Garden City Parks & Recreation Master Plan Survey

Why have you been asked to take a survey about parks and recreation in Garden City?

Garden City is currently updating its Parks and Recreation Master Plan, with assistance by its consultant, McKenna. This plan helps guide parks and recreation prioritization and will span a five-year period – 2019 to 2023. The Parks and Recreation Master Plan is also used as a basis for applying to obtain grants and other funding for parks and recreation projects.

We respectfully request Garden City residents’ input about your experiences and opinions regarding the programs, services, and facilities that Garden City offers. Your participation is crucial to helping Garden City make the best choices in Parks and Recreation. If you have any questions or additional comments, please contact Sarah Traxler, AICP, NCI (McKenna) at straxler@mcka.com.

The following anonymous survey will take roughly 10 minutes to complete; the survey will be closed on October 24, 2018. Thank you for your participation!

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* 1. Are you familiar with the facilities and programs offered by Garden City?

Yes

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* 2. As a resident, what facilities do you most frequently visit? (please select all that apply)

Manor Park

Helen Park

Arcola Park

Florence Park

Kiwanis Park

Rotary Park

Moeller Fields

Civic Ice Arena

Maplewood Community Center

City Park

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Which one of the following three statements comes closest to the way you feel about parks and programs in your community?

Members of my household use parks and recreation programs on a regular basis and I believe that these services are important to quality of life.

Although members of my household do not use parks and recreation programs frequently I believe that these services are important to quality of life.

Parks and recreation programs are not important to quality of life.

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* 4. In general, what kind of recreation/ leisure activities do you and your family members participate in (please select all that apply)?

Exercise/ Fitness/ Casual Sports

Organized Team Sports

Cultural Events

Classes/ Enrichment Programs

Children's Play

Nature Study/ Gardening

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* 5. In general, what kind of recreation/ leisure activities do you and your family members participate in (please select all that apply)?

Exercise/ Fitness/ Casual Sports

Organized Team Sports

Cultural Events

Classes/ Enrichment Programs

Children's Play

Nature Study/ Gardening

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* 6. Please rate the following aspects of public parks, recreation facilities, and spaces in Garden City:

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor	N/A
Overall existing outdoor facilities	Overall existing outdoor facilities Excellent	Overall existing outdoor facilities Good	Overall existing outdoor facilities Fair	Overall existing outdoor facilities Poor	Overall existing outdoor facilities N/A
Overall indoor facilities	Overall indoor facilities Excellent	Overall indoor facilities Good	Overall indoor facilities Fair	Overall indoor facilities Poor	Overall indoor facilities N/A
Variety of parks and recreation facilities	Variety of parks and recreation facilities Excellent	Variety of parks and recreation facilities Good	Variety of parks and recreation facilities Fair	Variety of parks and recreation facilities Poor	Variety of parks and recreation facilities N/A
Maintenance of parks and recreation facilities	Maintenance of parks and recreation facilities Excellent	Maintenance of parks and recreation facilities Good	Maintenance of parks and recreation facilities Fair	Maintenance of parks and recreation facilities Poor	Maintenance of parks and recreation facilities N/A
Availability of public spaces where people want to spend time and feel safe	Availability of public spaces where people want to spend time and feel safe Excellent	Availability of public spaces where people want to spend time and feel safe Good	Availability of public spaces where people want to spend time and feel safe Fair	Availability of public spaces where people want to spend time and feel safe Poor	Availability of public spaces where people want to spend time and feel safe N/A
Availability of walking paths (including sidewalks)	Availability of walking paths (including sidewalks) Excellent	Availability of walking paths (including sidewalks) Good	Availability of walking paths (including sidewalks) Fair	Availability of walking paths (including sidewalks) Poor	Availability of walking paths (including sidewalks) N/A
Availability of bike facilities and paths	Availability of bike facilities and paths Excellent	Availability of bike facilities and paths Good	Availability of bike facilities and paths Fair	Availability of bike facilities and paths Poor	Availability of bike facilities and paths N/A

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* 7. If you do not frequent City parks, recreation facilities, and/or programs, please select the reasons that prevent you or members of your household from doing so (select all that apply):

I use private facilities and programs

Facilities are not well maintained

Program or facility not offered

Facilities do not have the right equipment

Security is insufficient

Quality of programs is poor

Too far from residence

Fees are too high

Participate in programs provided by other communities or organizations

Poor customer service by staff

I do not know the location of parks and facilities

Availability of Parking

Registration for programs is too difficult

Program times are not convenient

Facilities are too hard to reach, poor access

None/ no opinion

Other (please specify)