Arlington Public Spaces System Overview Department of Parks and Recreation. Study Committee Meeting #6

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1 Arlington Public Spaces System Overview Department of Parks and Recreation Study Committee Meeting #6

2 Presentation Outline Public Spaces System Overview Strategic Planning Inventory of Our Assets Who & How Uses DPR Facilities Opportunities For The Future 2

3 Public Spaces System Overview PARKS & NATURAL RESOURCES FACILITIES ARTS, CULTURAL & HISTORIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SPACES SYSTEM OUTDOOR ACTIVE FACILITIES & SPORTS URBAN PUBLIC SPACES & STREETSCAPES INDOOR FACILITIES 3

4 Parkland in Arlington County By The Numbers County-owned parkland: 918 acres Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority (NVRPA)-owned: 145 acres Federally-owned: 1,150 acres Includes: Arlington Cemetery George Washington Memorial Pkwy Iwo Jima Memorial Theodore Roosevelt Island Public Access Easements: 30 acres Northern Virginia Conservation Trust (NVCT) Easements: (16 acres) County NVRPA NVCT PARKLAND WITHIN ARLINGTON COUNTY 2,259 ACRES TOTAL Easements Federal 1,150 acres 918 acres 40.6% Countyowned 145 acres 30 acres 16 acres 4

5 County-owned Parkland TOTAL COUNTY-OWNED PARKLAND = 918 ACRES/ 142 PARKS 7 parks = 25 + acres 21 parks = acres 15 parks = 5-10 acres 62 parks = < 2 acres 37 parks = 2-5 acres Natural Resource Conservation Areas: 130 acres (14 % of Total County-owned Parkland) Resource Protection Areas: 245 acres (27 % of Total County-owned Parkland) 5

6 Successful Public Spaces System Requires Strategic Planning A c r e s LAND ACQUISITION IN ACRES ( ) EXAMPLES : FY Total: acres 10.6 acres: Fort Bennett Park 4.8 acres: Fort C.F. Smith 0.9 acres: Douglas Park 0.1 acres Clarendon Triangle 0.06 acres Butler Holmes Park 0.4 acres Chestnut Hills Park FY Total: acres acres: Long Bridge Park 0.22 acres: Bluemont Junction Park 0.17 acres: Benjamin Banneker Park FY Total: acres 0.08 acres: Drew Park acres: Long Bridge Park 0.14 acres: Bon Air Park 1.00 acres: Henry Wright Park 0.6 acres: Mosaic Park 0.25 acres: Maury Park 0.12 acres: Mosaic Park 6

7 Meeting Future Needs Through Strategic Acquisition Land Acquisition criteria and sites are identified in the PSMP Douglas Park FY acres (1602 S. Quincy Street) FY acres (1700 S. Quincy Street) 7

8 Public Spaces Identified In Sector Plans Example: Crystal City Sector Plan Crystal City Sector Plan 8

9 Projects Underway CIP Projects: Lubber Run Community Center Virginia Highlands Park Dawson Terrace Community Center & Park Stratford Park Thomas Jefferson Park Three new synthetic field locations Master Plans: Mosaic Park Long Bridge Park Bon Air Park Four Mile Run Park Jennie Dean Park Jennie Dean Park and Area Map 9

10 Arlington County Assets PARK & NATURAL RESOURCES FACILITIES OUTDOOR ACTIVE FACILITIES & SPORTS INDOOR RECREATION FACILITIES URBAN PUBLIC SPACES & STREETSCAPES ART, CULTURAL & HISTORIC RESOURCES 10

11 PARK & NATURAL RESOURCES FACILITIES NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION AREAS COMMUNITY GARDENS PICNIC SHELTERS TREES 10 sites 7 sites 30 Street Trees (19,000 trees-estimate) County-wide Tree Canopy Coverage: 40% 130 acres 225 individual plots 16 Rentable 14 Non-rentable 11

12 PARK & NATURAL RESOURCES FACILITIES PLAYGROUNDS SPRAYGROUNDS DOG PARKS RESTROOMS AMPHITHEATERS sites (Parks) Restroom structures 3 (Public access easements) 50 (APS) 12

13 OUTDOOR ACTIVE FACILITIES & SPORTS Fields DIAMOND FIELDS RECTANGULAR FIELDS COMBINATION FIELDS 32 Fields Use For: Baseball Softball Kickball Drop-in play 26 (Parks) 1 synthetic 6 (APS) 44 Fields Used For: Football (tackle & flag) Soccer Lacrosse Field Hockey Rugby Ultimate Frisbee Kickball Drop-in play 28 (Parks) 9 synthetic 16 (APS) 4 synthetic 19 All Diamond & Rectangular Sports Depending on Season/Time of the Year 7 (Parks) 12 (APS) 13

14 OUTDOOR ACTIVE FACILITIES & SPORTS Standard Field Sizes & Amenities Soccer 80,500 SF 1.85 acres Football 63,984 SF 1.46 acres Lacrosse (w) 76,000 SF 1.74 acres Lacrosse (m) 81,400 SF 1.86 acres Ultimate Frisbee (regulation) 50,400 SF 1.16 acres Baseball (NCAA regulation) Approximately: 109,000 SF 2.5 acres When renovated, fields are brought up to current standards Other amenities have to be included, such as parking, restrooms, etc. Notes: Dimensions include standard run-off space outside of playing field dimension. These are interim design standards and are to be updated per working DPR park design standards. 14

