Comprehensive Master Plan - City of Alvin

Parks & RecreationINVENTORY of Facilities and Spaces • • •The foundation for establishing a “firstclass”parks and recreation systembegins with the availability, location,and condition of the existing cityownedparks and recreation areas. Indetermining the need for additionalparkland, recreational facilities, andpark‐related improvements, the firststep is to assess the level of sufficiencyof the existing parks in meeting theneeds of the community. Thisassessment is done first by comparingthe acreage of parks to standards forcities of comparable size and, secondly,by soliciting the input of citizens.Integral to park planning is a thoroughevaluation of the existing system. Each The City has an assortment of well maintained parks that are generally wellpark must be evaluated in terms of itsdistributed throughout the community.proximity to its users, safety andaccessibility, availability and condition of its equipment and facilities, andutilization.The City currently offers an assortment of parks that provide opportunitiesfor a typical variety of activities, including the following:• restrooms in each community park (Bob S. Owen Pool, The Depot, LionsPark, Morgan Park and Pearson Park);• covered pavilions (25);• baseball (7), softball (9) and multi‐purpose fields (6);• soccer fields (22);• volleyball courts (2);• basketball courts (6) and tennis courts (2);• play complexes (10);• walking/jogging (9) and bike (9) trails;• swimming pools (2);• parking; and,• related equipment and improvements (bleachers, picnic tables, swings andslides, payphones, etc.)Page 4-13