Lake Ellyn Park 2013 Master Plan

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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. 36 Glen Ellyn Park District
3. the vision Lake Ellyn Park Churchill Woods Forest Preserve Crescent Blvd Existing and Proposed Bikeways in DuPage County, Illinois Illinois Prairie Path Great Western Trail Salt Creek Greenway Trail West Branch DuPage River Trail East Branch DuPage River Greenway Trail Southern DuPage County Regional Trail North Central DuPage Regional Trail Centennial Trail Virgil Gilman Trail * Dashed line indicates proposed future improvement System Designation * Veterans Memorial Trail Hinsdale Bikeway Itasca - Addison Trail DuPage Technology Corridor Trail Aurora - Naperville Trail Arboretum - Forest Preserves Trail Connector Carol Stream - Bloomingdale Trail O'Hare Connector I-88 Central DuPage Bikeway Bikeway Classification Existing Regional Bikeway (209 Miles) Proposed Regional Bikeway (90 Miles) Existing Local Bikeway (277 Miles) Proposed Local Bikeway (201 Miles) Regional Open Space Memorial Toll This map was created for planning purposes only. This work may contain valuable and proprietary information of the County of DuPage, For more information, contact: which is protected by the United States Copyright Law, Title 17, Section 101, ET SEQ. DuPage County Department of Economic You are not permitted to use and/or reproduce any part of a copyrighted work of the Development and Planning County of DuPage in violation of federal copyright law. Doing so may result in 421 N. County Farm Road, Wheaton, IL 60187 prosecution under such law. If you wish to use property in which the County owns a Phone: (630) 407-6700 copyright, you must obtain written permission through the Public Information Office Website: www.dupageco.org/bikeways of the County of DuPage at: 421 N. County Farm Road, Wheaton, Illinois 60187. Map produced March, 2012 existing and proposed bikeways in DuPage County Local and Other Open Space Water Lake Ellyn Park Master Plan 37
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Page 57 and 58: 3. the vision Boathouse Restrooms &
Page 59 and 60: 3. the vision Kitchen & South Patio
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Page 63 and 64: 3. the vision Conceptual renderings
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Page 67 and 68: 3. the vision c. Implementation 1.
Page 69 and 70: 3. the vision Phasing priorities/ma
Page 71 and 72: 3. the vision 2. Maintenance, opera
Page 73 and 74: 3. the vision 2. Stormwater Retenti
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