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Survey shows high park use in Herriman; residents prioritize maintenance, trail connectivity and shade
Summary
A consultant presented results from a parks/trails/open‑space survey of 609 residents (≈12% response). Residents rated quality of life ~77, prioritized maintenance and upgrades to existing parks, asked for more connected trail mileage and shade/restrooms, and showed interest in amenities like pickleball and an amphitheater.
Speaker 12 introduced a parks and open‑space master‑plan update and turned the presentation to Speaker 7, a consultant from Y‑two analytics, who summarized the summer survey results.
Speaker 7 said 609 residents responded (the survey was in the field about three weeks, ≈12% response rate after weighting). The city’s average quality‑of‑life rating held near 77 (2019: 78), with longer‑term residents slightly less satisfied. Park visitation rose: more than half of respondents reported visiting parks a few times per month or more. Respondents prioritized maintaining and upgrading existing amenities over adding new facilities, and repeatedly cited trail connectivity, shade and restrooms as top needs. When asked to allocate a hypothetical $100 to park investments, walking and biking trails and playgrounds ranked highest on average.
Survey results also labeled preferred trail types: a plurality wanted more asphalt trail miles while many supported natural‑surface trails; roughly 70% of respondents signaled interest in increasing asphalt trail miles. Special‑use facilities drew mixed interest: climbing parks, disc golf and additional dog parks were mentioned, while about a third of respondents supported an all‑abilities park or adaptive trails. Awareness of the Herriman Arts Council was low; fewer than half said a community arts center would improve arts opportunities.
Council members asked about methodology and weighting; Speaker 7 said responses were weighted by age, gender and homeownership to better reflect city demographics, and noted the highest weight applied to homeownership due to lower renter response. Staff said the full master‑plan draft will return to council in a future meeting for review of priorities and funding implications.
