2013 RECREATION, PARK, and OPEN SPACE ... - Titusville City Hall

Facilities where more are needed
• Environmental education areas
• Dog parks
• Sledding/tubing areas
• Horseshoe courts
• Kayak access points to Oil Creek
Facilities of which there are sufficient (60% or more indicated they are sufficient)
• High school swimming pool
• Soccer fields
• Softball fields
• Football fields
• Bocce courts
• Hiking trails
• Horseback riding trails
• Greenways
• Baseball fields
• Skateboard areas
When asked about the importance of a series of natural resource base protection and preservation options,
respondents strongly supported all. An average rating between 2.5 and 3.4 ranks the item as very important. As
can be seen in the chart below, all items fall within that range.
How important are each of the following in the Titusville area?
Answer Options
Rating
Average
1. Protect water resources including streams, rivers, ponds, and lakes. 3.41
2. Promote Oil Creek as an economic benefit to the area. 3.26
3. Improve access to Oil Creek in Downtown Titusville. 2.89
4. Improve recreational access to Oil and Pine Creeks. 2.88
5. Develop parklets with pavilions, kayak launch, picnic areas, etc. along Oil and Pine Creeks. 2.93
6. Complete the Queen City Trail. 3.07
7. Create trailheads and connecting trails to provide easy access to the regional trail system. 3.04
8. Promote the trail system as an economic benefit to the area. 3.12
9. Protect open space such as steep slopes, woodlands, and fields. 2.96
10. Protect linear corridors of open space (greenways) that may include trails, streams or
protected natural areas and habitats.
3.00
Questionnaire respondents wrote 156 other comments as part of their responses. These comments are listed in
the Appendices.
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