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North

Congress

greenway

SITE LOCATION: N.W. 68th St. & Mace Rd. STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, & OPPORTUNITIES

CLASSIFICATION: Park North Congress Greenway preserves over 30 acres of woodland and
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 2 stream corridor in the Walnut Creek watershed just north of Parkville. In
its present condition, the greenway provides a trail head with a parking
North
PARK DISTRICT: lot and playground near the corner of N.W. 70th Street and N. Congress
ESTABLISHED: 1974 Avenue. These amenities are in good condition. The greenway is
comprised of several non-contiguous tax parcels, most of which are not
ACREAGE: 31.68 acres large enough to support full greenway development. With additional
land acquisition, future trail development could potentially link this
greenway with Park Forest Park to the north. Until trail development is
PARK AMENITIES possible, additional investment in this property is unwarranted.

• Benches (3)
• Multi-Use Trail (1)
• Old Park Sign (2)
• Parking Lighting (1)
• Parking Lot (1)
• Pedestrian Lighting (2) PARK ASSESSMENT RATING
• Picnic Tables (2)
• Playground (1) RATING KEY: 0-24 ACCEPTABLE; 25-49 POOR; 50-74 GOOD; 75-100 EXCELLENT
• Regulatory Sign (2)
• Stream/Creek (1) UNACCEPTABLE POOR ✓ GOOD EXCELLENT
• Trash Receptacles (2)

Comfort/Character-23

Usability-7

Accessibility-8 Amenities-19 TOTAL SCORE

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