Design Strategies
In Public Workshop #1, participants identified critical issues, needs and concerns.
In Public Workshop #2, participants identified strategies to address the critical issues, needs and concerns. The strategies proposed are organized by issue.
- Create the sense of community, ownership and pride through community built projects
- Create family, kid and community friendly improvements
- Develop a theme or branding for the greenway that embraces the labor history of the historic eastside, cultural diversity and veteran contributions to the community
- Create the feeling of a shady oasis
- Create a Pueblo historic eastside fountain creek greenway logo
- Develop a community weed control and maintenance program.
- Provide access for all to the recreation center for education and recreation opportunities
- Create a messaging campaign that lets people know that the historic eastside is a safe, secure and welcoming community
- Wherever possible strive to replace or modernize blighted buildings
- Keep the Greenway wild and natural
- Promote safety in each and every element proposed for the master plan
Activities
- Develop outdoor education programs centered at the community recreation center. This could be partnered with the local schools
- Engage kids with educational programs in the classroom and kids teaching kids
- Affordable programmed leagues
- Gardening
- Frisbee
- Jogging
- Environmental programs for all age groups
- Bicycling
- Community service opportunities
- Community, neighborhood, church and service organization gatherings
- Pedestrian and bicycle connectivity between neighborhoods, recreational amenities and community destinations
Facilities
- Trails
- Paved plazas
- Great lawn for large events and athletic use
- Plaza Verde Amphitheater
- Community Recreation Center including:
- Pool
- Water slide
- Playground
- Sauna
- Running track
- Multi-Purpose rooms
- Cardio room
- Computer center
- Senior center
- Game tables
- Wheel park
- Regional focal point between 4th and 8th Streets at the existing community center
- Courts and lawn areas for spontaneous athletic use
- Interpretive signs and museum
- Historic
- Environmental
- Landmarks
- Branch Library
- Urban Greenway Corridor along Fountain Creek
- Areas for programmed league play
- Soccer
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Softball
- Regional playground
- Tennis courts
- Horseshoe pits
- Fitness stations
- Mesh picnic tables
- Gazebos
- Shelters / pavilion
- Benches
- Outdoor theater
- Spray park
- Fountain
- Garbage cans
- Pet poop bags
Trust
- Engage local citizens. Bring them into the process and the projects. This includes all age groups
- Follow through by city government and city staff
- Teach through example
Funding
- Strategically plan implementation to match flow of capital and maintenance funding
- Create an adopt a “trail, park, block, etc.” program
- Look for local and regional partnerships. Building on those that currently exist
Other Ideas
- Enforce building codes
- Some potential partners include CDOT, county extension service through 4-H clubs and the YMCA
- Decrease the number of rental properties on the historic eastside
- Improve the environment on the historic eastside