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Community Engagement 1,164 survey responses Over a two-month period, Imagine LaSalle engaged with the Buffalo community to answer these questions and more. What do people like about LaSalle Park? What would they change? What big ideas do they have for the park? Focus group PG 28 Engagement was guided by a focus group of 22 community ambassadors selected by the Mayor’s Office of Strategic Planning and the City of Buffalo Division of Parks and Recreation. Drawing on their unique connections and experiences with the park, the group walked through LaSalle to identify key themes about the park’s unique assets and areas in need of improvement. They brought that same energy and critical eye as they explored inspirational parks in three different US urban settings – New York City, Chicago, and Cincinnati. Youth from The Belle Center, a community center Youth Photovoices within a 10-minute walk of the park over the PG 44 Hudson Street Bridge, also took a close look at LaSalle to identify strengths, weaknesses, and future aspirations for the park. Equipped with digital cameras, the ten elementary and middle school youth took pictures around the park and wrote about them back at The Belle Center. Nearly 1,200 Western New Yorkers weighed Community Survey in on a community survey administered PG 54 during July and August. Surveyors were in LaSalle talking to park users almost every other day. Respondents were also drawn to the survey with lawn signs placed at activity centers around the park. The survey was available online in seven different languages, and was brought to key gathering places outside the park. An extensive online outreach campaign via email and social media promoted the survey to diverse audiences. 26 Imagine LaSalle: A Community Vision for Buffalo’s LaSalle Park | October 2018
TEN KIDS from the Belle Center took 332 photos 35 signs posted throughout the park Surveys completed in English, Spanish, Karen and Burmese 700 palm cards handed out Focus group visited 3 cities 21 parks took 800+ photos FOUR surveyors spent 365 people-hours collecting field surveys Survey respondents speak27different languages Imagine LaSalle: A Community Vision for Buffalo’s LaSalle Park | October 2018 27
Page 1 and 2: Imagine LaSalle A Community Vision
Page 3 and 4: Focus Group members Tuona Batchelor
Page 5 and 6: Community Engagement and Outreach F
Page 7 and 8: LaSalle Park TODAY 4 4 Aerial photo
Page 9 and 10: February 2014 (100% Complete Draft)
Page 11 and 12: D’Youville College Frank Lloyd Wr
Page 13 and 14: Amenities Baseball Skate Park Boat
Page 15 and 16: Park Entrances Pedestrian and Bicyc
Page 17 and 18: Football Field The football field i
Page 19 and 20: Neighborhoods near LaSalle Park Fro
Page 21 and 22: Front Park Fargo Estates Lakeview F
Page 23 and 24: Virginia St Virginia St North St Gr
Page 25: LaSalle is a waterfront park with n
Page 29 and 30: Focus group members toured LaSalle
Page 31 and 32: The dog park is a unique asset. As
Page 33 and 34: Beautify LaSalle with public art. T
Page 35 and 36: Enhance the park’s connection to
Page 37 and 38: Chicago Millennium Park is a touris
Page 39 and 40: The High Line The focus group enjoy
Page 41 and 42: Takeaways for LaSalle Park The 606
Page 43 and 44: Sawyer Point Park is a more establi
Page 45 and 46: Imagine LaSalle: A Community Vision
Page 47 and 48: I want to build a big slide and a b
Page 49 and 50: Beautiful flowers growing. ...you c
Page 51 and 52: Like. Porque te relagas. (Because y
Page 53 and 54: Youth Photovoices Big ideas for LaS
Page 55 and 56: NIAGARA FALLS WHEATFIELD PENDLETON
Page 57 and 58: How often do you visit LaSalle Park
Page 59 and 60: Beautiful location, spread out, lot
Page 61 and 62: Enough space for activities, no dra
Page 63 and 64: There’s barely any bathroom acces
Page 65 and 66: Feels disconnected/ isolated from t
Page 67 and 68: Expand and improve active recreatio
Page 69 and 70: 1,164 Survey Responses Big ideas fo
Page 71 and 72: Connect people with water. Waterfro

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