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SITE LOCATION: Brookside Blvd. to Blue River STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, & OPPORTUNITIES

CLASSIFICATION: Park Budd Park is located in the northeast part of Kansas City and adjacent
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 4 to single-family residential, commercial/retail, and civic/institutional land

Central
PARK DISTRICT: uses. This urban park has an abundance of amenities, is easy to walk to,
has multiple structures to provide protection from the weather, is highly
ESTABLISHED: 1890 ADA compliant, well maintained and attractive and evokes a feeling of
ACREAGE: 26.39 acres safety. Budd Park offers clear lines of sight to all entrances and offers
activities for a variety of users throughout the year. Due to its size and
variety of amenities, this park offers potential for revenue generation
PARK AMENITIES and is located in a densely populated part of the city. Opportunities for
improvement include:
• Basketball Courts (2) • Re-purpose the older stone building
• Benches (21) • Add new updated park sign
• Diamond Fields (1)
• Drinking Fountain (1)
• Multi-Use Trail (1)
• Old Park Sign (1)
• Park Loop Trail (1) PARK ASSESSMENT RATING
• Pedestrian Lighting (8) RATING KEY: 0-24 ACCEPTABLE; 25-49 POOR; 50-74 GOOD; 75-100 EXCELLENT
• Picnic Shelter (3)
• Picnic Tables (3) UNACCEPTABLE POOR GOOD ✓ EXCELLENT
• Playground (2)
• Rectangular Fields (1)
• Regulatory Sign (2)
• Sports Lighting (2)
• Tennis Courts (1)
• Trash Receptacles (6) Comfort/Character-30
Usability-13

Accessibility-17 Amenities-22 TOTAL SCORE

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