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Wheat Ridge staff present draft Parks & Recreation “Pathway”; residents prioritized trails, aquatics and accessibility
Summary
Wheat Ridge staff and consultant Berry Dunn presented a draft 10‑year Parks & Recreation Pathway on July 7 that highlights trails, aquatics, accessibility and reinvestment in aging facilities after broad community outreach.
Wheat Ridge staff and consultant Berry Dunn presented a draft Parks & Recreation Pathway on July 7 that summarizes a year of analysis and community outreach and outlines strategic priorities and capital recommendations for the next decade.
Karen O’Donnell, staff lead for the project, introduced the draft and emphasized that it is an early, high‑level version intended to solicit council feedback before a final document is returned for adoption. JR Clanton, project manager for Berry Dunn, outlined the process, which combined extensive public engagement, a statistically valid household survey (414 completed responses), more than 1,000 comment cards gathered at events, and technical facility and operations assessments done with partners Populous, RVI and ETC Institute. Clanton said the team also used aggregated mobility data (Placer AI) to quantify park visitation and dwell time.
Key findings included strong…
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