Neighborhood Parks (NP) ½ Mile “Walk-to” Service Area; 0.1-15 Acres
Neighborhood Parks are the most common type of park in the Park District. They are the recreational amenity specific to neighborhoods, serve residents in a variety of age groups, and act as a local gathering space. Neighborhood parks are designed to serve a ½ mile “walk-to” radius, or a 10-minute walk, and a population of 5,000 people. Neighborhood Parks are developed for both active and passive, non- programmed recreation activities. Neighborhood Park facilities are designed generally for daytime use and are unlighted. Typically they are served by available on-street parking (if any).
52%
21%
Mini Parks or Pocket Parks are small parks located in high- density commercial or residential areas where public or semi-public space is absent. Mini Parks serve persons of all ages located in the immediate area. Depending on area and resident needs, they may contain landscaping, benches or other sitting areas, and hard surface game areas to provide small recreation opportunities. Additionally, these sites may also include playground related amenities such as benches, picnic shelters, picnic tables, bike racks, and trash receptacles if space is available. Neighborhood-School Parks are located on or adjacent to school grounds. They typically have limited access time as school programming takes priority over general use of the park by the public. Neighborhood-School Parks are intended for active recreation such as field games, court games, and playgrounds. They may also include limited picnic and shelter facilities as well as limited on-site school parking during non-school hours. There are 75 Neighborhood Parks (52% of all parks) totaling 519.44 acres (21% of all acreage).
Greenways (GW) No service area radius; no acreage limits.
10%
Greenways are linear parks, corridors of land offering passive recreation and connection opportunities. Greenways provide valuable open space preservation and a scenic environment for walking, jogging, and bicycling or other passive recreational opportunities. They can also act as a transportation corridor that links to other uses such as neighborhoods to other parks, schools, and shopping areas. A Greenway can also provide a natural, vegetative buffer between differing land uses and improve stormwater management. As referenced in the 2001 Master Plan, “[t]here is not a national standard for an ideal size greenway, but they should be wide enough for the development of trails. The minimum width of a greenway (or any parcel functioning as a greenway by providing safe access to an existing park site) is forty feet (40’). The NRPA considers 50 feet as a recommended minimum and 200 feet as optimal” (p. 64). There are 15 Greenways (10% of all parks) totaling 129.06 acres (5% of all acreage).
5%
35
Naperville Park District | 2023 MASTER PLAN
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