Lake Ellyn Park 2013 Master Plan

3. the vision
For patrons arriving by car, on-street parking is located
on adjacent perimeter neighborhood residential streets.
Lenox Road is and will remain where the majority of
park visitors park, as the boathouse and playground are
the two uses that draw the most daily and weekly traffic.
Both Lenox Road and Essex Road are planned to be
reconstructed by the Village in the next few years, and
the Park District strongly recommends that these streets
be rebuilt as demonstration ”green streets”, following the
same green infrastructure approach that will be employed
in the park.
Accessible parking will remain near the boathouse on the
small drive access, which also serves as a service and dropoff
drive. This pavement merges with the path systems and
walkways in and around the boathouse/deck/boat launch
area. It is proposed to be re-constructed and reconfigured
to provide hardened surface for year-round access and
walkability to areas of more intense use in this part of the
park. Pavement design is intended to be complimentary
to the boathouse architecture, and pavement materials are
proposed to be a combination of permeable unit paver
(clay or concrete) in a darker neutral color that contrasts
with the trail color slightly, with stone accents.
Surrounding connections
Connections into the park have been added at key
neighborhood crosswalk locations at every roadway
intersection and mid-block adjacent to the park,
including the northern panhandle that includes the Ruth
Candy Parkway and the Sam Perry Nature Preserve, and
at the southeast corner of the park near Duchon Field
(connecting to the existing sidewalk on Lake Road) to
increase community connectivity.
Lake Ellyn Park is also adjacent to Glen Ellyn’s excellent
regional bike trail network and nearby several significant
recreational amenities, including Ackerman Sports
and Fitness Center, Churchill Woods County Forest
Preserve, both just a few blocks away. The park is situated
between the Illinois Prairie Path and the Great Western
Trail, and could be part of another north-south link
between these two regional bike trails. In order to better
foster wayfinding, signage to direct cyclists and joggers
from these trails and from the Metra station/downtown
district should be installed that is complimentary to park
identification signage.
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