2016-2017 - Great Park Public Outreach Surveys

SENIOR COMMUNITY 

Seniors bring their grandkids to the park, there should be a place for them to relax  We don’t have enough places for seniors  Is the Senior Center still being developed?  There needs to be a place for seniors and young children  Without trails or free transportation elderly people are not going to use the park.  There are a lot of old people who don’t do sports and won’t benefit from the Sports Park SPORTS PARK  It’s very unfortunate the plans for the park has turned more into a sports facility than an outdoor park  What’s the timeline for the Sports Park?  It is not necessary to have 13 soccer fields  Where are the studies that say we need that many soccer fields?  Who do I contact if I want to play sports at the park?  When will each part of the Sports Park be open?  Is the City really expecting 12 games simultaneously?  How seriously is the Great Park taking the sport of lacrosse? The sport is the fastest growing in the nation.  A few additional hard court sports rinks would increase the popularity of lacrosse in Irvine.  Is there a box lacrosse planned or will it be in any way incorporated?  There are many other facilities within the area that only have one box lacrosse area; the City would benefit from building multiple facilities.  Why are there only six sand volleyball courts? While growing up in Chicago every summer, the city would build a hundred courts and there is always a line of people waiting to play. Irvine should do the same thing.  Lacrosse is a cultural sport that should be embraced by the City and incorporated more in the final plan. SURFING FACILITY  A surfing element can be certified as the Olympic training facility, which would help inspire a new sport in the area and would be constantly in use.  Would like to see an adaptive surfing facility  Sean Brody from Surf Education Academy o Would like to see a facility with controlled wave for surfers with disabilities o Is currently working with water park vendors  Could be the 2024 Summer Olympic training facility  There is a lot of retail/manufacturing interest in having a surfing facility in Orange County (Hurley, Billabong, etc) TRAFFIC  The people who live in East Cypress Village are concerned with the traffic the ice rink will bring in  Curious about roads leading into the park  Is the City adding additional lanes?  Is the Metrolink station going to be expanded?  Has a traffic study been conducted or has the traffic been assessed for once the project has been completed? VETERANS CEMETERY  Can we vote on it?  We should reserve space for the living and do something else to honor the veterans

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