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PURPOSE
The purpose of this first open house is to get feedback on the City’s parks
and recreation needs, public participation process, and work to date. This
Master Plan Process will include information on specific elements of the
plan, including:
s 0ARKS AND OPEN SPACE NEEDS FOR A GROWING COMMUNITY
s $EVELOPMENT AND RECREATIONAL USES FOR THE GREENWAY AND RIVERFRONT
s 4RAILS AND CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN PARKS AND
s )NDOOR RECREATION AND THE GRASS ROOTS INITIATIVE FOR A MULTI
GENERATIONAL
community life center.
s (OW DOES THE #ITY OF #EDAR 2APIDS
meet the community’s parks and
recreation indoor and outdoor needs
and ensure the system is sustainable and
AFFORDABLE NOW AND IN THE FUTURE
s (OW DOES THE OVERALL 0ARKS AND
Recreation Master Plan impact flood
RECOVERY PLANNING AND REINVESTMENT IN
THE RIVER CORRIDOR AREAS
Master Plan Chronology
2003 n 2ECREATION $EPARTMENT CREATES ITS OWN MASTER PLAN OF
facilities and programs.
2007 – City Parks and Recreation departments combine to become
one united department.
2008 – City begins process of its first Parks and Recreation
-ASTER 0LAN !CTIVITIES INCLUDING AN INVENTORY OF THE PARKS
SYSTEM NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS
were completed.
June 11-13, 2008 n &LOOD RESULTS IN DAMAGES AND NEEDED INVESTMENT
of at least $3 billion in Cedar Rapids, including some damages
TO RIVER CORRIDOR PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
August 2008 – Parks Master planning process resumes and a post
mOOD INVENTORY OCCURS
June 23, 2009 – First of three Parks & Recreation Master Plan
Open House held.
The Riverfront
• Approximately 1700 acres.
• 48 percent of the City’s open space and natural areas are within FEMA
designated flood plains. 80 percent of this property is a natural area,
greenway or open land.
Indoor Recreation
• 3 functioning indoor facilities – Bender Pool, Ambroz Recreation Center,
and Noelridge Greenhouse.
• 2 indoor facilities destroyed by the flood – Time Check Recreation Center
and the Riverside Roundhouse.
Trails
• 24 miles of existing trails.
How does our Parks System compare to similar Midwestern communities?
Compared to seven similar Midwestern cities, the Cedar Rapids Parks and Cedar Rapids
RESOURCE MAPParks and Recreation System
B: SYSTEM
Recreation System is: LEGEND
Boundary - Corporate
Recreation Locations
Cedar Rapids Parks
Overall Budget F
G
Golf Course
Metro Parks
Indoor Recreation Facilities
Recreation Trail Alignments - Post 2008 Flood Conditions
Trail Currently In Use
Trail Currently Not Accessible
Railroad
City
Butterfield
• Third highest ratio of total park and open space acres per 1,000 people
Gazebo
Guthridge
Ashworth Ct. 18th/Miller
Tucker Willow
Donnelly
Tower Elza
Hanging Bog
Peg Pierce Complex Grant
F
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Collins Road
Twin Pines Golf Course Wood
Thomas/Legion Trail
Papoose
Cedar River Trail ROW
Manhattan-Robbins Lake
Shaver
Seminole Valley - Ushers Ferry Mt. Mercy College Donald Gardner Golf Course
Trails
McCloud
Ellis Park Golf Course Mohawk Run Daniels Northview
Tomahawk Quarton
Ellis
Artists Memorial ue
Cedar Lake en
t Av
1s Sac & Fox Greenway
Central Sun Valley
Bever
Coe College Redmond
Huston
Morgan Creek
F
G
Wilderness Estates Time Check
Jackson Fairview
Anderson
Wellington
Shawnee Time Check Glenway Lincoln Heights
Riverfront West Green Square
F
G
• Second lowest miles of trails
Ambrose
Tokhiem Plaza
Cherry Hill Cherokee Apache Bender Pool Viola Gibson Arrowhead
Jacolyn
Haskell
Chandler
Krebs Reed
Riverfront East
Masaryk
F
G
Sinclair
Hidder
F
G
Riverside
Coolidge Veterans Memorial Osborn
Tennis Center
10th Square Riverside Roundhouse
Sokol
Stejskal Iroquois Irene Dumpke
Stefan
Cheyenne
£
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Cedar Valley Sac & Fox Greenway
Recreation
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Beverly Prairie Creek
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• Second lowest square footage of indoor recreation Beverly Gardens
Navajo
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Lincolnway
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Map Scale In Miles - Primary Frame
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This Map Is Intended For Planning & Discussion Purposes Only - Please Refer To The Project Document For Map Details
Legend Elements May Vary In Size, Color And Transparency From Those Shown On Map
*Cities included Sioux Cities, IA; Rockford, IL; Sioux Falls, S.D.; St. Cloud, MN; La Crosse,WI; Lincoln, NE; GIS Data Sources May Include: The City Of Cedar Rapids, US Census, ESRI, GRASP® Team - January 2008
Copyright© 2009 The City Of Cedar Rapids - Map Revised – January 2009
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PARKS MASTER PLAN
How Do We Pay?
