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Figure 3.27: Priority Investment Ratings for Recreation Programming

A similar exercise was performed for recreation some of the other engagement methods. Trail
programming. The chart above shows the Priority development has been a consistent favorite
Investment Rating for each of 29 programs among citizens at in-person engagements, on
assessed. Based upon the Priority Investment Social Pinpoint and in this survey. The strong
Rating (PIR), the following recreation programs priority for nature preserves seen in this survey
were rated as high priorities for investment: also aligns with many comments across Social
Pinpoint praising the nature and native plant
1. Adult fitness & wellness programs communities in specific KCMO parks. It also lines
(PIR=200) up with the preference seen for outdoor rec and
2. History and museums (PIR=127) environmental ed programs by pop-up event
3. Exercise classes (PIR=123) participants. Residents, as well as departmental
4. Senior programs (PIR=101)
staff, have also shown a strong preference for
spending dollars on existing park and recreation
Takeaways infrastructure. It appears that if capital dollars

This statistically valid community survey is are to be spent in this next planning horizon, the
people who play in and maintain these parks
one of the most useful sets of data in the entire hope to see a large plurality of those funds go
report. What is interesting is how much similarity towards fixing the great parks and community
exists between the responses provided in centers that already exist across the city. The only
this community survey and those provided in
interest for new development concerns trails.

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