City of Coral Gables Parks & Recreation. Park Inventory Analysis

City of Coral Gables

Parks & Recreation

Presentation Overview:

• Park Definitions & Inventory

– Community Facilities

– Regional/District Facilities – Neighborhood Parks

– Urban Open Spaces

• Service Radius Standards

• Service Area Coverage Mapping

• Different Levels of intensity for Park Inventory

Park Definitions:

• Community Facilities: Community Facilities

are an area that provides a

diverse range of

recreational and leisure activities or provides

very specific active recreation facilities for all

individuals and families

. Facilities and activities

may include, but are not limited to

athletic fields,

swimming pools, gymnasiums, performing and

community centers

. These facilities are

designed to meet the recreation needs of the

entire community

.

Park Definitions:

• District / Regional Parks: An area selected for

its natural and ornamental quality and its

suitability for

regionally-based recreational

activities

. Its size is based on its capacity to

accommodate a variety of activities, preserve its

natural character, and provide adequate

buffering between activity areas

. Recreational

activities could include, but not be limited to,

swimming, picnicking, camping, boating, fishing,

and a variety of trail uses.

Community and Regional

Facilities

• War Memorial Youth Center • Biltmore Golf Course

• Granada Golf Course

• William H. Kerdyk Biltmore Tennis Center • Salvadore Park and Tennis Center

• Phillips Park

• Coral Gables Country Club • Adult Activity Center

Park Definitions:

• Neighborhood Parks: Neighborhood Parks are

designated areas that are “

walk-to” facilities

where residents may walk or bicycle to the park

within a given neighborhood

. Area for diverse

recreational activities which may include, but are

not limited to,

field games, court games, sports

fields, playground apparatus area, picnic area,

landscaping and gardens or senior citizen areas

.

The Neighborhood Park is the place where

neighbors and their families go to meet.

Neighborhood Parks

Rotary Centennial Park Gordon Park Marlin Park

Country Club Prado Granada Plaza Majorca Park

Alhambra Water Tower Pittman Park

Young Park Robert Fewell Park Lamar Louise

Merrick Park Pierce Park Curry Park

San Sebastian Park Nat Winokur Park

Fred B. Hartnett Park Jaycee Park Toledo Park

Ruth Bryan Owen Park William Cepero Park

Maggiore Park Lisbon Park

Blue Road Open Space Cooper Park

Carlos S. Kakouris Park Granada Park

Orduna Triangle Sunrise Harbor Park

Ingraham Park Loretta Sheehy Park

Pinewood Cemetery James T. Barker Park

Coral Bay Park Betsy Adams and Garden Club Park

Park Definitions:

• Urban Open Spaces: Urban Open Spaces are those areas designated in the City which are less than .25 acre and typically contain landscaped areas but have very

limited or no facilities or other improvements. The

recreational use of these sites is limited by their location and / or size. These sites serve to preserve the

aesthetic quality of an area or to intersperse congested urban environments with aesthetically pleasing buffer areas. Some open space areas may serve as linear, vest pocket or traffic circle parks, while other areas are parkways, boulevard medians, plazas, malls, courthouse squares and promenades.

Notable Urban Open Spaces

• Lola B. Walker Pioneer Park • Nellie B. Moore Park

• Mall Street Median • Cartagena Plaza • DeSoto Fountain

Present Facilities Inventory:

• Summary of Inventory:

• The City of Coral Gables encompasses approximately 8,000 acres, with half of the land dedicated for residential purposes. However, recreation and open space are important to the City, with over 2,500 acres (30%) reserved for these purposes.

• Totals by Category:

– City Facilities 291.59 acres

– Miami-Dade Facilities 2,099.25 acres

– Miami-Dade Public/Private Schools 73.5 acres

– Private/Other Facilities 412.7 acres

– Water ways 40.0 miles

– Bike/Jogging Trail ways 40.0 miles

Service Radius Standards

• Service Radius Standards are being used for

proper distribution of all park lands and facilities.

• These standards were created in conjunction

with the Land Use and Comprehensive Plan that

is currently being revised and updated.

• Newly created Strategic Plans adjusts these

standards to include accessibility. Walks for

Service Radius Standards

Park Type Acreage / Mileage Service Radius

Community Facilities/Parks 3 – 100 acres 5 Miles (15 minute drive)

Neighborhood Parks .25 – 3 0.5 Miles (10 minute walk)

Urban Open Spaces 0 – .25 0.25 Miles (5 minute walk)

District / Regional Parks > 100 10 Miles (30 minute drive)

Beach/Waterway Access N/A 6.67 Miles (20 minute drive)

Trial Ways At least 100’ in length 0.5 Miles (10 minute walk)

Private Park/Recreation Facilities

Varies 3.3 Miles (10 minute drive)

Levels of Intensity

• Park Inventory has different levels of use

throughout the City.

• Within regular use patterns, Regional and

Community Facilities have the highest

intensity usage.

• Neighborhood Parks have moderate to

high intensity usage.

Community and Regional

Facilities

• War Memorial Youth Center • Biltmore Golf Course

• Granada Golf Course

• William H. Kerdyk Biltmore Tennis Center • Salvadore Park and Tennis Center

• Phillips Park

• Coral Gables Country Club • Matheson Hammock Park • Fairchild Tropical Gardens • R. Hardy Matheson Preserve • Chapman Field Park

Neighborhood Parks

Rotary Centennial Park Gordon Park Marlin Park

Country Club Prado Granada Plaza Majorca Park

Alhambra Water Tower Pittman Park Lamar Louise

Young Park Robert Fewell Park Curry Park

Merrick Park Pierce Park

San Sebastian Park Nat Winokur Park Toledo Park

Fred B. Hartnett Park Jaycee Park

Ruth Bryan Owen Park William Cepero Park

Maggiore Park Lisbon Park

Blue Road Open Space Cooper Park

Carlos S. Kakouris Park Granada Park

Orduna Triangle Sunrise Harbor Park

Ingraham Park Loretta Sheehy Park

Pinewood Cemetery James T. Barker Park

Coral Bay Park Betsy Adams and Garden Club Park

Notable Urban Open Spaces

• Lola B. Walker Pioneer Park • Nellie B. Moore Park

• Mall Street Median • Cartagena Plaza • DeSoto Fountain

Identified Needs

• Needs have been identified from different methods of public input including Community Meetings, Advisory Boards, program Evaluations, Resident and Participant Commentaries and previous Master Planning. Additional needs will be identified through new Master Plan

process.

• Identified needs center around more green spaces for parks use. Current strategic plan initiative for

accessibility points to the need for additional parks. • In addition to more park land, certain facility amenities

Identified Needs

• A downtown park space is an identified need. The park space should function as neighborhood park type space with points of interest such as playgrounds, covered

areas, and space for events.

• Additional identified need is additional playgrounds. Residents request center around bigger playground

spaces and parks that can house the ancillary effects of larger playgrounds such as bathrooms and parking.

• Additional athletic field space has been requested. The city currently has one facility with space to accommodate official playing fields.

Identified Needs

• Parkland Acquisition funding from the Capital

Improvement Budget needs to continue

annually.