Budget Breakdown Funding ources
FY 2010
Funding Challenges FY 2010 Trans ers n FY 2010
($ 96,200)
Usher’s Ferry isc Re enue
Public funding is needed to support parks and recreation systems. The primary ($ 277,638) ($ 53,190)
source of funding in Iowa is the property tax. Rents & Royalties
($ 294,619)
Opportunities for park and recreation user fees and charges are limited.
Aquatics
Unfortunately, other funding sources that are available in other states are not available ($ 1,351,756)
in Iowa. These include:
Parks
($ 3,149,477) harges For er ices
• Park Impact Fee (fees to fund new parks to serve new residential ($ 1,844,524)
development) – is allowed but often challenged by developers.
Recreation Pro erty Ta u sidy
($ 2,790,840) ($ 5,265,178)
• Park Land Dedication Requirements – need more specific land
icenses & Per its
acquisition criteria to assure dedicated land is appropriate for needed and ($ 16,000)
intended use.
redevelopment needs.
Riverfront
Aquatics
($ 0)
($ 212,500)
In future Open Houses, citizens will weigh in on prioritizing the use of funds.
Recreation
Options to help balance budgets include: ($ 28,000)
The Park System, at the same time, fulfilled one of its purposes by
helping to offset some of the flood's impact on the community by
storing water, absorbing water, and by preventing development in
flood-prone areas.
What does the Community think about the existing Parks System?
A survey conducted by the Cedar Rapids Park and Recreation Most important outdoor facilities
Department in 2008 was mailed to 7,000 households. More than 829 to be added, expanded, or improved
individuals responded (a 12 percent response rate). Some of the
findings include:
Trails (Cedar River/Sac & Fox) 24% 13% 7% 42%
1. Improve existing parks 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%
• Provide a high level of service for parks, natural areas, and greenways.
• Picnic shelters/pavilions
• Playgrounds
recreation facilities. F
G
Golf Course
Metro Parks
Indoor Recreation Facilities
Manhattan-Robbins Lake
Recreation Trail Alignments - Post 2008 Flood Conditions Twin Pines Golf Course Donald Gardner Golf Course
Other Park Trails & Paths Ellis Park Golf Course Van Vechten
Public School
Tuma Memorial Soccer Complex
College or University Cheyenne
Less Access
Eastern Iowa Airport
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Below Target Minimum
Tower Elza
Hanging Bog
Peg Pierce Complex Grant
F
G
Collins Road
Twin Pines Golf Course Wood
Thomas/Legion Trail
Papoose
Cedar River Trail ROW
Manhattan-Robbins Lake
Shaver
Seminole Valley - Ushers Ferry Mt. Mercy College Donald Gardner Golf Course
10- minute bike ride (1 mile) of each facility was shaded to Ellis Park Golf Course
Ellis
Mohawk
McCloud
Run
Cedar Lake
Daniels
Tomahawk
Artists Memorial
Central 1s
t Av
en
ue
Northview
Quarton
Bever
Sun Valley Sac & Fox Greenway
Shawnee
Tokhiem
Time Check
F
G
Time Check
Riverfront West
Plaza
Green Square
Huston
Wellington
Fairview
Glenway
F
G
Anderson
Ambrose
Lincoln Heights
Jacolyn
Haskell
Chandler
Krebs Reed
Riverfront East
Masaryk
F
G
Sinclair
Hidder
F
G
Riverside
Coolidge Veterans Memorial Osborn
Tennis Center
10th Square Riverside Roundhouse
Sokol
Stejskal Iroquois Irene Dumpke
Stefan
Cheyenne
£
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Stewart Road Property
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Van Buren
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Don Murphy Lake
Jones Cedar Valley Lake
&
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Urban Fishery S
Cedar R
Beverly Prairie Creek
iver Trail
Navajo
Beverly Gardens
£
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30
Lincolnway
4. A target was established of having one park (with four Kirkwood Community College
components) and one multi-use trail within walking Eastern Iowa Airport
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Map Scale In Miles - Primary Frame
Map Produced For The City Of Cedar Rapids, Iowa - By The GRASP® Team
This Map Is Intended For Planning & Discussion Purposes Only - Please Refer To The Project Document For Map Details
Legend Elements May Vary In Size, Color And Transparency From Those Shown On Map
GIS Data Sources May Include: The City Of Cedar Rapids, US Census, ESRI, GRASP® Team - January 2008
Copyright© 2008 The City Of Cedar Rapids - Map Revised – December 2008
and Recreation Master Plan will be incorporated into the Action Plans Ellis
Harbor
Shaver
Park
Edgewood Rd
being carried out in the future.
