Pleasanton Parks and Recreation Master Plan

2-3 Pleasanton Parks and Recreation Master Plan Section Two – Recreation Facility Needs Assessment 2014 developed portion of a Natural Area/Greenbelt. Natural Area/Greenbelt is a new category of park facility that was previously included under Neighborhood Park or Community Park. Linear Park Green streets and trails are linear parks that typically serve as an aesthetically‐pleasing transportation corridor. Linear parks often provide safe pedestrian routes as well as recreation opportunities. Desired assets include improved paths, bicycle trails, lighting and landscaping. Optional assets may include benches, play area, viewpoint, public gathering space and flat grassy area for informal activity. Special Use Facilities Special Use Facilities generally possess a unique character or function focused on a single type of activity. An equestrian facility, golf course, BMX course, museum, vista points, or community buildings (without an associated park) might be considered Special Use Facilities. These parks may serve a second or third use such as trails, but the primary use is prioritized with regard to design, maintenance and funding decisions. Special Use Facilities aren’t usually included in the service area analysis for Neighborhood Parks. 2.3 Existing City Recreation Facilities Unique and diverse recreational opportunities are available throughout Pleasanton in City facilities. One can find natural open spaces, trails, community buildings, streams, sports courts and fields, horseshoe pits, swimming pools, passive areas, playgrounds, a trail staging area, a skate park, and much more. As a City that has grown steadily over the past few decades, newer areas of Pleasanton have benefited from planning efforts that reflect relatively current thinking about neighborhood identity and local neighborhood parks. This has led to an effective system of diverse parks, strongly associated with adjacent residential areas and important to overall community identity. This is one of the many strengths of the community, although some Neighborhood Park gaps remain in a few areas. Additional Neighborhood Parks are planned as part of future residential areas. Another strength of the park system is the Natural Area/Greenbelt Parks and Trails that take advantage of Open Space and Natural Areas of the community. More than 618 acres of public parkland and nature parks are found in the sixty‐six (66) City recreation sites, not including joint‐use school facilities. It is worthwhile noting items of special interest:  Fourteen (14) parks have trails or trail connections to open space areas  Sports and Recreation Community Park is the most used park in the City as reported by the highest number of households (27%) polled in a community‐wide telephone survey  The vast majority (98%) of residents are very satisfied or somewhat satisfied with maintenance of existing recreation facilities and programs in Pleasanton  The City hosts major community events at Delucchi/Lions‐Wayside Parks  Trails in Augustin Bernal Park connect Pleasanton park users to the vast East Bay Regional Park District property known as the Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park Exhibit 2.3‐1 is a map showing the location of each existing Neighborhood or Downtown Park and Exhibit 2.3‐2 illustrates the locations of all other Park types. Exhibit 2.3‐3 is a matrix that describes size and features of existing public parks and recreation facilities within the City of Pleasanton.