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CHAPTER 11 <br />E. Strategy Areas <br />Strategies are the methods, resources, processes, and systems the City <br />will deploy to achieve our community's vision and goals for parks, <br />recreation, and open space in Eugene. Strategies were developed in <br />the nine categories described below: <br />^ Recreation Programs: Offer recreation programs and services <br />that respond to residents' needs, strengthen families and the <br />community, and encourage healthy lifestyles. The City will offer <br />programs in the following areas: seniors, youth and family, <br />outdoor/environmental programs, adaptive recreation, <br />athletics, aquatics, Hult Center/Cuthbert, and volunteer <br />programs. <br />^ Parks: Provide neighborhood, community, metropolitan and <br />linear parks and urban plazas to support the community's <br />recreation needs, to serve all areas in the community, to <br />balance active and passive uses, and to protect the City's <br />natural resources. <br />• Community Facilities: Provide community facilities that support <br />a wide variety of activities, create community gathering places, <br />enhance community pride, and reflect community diversity. <br />^ Natural Areas: Provide natural area parks that protect and <br />enhance significant natural resources and provide opportunities <br />for environmental education and outdoor recreation. <br />^ Access and Connectivity: Ensure connectivity of parks, <br />recreation, and open space facilities by providing trails bike <br />paths, linkages and transit connectors, and by minimizing <br />barriers for people with and without disabilities. <br />^ Renovation/Restoration: Upgrade and revitalize existing parks, <br />open space and recreation facilities to protect existing <br />investments, restore natural areas, enhance user safety and <br />accessibility, expand recreation opportunities, and maximize <br />efficiency for maintenance and operations. <br />• Maintenance: Maintain parks, recreation facilities, and natural <br />areas in an efficient and economical manner to protect them <br />as a long-term investment and to support recreation activities, <br />emphasizing public safety and best management practices. <br />^ Resource Development: Identify new and existing sources of <br />funding, cultivate opportunities for business and community <br />partnerships, increase volunteer and community involvement, <br />and utilize all resources efficiently to maximize the benefit <br />provided to the community. <br />-__ <br />~~ <br />y~ , <br />i'~ <br />Strategy Areas <br />• Recreation <br />Programs <br />• Parks <br />• Community <br />Facilities <br />• Natural Areas <br />• Access and <br />Connectivity <br />^ Renovation/ <br />Restoration <br />• Maintenance <br />• Resource <br />Development <br />• Management <br />City of Eugene PROS Comprehensive Plan 15 <br />Draft <br />