Comprehensive Master Plan - City of Alvin

Parks & RecreationPearson Park is a fine example of a community park with an assortment offields, courts and pavilions.is highly desirable to includeneighborhood residents in the parkdesign process to ensure it iscompatible and accounts for thedesires of its intended users.Recommended facilities andimprovements include:• picnic tables with covers• bar‐be‐que pits• sidewalks/natural walking trail• shade trees and nativelandscaping• drinking fountain(s)• security lighting• multipurpose open play area• multipurpose play courts• playscape (up to 25 children)perimeter fencing/landscaping• benches• on‐ or off‐street parkingCOMMUNITY PARKS are to provide active and passive recreation forcitizens generally within a distance of one mile. The facilities andimprovements must be planned and designed for heavy use by persons of allages. Where feasible, community parks should be located adjacent to agreenway to provide an off‐street linear linkage from other areas of thecommunity. They must also be located such that their use characteristics, suchas overhead lighting, crowd noise and traffic, will not impact adjacentneighborhoods. Primary access to a community park should be provided byan arterial street with secondary access via a collector roadway. Communitywide input through a mail‐back survey, intercept surveys, or interest groupinterviews should be a primary determinant of the development program fora community park. Recommended facilities and improvements include:• picnic tables with coversbarbeque pits• sidewalks/natural walking trailmountain biking trails• exercise stations (optional)shade trees and native landscaping• drinking fountainssecurity lighting• multi‐purpose open play areasmultipurpose courts• playscape (up to 50 children)bicycle racks• perimeter fencing/landscapingʺchildren at playʺ street signs• benchestrash receptacles and enclosuresPage 4-16