Four open houses are scheduled for May 14, 15, 16 and 17
The city of Cleveland's Bureau of Cultural Arts, part of the Division of Recreation, provides active recreational opportunities and cultural experiences in art and performance art for all ages and interested groups at the Cudell Recreation Center.
The city of Cleveland is in the second phase of planning the future of parks and recreation in the city of Cleveland. The city, through the Mayor's Office of Capital Projects (MOCAP), is seeking resident reaction to preliminary recommendations for the long-range plan drafted as part of phase one.
A series of open houses are scheduled for May 14, 15, 16, and 17, on both the west and east sides of town. The open houses are being organized by OLIN, the Philadelphia-based landscape architecture and planning firm guiding the planning process.
"Last summer, over 1,500 Clevelanders told us what they would like parks and recreation in the city to look like in the future," said Lucinda Sanders, design partner and CEO of OLIN, in a news release provided by the city.
Led by MOCAP, the 15-year master plan will create a roadmap aimed at ensuring just and fair capital investment in parks and recreation, provides equitable connections to quality parks and recreation activities while meeting the needs of city residents, community groups, and other stakeholders.
During the upcoming open houses, residents will be able to view the draft recommendations and provide feedback. "We want to give Clevelanders the opportunity to see what we learned last summer, to review the major components of the long-range plan and to provide their reactions to help us further refine the plan," Sanders said.
The open houses will be held at the following locations:
- Michael Zone Neighborhood Resource & Recreation Center, 6301 Lorain Ave, on Tuesday, May 14
- Collinwood Neighborhood Resource & Recreation Center, 16300 Lakeshore Blvd, on Wednesday,May 15
- Estabrook Neighborhood Resource & Recreation Center, 4125 Fulton Rd, on Thursday, May 16
- Lonnie Burten Neighborhood Resource & Recreation Center, 2511 East 46 St, on Friday, May 17
All open houses will be held from 5:30 to 7:30p. Light meals will be served.
The three-phase planning process is expected to be completed this year. The goal of the second phase is to deliver a long-range plan that will reconcile existing conditions with the community needs assessment conducted last summer. The third phase entails a strategic plan outlining the best methods to finance and implement the long-range plan.
The City of Cleveland currently operates 179 unique parks and recreation sites, including 155 city parks, 23 recreation centers, and one golf course that total nearly 1,760 acres. These sites include 111 baseball fields, 108 playgrounds, 88 basketball courts, 70 tennis courts, 40 indoor or outdoor swimming pools, and hundreds of other public amenities and programs.
To learn more about the project visit www.cleparksrecplan.com.
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