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<br />-.. <br />. <br />I . <br /> <br />_.r_ <br /> <br />City of La Porte Parhs Ie Open Space Master Plan <br /> <br />Community Parks <br /> <br />Community parks are larger parks that serve a group of neighborhoods or a portion <br />of a city. Community parks are usually reached by automobile, although residents <br />adjacent to the park and trail users may walk or bicycle to it. A variety of <br />recreational facilities are provided, including in some cases, lighted playing fields for <br />organized sports, hikelbike trails and sufficient parking to accommodate participants, <br />spectators, and other park users. <br /> <br />Little Cedar Bayou Park is an example of an ideal community park. At close to 35 <br />acres it is large enough to provide a variety of facilities for active and passive <br />recreation, and has an almost ideal location for serving most of the residents of the <br />city. However, its wave pool, which is a big regional attraction, and the two leagues <br />(girl's softball and soccer), sometimes being active here simultaneously, contribute <br />to increasing overuse of Little Cedar Bayou <br />Park. <br /> <br /> <br />A variety of recreation <br />facilities are available in <br />Uttle Cedar Bayou Parle. <br /> <br />Size - The typical community park should be larQe <br />enouah so it can provide a variety of faciHties <br />while stiU leavina open space for unstructured <br />recreation and natural areas. The park should <br />also have room for expansion as new facilities are required. A typical community <br />park varies in size from 15 acres to over 50 acres. <br /> <br />Location - Community parks should be located near a major thoroughfare to <br />provide easy access from different parts of the city. Because of the potential for <br />noise and bright lights at night, community parks should be buffered from adjacent <br />residential areas. <br /> <br />Chapter a - Exitting Parllt <br /> <br />".ge 6 <br />