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City planners outline Crossroads and Newport draft policies to guide parks, trails and neighborhood identity
Summary
A city senior planner updated the Parks Board on draft neighborhood-area policies for Crossroads and Newport: prioritize neighborhood-scale parks in underserved areas, improve trail and pedestrian connectivity, and preserve natural areas; planners will take the draft to Planning Commission next month.
Don Dooling, a senior planner on the city’s Long Range Planning team, presented draft policies from the Great Neighborhoods program for the Crossroads and Newport neighborhood area plans and asked the Parks and Community Services Board for feedback.
Dooling said the program localizes citywide comprehensive-plan policies and targets areas where residents lack nearby park access. For Crossroads, draft policies prioritize neighborhood-scale parks in western Crossroads, improved wayfinding that reflects the area’s cultural diversity,…
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