City of Dublin
Parks and Recreation Master Plan
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| Dublin, Ohio | Early 2023 | City-Wide Parks and Recreation Master Plan | OHM Advisors ETC Institute |
The City of Dublin Parks and Recreation Department, as a CAPRA accredited agency, has a strong commitment to provide parks, facilities, and recreational services for residents. As such, the City desired a Parks and Recreation Master Plan to provide a vision for the future. Key components of the master planning process included research, public involvement, and the development of recommendations for all aspects of the City’s park services with a focus on park, recreational amenities, and facility needs, recommended goals and policies, maintenance, and financing and implementation measures.
Dublin desired a Master Plan to align new investments with a strong community-driven mission and vision that integrates the City’s strong pursuit of recreation activities to the community. The outcome was a plan that will be heavily used as a resource for future development and redevelopment of Dublin’s parks, recreation services, and facilities.
This plan details the current state of the system and outlines plans for future improvements and investments based on a comprehensive assessment of community priorities and values. Community input was collected via focus groups, key leader and stakeholder interviews, open public forums, project website, a community on-line survey and a statistically valid survey. The information gathered from the community engagement process was combined with technical research to produce the final Master Plan.
Unique technical analyses that were completed as part of the master plan included a Climate Resiliency Analysis of the park system on how it can play a role in helping cities and region manage the impacts of climate change on resident and the ecosystem. Also, a Walkshed Analysis was completed. By identifying the accessibility and current amenities of each park compared to the populations it serves, recommendations were developed to ensure equitable access and programming throughout the city parks and recreation system. Furthermore, the plan also included a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (“DEI”) Framework. Dublin’s DEI Framework Plan sets the stage for the City’s commitment to DEI. Building on this cornerstone diversity, equity, and inclusion were important community elements considered when creating this plan to build and manage Dublin’s parks and recreation system.
PROS Consulting, INC., in partnership with OHM Advisors, developed the plan for the City and provided recommendations based upon publicly driven input as obtained and analyzed throughout 2022 and early 2023. The Department also used this Master Plan as part of CAPRA Accreditation standards.
