Title
Undeveloped Park Development Prioritization GIS Tool
Recommended Action
No action; briefing only.
Report
Issue:
Briefing on GIS tool to examine demographic parameters in undeveloped park service areas through an equity lens.
Staff Contact:
Laura Keehan, Parks Planning & Design Manager, lkeehan@ci.olympia.wa.us <mailto:lkeehan@ci.olympia.wa.us>, 360.570.5855
Background and Analysis:
Every six years, Olympia Parks, Arts and Recreation Department (OPARD) updates the Parks, Arts and Recreation Plan. As part of the update process, staff have been developing a GIS mapping analysis that utilizes demographic data and undeveloped park service areas to help prioritize the development order of currently undeveloped neighborhood and community parks.
Staff will provide a brief overview of this work and how it is helping inform which new parks could be prioritized for development based on parameters such as race, age, income and density of multifamily housing within the half-mile service area.
The interactive map is posted on the Plan’s Engage Olympia webpage (olympiawa.gov/parksplan).
Attachments:
Link to Map
Methodology