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Buckeye
greenway
SITE LOCATION: Mo. Hwy. 210 & N. Brighton to N.E. 37th St. STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, & OPPORTUNITIES
CLASSIFICATION: Greenway The Buckeye Greenway preserves over 70 acres of forest and riparian
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 2 corridor inthe lower Buckeye Creek watershed. The mature forest wthin
North
PARK DISTRICT: this park property harbors wildlife and forms a buffer between industrial,
land uses, Missouri Route 210 and singe-family homes int he Chouteau
ESTABLISHED: 1957 Estates neigborhood. The greenway is marked with an old park sign
ACREAGE: 72.40 acres and features a nice pedestrian bridge. However, there is no paved trail
within this property leaving it rlatively inaccessible. If the deparetment
wishes to develop trail amenities in this property it should consider:
PARK AMENITIES • Trail heads on either N.E. 33rd Terrace, N. Jackson Avenue, or N.
Lister Drive
• Bridge (1) • An additional pedestrian bridge
• Old Park Sign (1) • Paved concrete trail and seating
• Stream/Creek (1)
PARK ASSESSMENT RATING
RATING KEY: 0-24 ACCEPTABLE; 25-49 POOR; 50-74 GOOD; 75-100 EXCELLENT
✓
UNACCEPTABLE POOR GOOD EXCELLENT
Comfort/Character-25
Usability-8
Accessibility-11 Amenities-16 TOTAL SCORE
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