Westerly - State of Rhode Island: Division of Planning

6.0 Open Space & RecreationThis chapter provides an inventory of the town’s existing open space and recreation resources.These resources play a critical role in the quality of life in Westerly, serving as important naturalresource protection areas, providing opportunities for leisure and exercise, and helping to preservethe character of the town. Identifying existing open spaces, recreation facilities and recreationprograms will help the town properly plan for future needs.6.1 Planning Context6.1.1 Statewide Planning ContextThis chapter is presented in the context of several state planning resources including Land Use 2025,A Greener Path…Greenspace and Greenways for Rhode Island’s Future and Ocean State Outdoors: Rhode Island’sComprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan.Land Use 2025 serves as the foundation for all planning efforts in Rhode Island. With regard toopen space and recreation, Land Use 2025 poses a series of questions to be addressed when settingand implementing objectives and policies that specifically relate to open space and recreation. Forfurther information regarding these guiding questions, Land Use 2025 can be found atwww.planning.state.ri.us.While Land Use 2025 establishes a framework for open space and recreation planning, A Greener Pathand Ocean State Outdoors, assess statewide needs and provide specific goals and policies thatmunicipalities should adhere to in their comprehensive plans. A Greener Path is reviewed and appliedto Westerly in the Open Space section of this chapter, while Ocean State Outdoors is reviewed andapplied to Westerly in the Recreation section of this chapter.Westerly, Rhode Island 93