15 OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVE FACILITIES & SPORTS OTHER FACILITIES SKATEBOARD PARKS COURTS Practice Tennis Courts (1/2 courts) Bocce Courts Handball Courts Pétanque Courts Pickelball Courts Available for drop-in skate during open hours & special skate events Basketball Tennis (full size) Volleyball (Parks) 67 (Parks) 10 (Parks) 42 (APS) 20 (APS) 0 (APS) 15

16 INDOOR FACILITIES COMMUNITY CENTERS SENIOR CENTERS AQUATIC CENTERS NATURE CENTERS Centers & Indoor Bubble 5 Joint Use 7 DPR Stand Alone 3 Smaller Facilities Gunston Bubble 5 Within community centers 1 within senior residential living facility (Culpepper Gardens) 3 Indoor (APS) 1 Outdoor (NVRPA) 2 (Countyowned) 1 (NVRPA) 16

17 This image cannot currently be displayed. This image cannot currently be displayed. This image cannot currently be displayed. This image cannot currently be displayed. URBAN PUBLIC SPACES & STREETSCAPES County (C) & Non-County (NC) Owned Urban Public Spaces Examples: Penrose Square (C) Clarendon-Barton Interim Open Space (NC) Gateway Park (NC) Arlington Mill Plaza (C) Pike Park (NC) Welburn Square (NC) Pentagon Row (NC) Penrose Square (C) Clarendon-Barton Interim Open Space (NC) Welburn Square (NC) Gateway Park (NC) 17

18 This image cannot currently be displayed. This image cannot currently be displayed. This image cannot currently be displayed. This image cannot currently be displayed. HISTORIC RESOURCES Historic resources located within parks or used as community centers: Examples: Fort C.F. Smith Fort Ethan Allen Dawson Bailey House (Dawson Terrace Community Center) Carlin Community Hall Reeves House Maury School Boundary Stones Fort Scott Park Dawson Terrace Community Center Benjamin Banneker Park: Boundary Stone Maury School 18

19 Who & How Uses DPR Facilities? Sports Classes Camps Early Childhood Elementary Youth Teens Seniors Therapeutic Recreation Special Events 19

20 DPR & APS Partnership Shared Use Facility Priority use to APS and associated parties; typical use by DPR/community on some evenings, weekends, and summers DPR schedules classes and sports leagues in APS gyms, fields, and classrooms Summer camps operated in 25 DPR managed locations and 18 APS managed locations DPR schedules nearly 10,000 hours of activities in APS indoor locations Hours in APS Facilities FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 Hours 7, , , , APS uses 21 County Fields, 30 Courts, and Playgrounds for sports teams, recess, physical activity classes, and scholastic teams Joint Use Facilities Used by APS and DPR /community year-round; governed by a Memorandum of Agreement. (5 facilities) DPR Coordinates Facility Schedules for Sports and Recreation Space ( both County & APS) 20

21 Sports and Recreation Facility Usage Facility reservations have increased 11% from FY 2013 to FY 2014 DPR Schedules fields to total capacity and beyond recommended field use standards County frequently turns down field requests due to space constraints DPR changes a field s purpose through combination fields (e.g.; soccer in the fall and baseball in the spring) Community Center hours continually increase as the demands from indoor programs and services grow Scheduled Hours FY11 FY12* FY13* FY14 % Increase (FY 11-14) Combination 10,383 11,771 12,262 15,200 46% Rectangular 20,303 17,785 16,966 20,717 2% Diamond 21,243 19,678 19,509 26,759 26% Community Spaces Hours 85,883 95, , ,452 78% * Numbers fluctuate due to closing of facilities for capital projects and maintenance/ renovations 21

22 Sports & Recreation Facility Demand DPR administers 22 seasonal youth & adult sport programs (often full or on waitlists due to space capacity) DPR had over 25,000 total registrations in Enjoy Arlington class programs in FY 2014 & nearly 4,000 seniors are registered in OSAP classes Camps operated in 25 DPR locations and 18 APS locations last year (~12,000 camp participations) APS uses 21 fields and 30 County Courts for recess and/or physical education and space for 70 high school and 16 middle school scholastic sports teams Bishop O'Connell uses County fields and courts for 10 sports teams 22

23 Sports & Recreation Facility Demand 18 County affiliate groups provide services to Arlington youth and adults Two universities (GW & Marymount) use DPR through Memorandums of Agreement Major special events External Sport Leagues (e.g., 7 Social Sport Leagues) Private organizations, colleges, and community members reserve fields, picnic shelters, multi-purpose rooms, gymnasiums, plazas, and courts 23

24 Constant Demand & Growth: Examples Classes experienced a 34% increase and youth sports a 33% growth from FY 2011 FY Demand outpaces availability of space & time. DPR limits programming, implements undesirable start/finish times for youth programs, and reduces community drop-in Affiliate programs and other external groups also limit their program offerings/size DPR denies many individuals and organizations from reserving recreational space 24

25 Key Points Population increase has direct impact on park facility use and puts pressure on preserving open space County does not have enough indoor & outdoor park and recreation facilities to meet current or future needs Diverse community runs across of full spectrum of ages & needs Maximizing capacity through partnerships, building up, lighting, synthetic turf, etc., to meet demand Land acquisition needs to be strategic 25

26 Opportunities For The Future The PSMP Update will include land acquisition strategies & key parcels to be acquired Continue current partnerships with universities, non-profits, athletic groups, and promote additional ones Explore opportunities for temporary public spaces (BID s & Other partners) Develop strategies to increase public access easements on private properties Remain mindful of the changing needs of the community and find creative and sustainable ways to meet the growing demand (shared facilities; multi-purpose centers; rooftop parks, etc.) 26

27 THANK YOU!!! 27