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Santa Fe

Trail Park

SITE LOCATION: E. 23rd St. & Topping Ave. STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, & OPPORTUNITIES

CLASSIFICATION: Athletic Complex While there is a sign on this property which denotes it as the Santa
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 3 Fe Trail Historic Site, there is nothing else about this property which

Central
PARK DISTRICT: suggests that it is a park and recreation property. It provides no park
amenities or pathways into its 30 some acres. This piece of land is a
ESTABLISHED: 1967 location where the Santa Fe Trail once crossed on the west banks of
ACREAGE: 34.89 acres the Blue River. It lies adjacent to Blue Valley Park and numerous homes
in the Blue Valley neighborhood. This location is included in the Blue
Valley Master Plan project. The park suffers from vacant residential
PARK AMENITIES properties on the surrounding streets. There are wagon wheel ruts on
this tract of land so sensitivity is needed with improvements. Potential
• Old Park Sign opportunities for improvement include:
• Stream/Creek (1) • New updated KC Parks signage
• Interpretive signage that tells the history of this space
• Incorporating this park into programming of the adjacent Blue
Valley Park

PARK ASSESSMENT RATING

RATING KEY: 0-24 ACCEPTABLE; 25-49 POOR; 50-74 GOOD; 75-100 EXCELLENT
UNACCEPTABLE ✓ POOR GOOD EXCELLENT

Usability-3 Comfort/Character-14

Accessibility-5 Amenities-18 TOTAL SCORE

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