2012-2016 Capital Improvement Plan. - Chicago Park District
2012-2016 Capital Improvement Plan. - Chicago Park District
2012-2016 Capital Improvement Plan. - Chicago Park District
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Program Highlights: Site <strong>Improvement</strong>s<br />
Take the Field Initiative,<br />
Artificial Turf Athletic Fields<br />
River<br />
Access<br />
The Take the Field Initiative, led by the Pritzker<br />
Traubert Family Foundation, leverages $12 Million<br />
dollars of public and private resources to build ten<br />
new artificial turf athletic fields in under-served<br />
and geographically diverse areas of <strong>Chicago</strong>. Six<br />
fields were opened in 2011, another four fields are<br />
planned to open in <strong>2012</strong>.<br />
Boat<br />
Launch<br />
Artificial turf fields provide more programming opportunities<br />
for the community and reduce annual field maintenance costs.<br />
Basketball “Slam Dunk” Initiative<br />
The <strong>Park</strong> <strong>District</strong> will invest $2.5 Million in <strong>2012</strong> to<br />
rehabilitate basketball courts in parks city-wide.<br />
Basketball courts encourage team building and an<br />
active lifestyle, especially for <strong>Chicago</strong>’s teen<br />
community. An estimated 150,000 teenagers will<br />
have a new court within a half-mile of their home.<br />
Basketball courts encourage healthy exercise for <strong>Chicago</strong>’s teens.
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