACTIVITIES & PROGRAMMING What is your biggest reason for not going to Seasonal activities for kids like Bryant Park: ice skating, skate park parks more often? (Top 4 responses) — Community Board 3 Activities in parks for small kids: swings, playground equipment I DON’T FEEL SAFE I FEEL UNSAFE — CB2 Back to School Event IN THE PARKS GETTING THERE 3. AMENITIES THERE ISN’T ANYTHING IT’S TOO FAR FROM Park needs a [running] track (Crotona Park), exercise playground I WANT TO DO THERE WHERE I LIVE — Casita Maria BLITZ “Make sports fields, more placed to ride skateboards” — Community Survey What do you wish you could have in your neighborhood park that you don’t have now? (Top 4 responses)
PROGRAMMING AND LIGHTING ACTIVITIES
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PICNIC AND BBQ AREAS