I-380
Ellis Park Daniels
Golf Course Park
Ellis
Park
O Ave
Ellis Blvd
Shawnee
Park
10
TH
St
8
• More sports fields close to downtown F Ave
TH
St
Greene
E Ave Square
Park Oak Hill
5
TH
Jackson Oak Hill
St
3
Cemetery
RD
Apache
St
Park
• Outdoor Event Spaces ST Ave TH Av
e New St. John’s
1 8 Bohemia Cemetery
5TH Ave Van
Vechten
Taylor Park
e
Av
• Pet-friendly areas Area
12 TH
Cleveland
Park
e
Av
16 TH
Veteran’s
Memorial Riverside
Park Park
6 St
TH
Czech
16TH Ave Village
Feedback on interests for Specific Parks: Iroquois
Park
Hayes
Park C
Murdoch
St
Cedar Valley
Bowling St SW
National
Cemetery
Cedar Valley
(Rompot)
N 1 inch = 2,000 ft
0 10,000 ft
The Flood Management System - The Greenway
Following the 2008 Flood, the City and its citizens mobilized to
create a plan for reinvestment and recovery. During the first
phase of planning, the River Corridor Redevelopment Process, a Edgewood
Ellis
Harbor
Edgewood Rd
protection for the community.
I-380
Cedar Rapids’ new flood management system will include riverwalls,
Cedar
levees and a 220-acre open space between the levees and floodwalls Lake
and the river. This new space, called "The Greenway, " will help to O Ave
Ellis Blvd
10
TH
St
8
F Ave
TH
St
E Ave
Oak Hill
5
TH
Jackson
St
3
RD
St
e New
ST Ave TH Av
Bohemia
1 8
5TH Ave
Taylor
e
Av
Area
12 TH
e
Av
16 TH
6 St
TH
Czech
16TH Ave Village
C
St
Wilson Ave SW
Bowling St SW
Cedar Valley
(Rompot)
0 2,500 ft
2,50
N
Edgewood Rd
Allowable Uses:
I-380
• Open Air Structures
• Public Restrooms Cedar
Lake
• Camping O Ave
• Agriculture Time 1
ST Av
e
e
Check RD Av
3
Ellis Blvd
• Unpaved roads, trails
10
TH
St
8
F Ave
TH
St
• Boat ramps, docks, piers for public recreation E Ave
Oak Hill
5
TH
Jackson
St
3
RD
• Multi-purpose fields
St
e New
ST Ave TH Av
Bohemia
1 8
5TH Ave
Taylor
e
Av
Area
12 TH
Uses Not Allowed:
e
Av
16 TH
6 St
• Enclosed Structures
TH
Czech
16TH Ave Village
Bowling St SW
Cedar Valley
(Rompot)
• Impermeable Surfaces
0 2,500 ft
2,50
• Paved Sports Courts N
• Swimming Pools
Flood-affected Greenway Construction Area Neighborhood Revitalization
• Paved Streets Parcels Buyout Parcels Buyout Parcels Parcels
What are residents' priorities for the Riverfront?
Feedback specific to the Riverfront from the River Corridor
Redevelopment Planning Process (Phase 1) and the Neighborhood
Planning Process (Phase 2) included:
Ellis
Harbor
• Provide activities for a range of age groups and activity levels
Edgewood Rd
• Promote multi-seasonal uses
I-380
• Maintain views of the river from the city whenever possible; and,
Wetland/ Cedar
• Incorporate sustainable infrastructure, green building and solar/ Restored River
Prairie
Edge
Lake
Great Lawn/ e
Sport Recreation ST Av
Time 1
e
Activities Check Plaza RD
3
Av
Ellis Blvd
River
Sports Fields/
10
Recreation
Walk
TH
• Active recreation areas
St
Prairie
8
F Ave
TH
Landscape
St
y's
E Ave Ma nd
Isla Oak Hill
5
• River walk
TH
an
Urb rk
Jackson
St
Cit
3
RD
Pa
yT
St
er
Riverfront
ra
ce
Amphitheater e New
Ave Av
• Outdoor event space(s) 1
ST
TH
5 Ave
TH
8 Bohemia
Taylor
e
Av
Area
12 TH
• Spaces for Public Art and Interactive Sculpture
e
Sport
Av
16 TH
Recreation
6 St
• Shops, restaurants, and pavilions along the new Greenway River Walk
TH
Czech
16TH Ave Village
• Taking advantage of the landfill for views, sledding, skiing, water park C
St
Wilson Ave SW
Bowling St SW
Cedar Valley
Landscape Types (Rompot)
N
• Prairie plantings
• Wetland areas
Usher's Ferry Historic Village
Overview
Usher's Ferry Historic Village is an open living history facility featuring
exhibit buildings located on ten acres adjacent to Seminole Valley Park.
