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PARK, GREENWAY, &
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ATHLETIC COMPLEX

ASSESSMENTS property across 4 broad criteria listed to the

right. In terms of “Accessibility,” the team asked
questions concerning walkability, signage, ADA
The Kansas City, Missouri park system consists (Americans With Disabilities Act) compliance,
of 221 parks, greenways, and athletic complexes and shade. Each question resulted in a score
and is comprised of over 10,500 acres. The of 1-5 points, thereby providing a total possible
consultant team visited every single one at score of 20 points. The “Comfort & Characrter“
least once during this process and conducted criterion featured 7 questions on topics such as
a detailed inventory and assessment. At the attractiveness, maintenance, ambient noise and
direction of City staff, the team did not conduct odors for a total possible score of 35 points. The
assessments of pools and golf courses. This “Usability” criterion asked 3 questions about the
section of the report explains the process
we used, brief descriptions of our findings in
each council district, and the strengths and
weaknesses of the overall system. Accessibility
possible
PTS
Process 20 20 PTS

The department placed a high degree of
importance on this aspect of the master planning
process. The consultant team worked with staff possible Comfort & Character
to develop a consistent assessment tool that 35 35 PTS
PTS
it could employ on every park property in the
system. After several weeks of discussion and
coordination, the department and consultant
team had a rubric that allowed the team to 15 Usability
effectively inventory and assess every park possible
property from parks to greenways and athletic 15 PTS
PTS
complexes to undeveloped tracts of parkland.
The consultant team visited all park properties
during March and April of 2023. Upon each
visit, the team accomplished two objectives: possible Amenities
an inventory of the amenities present, and an 30 30 PTS
PTS
assessment of the existing conditions of the
park. As part of the inventory, our team members

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asking and answering of 20 questions at each 100 PTS Total Possible Sore
counted up everything present on site from
benches to picnic shelters and restrooms.
The conditions assessment involved the
PTS

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