2010/05/26 Council Agenda Packet

Linear Parks/Greenways Example - Grand Avenue Park, Cascade View Park Description: Linear parks and greenways are built connections or natural corridors that link parks together. Typically, the linear park is developed for one or more modes of recreational travel such as walking, jogging, biking, and in-line skating, hiking, and horseback riding. Linear Parks may include active play areas. The Strategic Plan identifies a goal of establishing 1 acre for every 1,000 of population. Typical Linear and Greenway users: ® Visit from throughout the City of Everett. ® Commuters or recreational users. w • Children looking for alternative routes to schools ® Visits or more transitional through the space. Site Selection: ® Site size depends on geographical area, but should be sufficient to accommodate the development of a trail, reduce impacts on critical areas, neighbors and benefit from the site's unique features or amenities. ® Access to the site should be provided via a residential street, collector or arterial street. Provide: ® Unique experience unifying neighborhoods • Benches every 300 feet ® Directional and informational signage ® Trail Head Identification signage • Walking distance markers Consider: ® Tot and youth playground equipment ® Looped pathway system Picnic shelters Avoid: Interpretive signage or facilities Natural area or green space Off-street parking for trailhead. Areas with limited access by transit Locations next to railroad tracks Areas with low visibility or poor access 31 I