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Washington Park Running Trail improvements plan finalized
Washington Park Running Trail improvements plan finalized

Tuesday, January 10, 2012 DENVER --- After extensive community input, Denver Parks and Recreation (DPR) announces the finalized trail improvement plan for the north side of Washington Park. The final plan addresses several factors including safety issues, maintenance concerns and overall park stewardship. DPR is presenting the final plan to the Washington Park neighbors tonight at 6:00 pm at Steele Elementary just a few blocks away from the park.

“It is our hope that presenting this final design will show that the public process created an outcome that included feedback from the community in addition to balancing the other design elements important to the project”, said Lauri Dannemiller, Manager.

The three major areas of consideration public safety, maintenance concerns and park stewardship are addressed in the final plan. The public safety concerns are addressed with improved lighting, and re-routing the path to help address ice build-up, tripping hazards and conflicts with the fire station. The new trail alignment will also support DPR maintenance efforts lessening the impact from broken sprinkler heads, soil compaction on tree roots and turf and overall trail maintenance. In addition, the new improved trail will maintain tranquil, quiet spaces for park users, passive use of the lily pond and create a more attractive park edge while at the same time greatly improving the overall park experience for runners and walkers.

The new plan will be implemented in May, 2012 with the support from Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado. This phase of the trail will cost approximately $160,000.00 provided through a private donation. An extensive public process accompanied this project starting in June, 2011, including several public meetings, over 100 comments from park users, and on-site stakeholders meetings.

FINAL TRAIL PLAN: Attached

Denver Parks + Recreation (DPR) facilities are unrivaled in the Rocky Mountain West. The DPR system spans over a 138-year history from the first park created in 1868 to nearly 15,000 acres of urban parks and mountain parkland today. It embraces nearly 3,000 acres of “traditional” parks and parkways, 2,500 urban natural acres and close to 8,000 acres of urban forest within the city alone.

Posted on January 09, 2012 (Archive on May 31, 2012)
Posted by Harren  Contributed by Harren
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