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www.ElCerritoUrbanGreening.org Best Practices Catalog 6/6/2013 1 Improving Existing Parks Retrofit Existing Parks x Multi-Function and Multi-Use x High Use Facilities x Activities Grouped Into Settings x Adding Play in a Natural Context x Maintenance Friendly Joint Use Facilities 2 Creating Diverse New Open Spaces School Yards--> "Schoolyard Parks" Parking Lots--> flexible open spaces Creeks (connectivity, attractive sites for parks, trails) Community Gardens New Neighborhood Park & Playgrounds in Underserved Areas Utility Corridors 3 Improving Existing Right of Way (ROW) Improving Access & Connectivity x Bike Facilities x Trails, Stairs and Paths Improving Sidewalks 4 Repurposing Street ROW Flexible Lanes Pavement to Parks & Plazas Community Gardens Play Areas 5 Integrating Green Infrastructure Regenerative Landscape (Soil, Water and Bay Area Friendly Planting) Integrated Stormwater Management (Reducing Impervious Surface, Planters, etc) Water Management (Irrigation, Recycled Water, etc) Material Production + Energy Harvesting Improving Environmental Benefits Through Materials 6 Building Social Infrastructure Support Maintenance of Parks, Greenways/ Trails, Improved ROWs Support Community Building (Strong Neighborhoods & Commercial Areas, Community Identity) Best Practices 1. Improving Existing Parks Retrofit of an Existing Park Dixieanne Park, Sacramento Appendix B ---PAGE BREAK--- Retrofit of an Existing Park POGO Park (Elm Park), Richmond Multi-functional and Multi-user Jamison Square, Portland High Use Facilities Activities Grouped Into Settings ---PAGE BREAK--- Adding Play in a Natural Context Maintenance Friendly Joint Use Facilities Glendale Edison School, Pacific Park 2. Creating Diverse, New Open Spaces ---PAGE BREAK--- Schoolyard to “Schoolyard Parks” SFUSD Schoolyard to “Schoolyard Parks” SFUSD Parking Lots to Flexible Open Spaces Schenley Plaza, Pittsburg Creeks (connectivity, attractive sites for parks, trails) Baxter Creek, El Cerrito ---PAGE BREAK--- Creeks (connectivity, attractive sites for parks, trails) Baxter Creek, El Cerrito Parking Lot, North Park Theater Parking Lots to Flexible Open Spaces North Park Theater Parking Lot, San Diego Creeks (connectivity, attractive sites for parks, trails) Rockridge Temescal Greenbelt, Oakland Creeks (connectivity, attractive sites for parks, trails) Rockridge Temescal Greenbelt, Oakland ---PAGE BREAK--- Community Gardens New Neighborhood Park in Underserved Area Doyle Hollis Park, Emeryville Utility Corridor to Trails West San Gabriel River Utility Corridor Utility Corridor to Trails West San Gabriel River Utility Corridor West San Gabriel River Utility Corridor ---PAGE BREAK--- 3. Improving Existing Street Right-of-Way Improving Access & Connectivity Green Lane, Long Beach 100% 50% Improving Access & Connectivity Green Lane, Long Beach 300% Improving Access & Connectivity Green Lane, Long Beach ---PAGE BREAK--- Improving Connectivity – Trails, Stairs, etc Ohlone Greenway, El Cerrito Improving Connectivity – Trails, Stairs, etc Improving Connectivity - Trails, Stairs, etc Sidewalks ---PAGE BREAK--- Sidewalks Sidewalks (Sometimes, all it takes is a ping pong table…) 4. Repurposing Street Right-of-Way Flex Lanes Mountain View ---PAGE BREAK--- Pavement to Parks & Plazas Upper Market, San Francisco Pavement to Parks & Plazas Upper Market, San Francisco Pavement to Parks & Plazas Los Angeles Community Gardens Gilman Gardens, Seattle ---PAGE BREAK--- Gilman Gardens, Seattle Community Gardens Gilman Gardens, Seattle Gilman Gardens, Seattle Community Gardens Quesada Ave, San Francisco Community Gardens Quesada Ave, San Francisco Community Gardens ---PAGE BREAK--- Play Areas Summer Streets, NYC Summer Streets, NYC Play Areas Summer Streets, NYC Play Areas Pearl Street, Boulder Neighborhood Pearl Street, Boulder Play Areas Pearl Street, Boulder ---PAGE BREAK--- Play Areas Sustrans Streets, England Sustrans Streets, England Play Areas Sustrans Streets, England 5. Integrating Green Infrastructure Regenerative Landscape Windrush, El Cerrito Soil Water Plants ---PAGE BREAK--- Regenerative Landscape Adeline Street, Emeryville Regenerative Landscape Adeline Street, Emeryville Regenerative Landscape Doyle Hollis Park, Emeryville Regenerative Landscape Pollinator Pathway, Seattle ---PAGE BREAK--- Regenerative Landscape Pollinator Pathway, Seattle Integrated Stormwater Management Integrated Stormwater Management Dixieanne Ave, Sacramento Integrated Stormwater Management Dixieanne Ave, Sacramento ---PAGE BREAK--- Dixieanne Ave, Sacramento Integrated Stormwater Management Dixieanne Ave, Sacramento Dixieanne Ave, Sacramento Water Management Dixieanne Ave, Sacramento Material Production & Harvesting Village Homes Streets, Davis Village Homes Streets, Davis Material Production & Harvesting Village Homes Streets, Davis ---PAGE BREAK--- Harvesting Cermak / Blue Island, Chicago Improving Environmental Benefits Through Materials 6. Building Social Infrastructure Support Maintenance Berkeley Rose Garden ---PAGE BREAK--- Guerrero Street, San Francisco Support Maintenance Identity Identity, Urban Form and Sense of Place Portland, Oregon ---PAGE BREAK--- Savannah, Georgia Davis, California