Master Planning for Parks and Recreation Resources
- essential task for a community to develop sustainable public recreation and park services
- allows a community to systematically collect, analyze, and process technical information to facilitate decision-making
- provides an inclusive framework for orderly and consistent planning, acquisition, development, and administration of a community's park and recreation programs, resources, and facilities (Kelsey and Gray, 1996).
- Developing and maintaining a master plan is a requirement to apply for Division of Outdoor Recreation grants from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (IDNR).
In 2003, while the InRRDP Project Director, Dr. Nathan A.
Schaumleffel, was serving as the Project Manager of the Illinois Rural
Recreation Development Project (IRRDP), the Village of St. Joseph,
Illinois partnered with his Leisure Studies 240 class from the
University of Illinois to develop a
Master Plan for Parks and Recreation (
).
- This community prepared an OSLAD grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to develop a 40-acre outdoor sport field complex and park.
- funded for an approximate total of $500,000
- funded the development of a new park to provide needed sport fields for youth sports
- St. Joseph is an "IRRDP Success Story" for effectively working toward the IRRDP Mission of developing sustainable public park and recreation services.
For information on developing a master plan:
Kelsey, C. W., & DeFillippo III, S. (2007). Master plan process for parks and recreation (3rd ed.). Reston, VA: The American Association for Leisure and Recreation an association of The American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. Buy a copy of this book online.
Other resources for developing master plans for Indiana communities:
Indiana Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), Division of Outdoor Recreation, Planning Information
Americans with Disabilities Act Guide for Small Towns
- useful for addressing accessibility issues as required by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Section 504 Assurance Form for master plan (
)
U.S. Census Bureau-American Fact Finder
- latest neighborhood, community, county, state, and national statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau, such as household income, median income, number of people per household, ages of people in your community, race, and gender
Indiana Rural Health Association
- statistics related to rural health in the State of Indiana, your county, and possibly your community
- access aerial-view images of land around the country
- completely free images
- aerial photographs can be helpful in community planning and site design for new parks and recreation facilities
Clay City Harrison Township Master Plan (
)
Park Doctor: How to Revitalize your Park by Tom Melind
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