YPRO-1.12 Parks Programming. The City shall continue to create high-quality, equitable programming that encourages the use of the park facilities by a variety of users, including older adults, youth, and people with disabilities throughout the day and evenings. Programming should include the following:
- Organized sports,
- Fitness,
- Youth leadership and workforce development,
- Volunteer activities, and
- Arts and cultural activities catering to the interests of the community that the park facilities serve.
Opportunities should be taken to incorporate local Native American heritage and culture.
YPRO-1.13 Park Safety. The City shall continue to use Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) landscaping and lighting, and efforts that support the Park Ranger program, to ensure that parks and open spaces are designed and maintained with safety as a priority without compromising accessible and inclusionary design.
YPRO-1.14 Collaborative Efforts. The City shall implement community-based crime prevention strategies in coordination with the City's Park Ranger program, neighborhood groups, local residents, and Property and Business Improvement Districts (PBIDs), concurrent with the City's Public Safety Services resolution to help improve safety and encourage positive activation of parks and facilities.
YPRO-1.15 Path Connections. The City shall maintain existing and pursue new connections to local and regional shared-use paths, especially when connecting to public parkland.
YPRO-1.16 River Parkways. The City shall collaborate with the Park Ranger program, the Sacramento County Department of Regional Parks and other agencies and organizations to secure funding to increase ranger patrols and maintain and enhance the American River and Sacramento River parkways and multi-use shared path corridors.
YPRO-1.17 Waterway Recreation and Access. The City shall work with regional partners, State agencies, non-profit and community groups, private landowners, and land developers to manage, preserve, improve, and enhance use and access to the Sacramento and American River Parkways, urban waterways and riparian corridors to increase public access for active and passive recreation and habitat values.
Design, Amenities, and Programming
YPRO-1.18 Integrated Parks and Recreation System. The City shall continue to provide an integrated system of parks, open space areas, and recreational facilities that are safe, connect diverse communities, acknowledge neighborhood context, protect and provide access to nature, integrate with adjacent developments, and make efficient use of land and open space.
YPRO-1.19 Sustainable Design. The City shall design and construct parks, public spaces, and recreational facilities for flexible use, energy/water efficiency, reduced greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, adaptability for long-term use, and ease and cost of maintenance.
YPRO-1.20 Climate-Resilient Design. The City shall ensure that the design of parks and open spaces balance climate-adaptive design, such as resilient landscaping in place of impervious surfaces, climate-adaptive tree canopy, shade structures, drinking fountains, and cooling amenities, such as water spray areas, that provide respite from higher temperatures to reduce urban heat islands and overexposure to heat.