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M <br />-- lighting on .this site, should be directed to developing new <br />fields at existing park sites or a future site. Lights for night <br />play at those fields would be needed to fully replace the playing <br />capacity that Kincaid Field had. <br />10. Overflow parking--west of the Hilyard Center, needed in the. <br />summer when the pool is operating. The rough mow turf and access <br />points makes for parking convenient to pool users and athletes <br />using the fields. Without that parking, the areas designed for <br />use by Hilyard Center patrons parking are taken over. The field <br />area was only graded once, at the time of creek channelizing, <br />seeded to a course fescue grass, and rough mowed. Close mowing <br />in recent years has allowed athletic play on part of the area. <br />Given the nature of the soil, any compaction is released during <br />the shrink-swell cycle--within one year. <br />11. Jogging Trail Turnaround--A loop is to be, constructed at the <br />south end of the adidas Jogging Traii so that-one mile can be run <br />on the half. mile of trail proposed for immediate illumination. <br />At a pointn,time,when a second bridge would allow the east. half <br />of ..the trail to be moved to the east side of the creek to a <br />lighted bicycle/pedestrian corridor, the loop could be removed. <br />The 1500 meter loop turnaround, shown in the June draft with an <br />associated curbside path along the parkway, has .been deleted, due <br />to lack of support from the running community. A separate <br />start/finish point will allow 1000 meter runs during trail <br />illuminated hours. <br />12. Amazon Creek Riparian Zone Enhancements--The creek may be <br />widened at various locations as conceptually shown on the plan; <br />final plans, ,. would probably vary from what is shown. This will be <br />done .under the objectives of expanding biological diversity, and <br />creating b.ofiltration capacity for improving the water quality <br />in the creek.. Some opening of storm lines as .they outfall,into <br />the~ereek"could be a part of this enhancement.. <br />13'. Bridges over the Amazon Creek--will accommodate relocating <br />the east half of the jogging trail to the east side of the creek. <br />The benefits of this are: 1. to remove an impact to the natural <br />relationship between Amazon Creek and the ash. forest; 2. combine <br />.the jogging path into a corridor that will eventually be lighted <br />as part of the bicycle transportation system; and 3. allow an <br />.uninterrupted expansion of the main ash forest south and east <br />across the creek. <br />14. Benches and trees along the bike path and jogging trail-- <br />to provide opportunities for resting. Some proposed trees shown <br />in the June draft have been removed to further accommodate kite <br />flying. <br />15. Path connection to the Hilyard Center--for improved.. <br />accessibility between the center and .the. bike path.: <br />6 <br />