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Parks and Outdoor Recreation Facilities Study

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The City of Peterborough sought input from the community to assist in the creation of long-term strategies for the provision of selected types of outdoor culture and recreation facilities. This project expanded upon and provided more detail assisting to implement Vision 2025 – A Ten-Year Strategic Plan for Recreation, Parks, Arenas and Culture (2016) and was informed by the Parks and Open Spaces Assessment and the Park Development Standards document (2019).

Data to support the long-term strategies was gathered through research, surveying user groups, and consultation meetings with stakeholders and community members. The data collected assisted in determining existing unmet and/or anticipated demand for specific recreational sports and activity amenities. The final report is available now: CSRS23-002 Parks and Outdoor Recreation Facilities Study.

Parks and Facility Provision Strategies

Fifteen different types of outdoor recreation facilities were combined into eleven facility provision strategies. Each strategy provides an assessment of facilities and a map that illustrates facility location and distribution. Each strategy also reports on what is known about current unmet and anticipated demand, recommending a game plan to improve existing and expand the number of new facilities to meet the anticipated full build-out population of the city. A second map illustrates what facilities will be improved and where future facilities should be located based on an equitable distribution across the city.

Provision Strategies:

Strategies were selected as they were an existing amenity in need of review, local organizations and user groups had attended an Arenas, Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee meeting, or the local community had requested the amenity through contact with their Councilor or local Recreation and Parks staff. Click on the links below to read the completed provision strategy, documents can also be found in the Documents widget to the right:

The City of Peterborough sought input from the community to assist in the creation of long-term strategies for the provision of selected types of outdoor culture and recreation facilities. This project expanded upon and provided more detail assisting to implement Vision 2025 – A Ten-Year Strategic Plan for Recreation, Parks, Arenas and Culture (2016) and was informed by the Parks and Open Spaces Assessment and the Park Development Standards document (2019).

Data to support the long-term strategies was gathered through research, surveying user groups, and consultation meetings with stakeholders and community members. The data collected assisted in determining existing unmet and/or anticipated demand for specific recreational sports and activity amenities. The final report is available now: CSRS23-002 Parks and Outdoor Recreation Facilities Study.

Parks and Facility Provision Strategies

Fifteen different types of outdoor recreation facilities were combined into eleven facility provision strategies. Each strategy provides an assessment of facilities and a map that illustrates facility location and distribution. Each strategy also reports on what is known about current unmet and anticipated demand, recommending a game plan to improve existing and expand the number of new facilities to meet the anticipated full build-out population of the city. A second map illustrates what facilities will be improved and where future facilities should be located based on an equitable distribution across the city.

Provision Strategies:

Strategies were selected as they were an existing amenity in need of review, local organizations and user groups had attended an Arenas, Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee meeting, or the local community had requested the amenity through contact with their Councilor or local Recreation and Parks staff. Click on the links below to read the completed provision strategy, documents can also be found in the Documents widget to the right:

  • Provision Strategies Available

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    The completed provision strategies, provided by external consultants ReTHINK Group and Basterfield and Associates are now available in the Documents section.

    Strategies were selected as they were an existing amenity in need of review, local organizations and user groups had attended an Arenas, Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee meeting, or the local community had requested the amenity through contact with their Councilor or local Recreation and Parks staff. Click on the links below to read the completed provision strategy, documents can also be found in the Documents widget to the right:

  • Parks and Outdoor Recreation Facilities Study - Report Available

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    The Parks and Outdoor Recreation Facilities Study report and corresponding presentation will be received at Peterborough City Council on October 10, 2023. Council meetings are Live Streamed if you would like to watch the presentation.

    The report is available on the General Committee meeting agenda, section 11.d. Delegations related to this report will be received by Council on October 23, 2023. You can request to speak at the council meeting by completing a delegation request form. Please note that the maximum number of delegations per report is 10, with each person receiving a maximum of 5 minutes to speak.

  • Diamond and Rectangular Provision Strategy Meetings

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    Focus groups on the diamond and rectangular field provision strategies are being held in July of 2023. These meetings are intended to be focus groups with key stakeholders and leaders of the sports leagues to review the results of the surveys, and provide feedback on the recommendations being drafted. If you consider yourself a key stakeholder for sports that take place on diamonds or rectangular fields, please RSVP to Chelsey Gray(External link) to confirm your attendance.

    Ball Diamond Strategy Meeting

    • When: Monday, July 17 from 4:30 to 6 p.m.
    • Where: Location to be determined
    • Who: Stakeholder meeting with ball diamond user group representatives to review the provision strategy report and provide feedback.

    Rectangular Field Strategy Meeting

    • When: Wednesday, July 19 from 4:30 to 6 p.m.
    • Where: Location to be determined
    • Who: Meeting Stakeholder meeting with rectangular field representatives to review the provision strategy report and provide feedback.

  • Tennis and Pickleball - Strategy Update Focus Groups

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    Focus groups on the tennis and pickleball provision strategies are being held in June of 2023. These meetings are intended to be small focus groups with key stakeholders of the tennis and pickleball community to review the results of the surveys, and provide feedback on the recommendations being drafted. If you consider yourself a key stakeholder for either the sport of tennis or pickleball in the community, please RSVP to Chelsey Gray to confirm your attendance.

    Pickleball Provision Strategy Update

    • When: Tuesday, June 13 from 3 to 5 p.m.
    • Where: City Hall - Doris Room
    • Who: Meeting with key stakeholders of the pickleball community. City staff and consultants from ReTHINK and Basterfield and Associates will lead the meeting.

    Tennis Provision Strategy Update

    • When: Monday, June 19 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
    • Where: Sport & Wellness Centre - MPR A
    • Who: Meeting with key stakeholders of the tennis community. City staff and consultants from ReTHINK and Basterfield and Associates will lead the meeting.

  • Survey Reports Available

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    Thank you for participating in the surveys released in October, 2022. There were 97 responses to the tennis survey, and 258 responses to the pickleball survey.

    Click on the links below to review the survey results:

  • Skateboard Park & Pump Bike Tracks

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    Would you like to provide input on current and future potential facilities for skateboarding and pump bikes in Peterborough? Staff from the City of Peterborough and ReThink are hosting a Focus Group meeting on Thursday, November 3 at 7 pm at the Peterborough Sport & Wellness Centre. This meeting will include an open discussion regarding current and future needs, and potential solutions for skateboarding and pump bike facilities in Peterborough. RSVP to attend this meeting by emailing Chelsey Gray.

  • Tennis & Pickleball Surveys

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    The Recreation Services Division is seeking public input on current and future outdoor amenities for the sport of tennis and pickleball. To complete these surveys, click on the links below:

    Surveys are available for feedback until October 15, 2022.

    Paper copies of the surveys can be provided by calling 705-742-7777 ext. 1834

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