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ASSESSMENTS
ASSESSMENTS

Between March, and May of 2023, the consultant interconnected access routes to the facility.
team visited and assessed 7 other various facilities
that the department owns and maintains across the VISIBILITY OF ENTRANCES AND USE AREAS
system. In some cases these bauildings are leased 1 being a facility that is not visible and not
and maintained by the tenant. In other cases, they recognized versus 5 being a facility that is highly
are vacant and awaiting a new use. Those visits visible and immediately recognized as a KC Parks
included taking photos of each property, creating and Recreation operations facility.
an inventory of amenities, and evaluating each
facility based on the questionnaire detailed in the APPARENT ADA COMPLIANCE
following pages. 1 being a facility that appears to offer no accessible
routes from public way to the facility, versus 5 being
The assessment was based on four criteria: a facility that appears to offer ADA-compliant
accessibility, character, operations, and conditions. access to the facility.
Those criteria were further broken down into 20
measurements of success, each worth 5 points. OVERALL ATTRACTIVENESS
The assessment produced a total score between 1 being a facility which is perceived to be uninviting
20 and 100 points and a rating of either poor (0-24 and underutilized, versus 5 being a facility which is
points), fair 25-49 points), good (50-74 points), or perceived to be inviting, safe, and impeccably well-
excellent (75-100 points). maintained.

questionnaire FEELING OF SAFETY

1 being a facility which induces the feel of danger
EASE IN WALKING TO THE FACILITY due to poor visibility, limited access, tall and
1 being a facility with poor access to and from opaque fences, and unmaintained spaces, versus
adjacent streets or neighborhoods due to lack of 5 being a facility that evokes feelings of safety
sidewalks, shade trees, or limited street crossings, through visible and well-positioned entry points,
versus 5 being ADA accessible on wide shaded lighting and well-maintained spaces.
sidewalks with pedestrian street crossings, an
interconnected sidewalk system, and multiple HISTORICAL OR CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE
street frontages. 1 being a facility that meets none of the contributing
factors for historical significance versus 5 being
MULTI-MODAL CAPACITY a facility that meets all contributing factors based
1 being a poorly connected facility that relies solely on the National Register Standards such as
on automobile access for employees, versus 5 related historical events, persons or type/period/
being a facility that facilitates multiple modes of construction method and is greater than 50 years
transportation through the provision of bike racks old.
or sidewalks that lead to transit stops, as well as

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