The Village produces a wide variety of workshops, programs and special
events that fulfill the mission of interpreting small town Iowa life one
hundred years ago. Programming includes tours, a Parlour Theater, school
programs, a Folk Festival, a Fairy Tale Festival, a Wild West Weekend and
Safe Halloween for Kids.
Chronology
• 1966 – Following the 1962 flood, the City of Cedar Rapids acquires the Flooding Impact at Usher's Ferry
Seminole Valley area for flood control and expansion of the City’s well
system. • 34 of 36 historic homes and businesses flooded.
• 1975- 2000 – Many historic homes and businesses are relocated to • Six structures destroyed: Log House, Tinker Shop, Livery Stable,
Pioneer Village. With the arrival of the 1855 Henry Usher home in 1984, Blacksmiths Shed, Scale Shed, Section Hand Shed.
the Village is renamed Usher's Ferry. • Approximately 2,000 of 7,000 objects in the collection lost or
• 2008 – The June 2008 flood inundates Usher's Ferry with 34 of its destroyed.
36 buildings taking on anywhere from 1 foot to 15 feet of water. Six • More than 10,000 hours of volunteer labor for flood recovery since
structures are destroyed and 2,000 of 7,000 objects in the collection are October 2008.
lost or destroyed.
• Over $40,000 in grants and donations received to assist with recovery.
• October 2008- May 2009 – More than 10,000 hours of volunteer
labor assist in recovery efforts. Over $40,000 in grants and donations are • Volunteers have come from Michigan, Pennsylvania, North Dakota,
received. Friends of Usher's Ferry receives 501C3 non-profit status in May Missouri, and many other states to help with recovery.
2009 to assist in fund raising and development.
Usher's Ferry Historic Village Museum Assessment
In July of 2008, Usher's Ferry Historic Village was informed of approval for its participation
in the Museum Assessment program through a grant. This is a partnership program of the
American Association of Museums and the Institute for Museum and Library Services.
A committee of Usher's Ferry staff, volunteers and visitors has been meeting monthly for
the last year to complete the self-study portion of the assessment. The committee has
examined every aspect of the site’s operation including its mission statement, governance,
finances, interpretation theory and visitor experience.
Challenges:
• Indoor programming space needed
The village needs indoor space for special events, programs and revenue-generating
rentals. Items discussed to date include:
• Protection from future flooding • Indoor Space – A need for increased indoor space for special events,
Increased flood protection including the possibility of raising or moving buildings is programs and revenue generating rentals.
needed.
• Flood Protection – A need for increased flood protection for the Village,
• Sustainability including the possibility of raising or moving some Village buildings as a
Alternative funding sources must be explored to increase revenue and decrease flood protection measure.
subsidy levels for future sustainability of the Village.
• Building Removal – The need for the removal of several Village buildings
that cannot reasonably be restored or protected from future flooding.
Questions:
• Decrease Taxpayer Funding – The need to continue to decrease
• Had you visited Usher's Ferry prior to the flood? Had you taken out of town guests
taxpayer funding by increasing revenue generation, visitation, grant funding,
to visit Usher's Ferry?
and corporate and individual contributions.
• How would you rate the value of the museum to the community? • Partnerships – The opportunity to create and grow partnerships with
• What options would you like to see studied for Usher's Ferry? (eg. move or raise area museums, businesses, and schools for events, funding, and educational
buildings for flood protection; private partnerships to decrease taxpayer funding; programming.
more indoor building space?)
What are some potential ways of programming and recreating on the River?
Community feedback during previous planning efforts has consistently
indicated a desire for more active use of the Cedar River. Focus for
the future could include expansion, improvement or development of
opportunities such as:
Boating
Boating within Cedar Rapids is limited to the pool upstream of the 5-in-1
Dam, with access only possible at Ellis Harbor and at Mohawk Park.
Fishing
Dedicated fishing sites on the river are generally limited to upstream of
the Dam and Cedar Lake.
The Urban Fisheries project to the south is underway and will provide
further opportunities.
River Access
Most of the walkways are significantly higher than the normal river
elevation, allowing few opportunities for physical access to the river.
Water Events
Water-based events and spectacles are currently limited. These include
water skiing shows and occasional boating events during larger City
events like the Freedom festival.
Riverfront Questions
• What waterfront uses would you like to see in the
Greenway? What's missing from activities listed on the
previous boards?
• What kinds of landscapes do you want to see on the
riverfront? Open lawn? Sports fields? Natural areas?
Riverwalks? Event spaces?