TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Doug Hewett, ICMA-CM - City Manager
Telly C. Whitfield, Ph.D. - Assistant City Manager
FROM: Michael Gibson - Parks, Recreation, and Maintenance Director
Taurus L. Freeman, MPA, Planning & Zoning Division Manager
DATE: January 11, 2020
RE:
Title
Adoption of the Center City Parks & Trails Master Plan
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
2 - Shakeyla Ingram
5 - Johnny Dawkins
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal 4 - Desirable Place to Live, Work, and Recreate
* Objective A: To enhance recreation, leisure, and cultural opportunities for all to thrive that reflects diversity.
* Objective B: To provide for a clean and beautiful community with increase green spaces.
* Objective C: To improve mobility and connectivity investing in traffic flows strategies, sidewalks, trails, and bike lanes.
Executive Summary:
The Center City Parks & Trails Plan was developed in partnership between the Parks, Recreation and Maintenance Division, Development Services, and the Linear Park Committee. The plan was developed by Urban Design Associates (UDA), with Stewart Engineering, and encompasses previous planning with future development. The study centers on the downtown area, extending north to Langdon Street, west to Glenville Ave, east to Dunn Road, and south to Campbell Terrace Road
Background:
The City of Fayetteville has a number of greenways that have been developed over the years. The Linear Park Committee, spearheaded by Mr. Harry Shaw, worked with the City for more than two decades developing a series of park spaces and trails along the banks of Cross Creek between Festival Park and the Cross Creek Cemetery. The current trail extends to the Riverside Dog Park and will eventually connect to the Cape Fear River and Cape Fear Botanical Gardens. The Fayetteville Downtown Urban Design Master Plan, adopted in 2019, recommends enhancements to Cross Creek Linear Park as well as the extension ...
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