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<br />- <br /> <br />Citp of La Porte ParllS " Open Space Master Plan <br /> <br />Linear Parks <br /> <br />Linear parks are open park areas that generally follow some natural or man-made <br />feature that is linear in nature, such as creeks and streams, abandoned railroad <br />rights-of-way or overhead power line easements. In the case of La Porte, these <br />types of parks could follow all three. Properly developed to facilitate pedestrian and <br />bicycle travel, these parks can serve to link <br />or connect other parks in the local system, <br />as well as schools, libraries, and other major <br />destinations. No specific standards apply to <br />linear/linkage parks other than that they are <br />large enough to adequately accommodate <br />the resources they follow. They can also <br />serve as linear greenbelts, which preserve <br />open space, as is the case with Little Cedar <br />Bayou, as it crosses diagonally through La <br />Porte. <br /> <br /> <br />Boardwalk along tittle Cedar Bayou. <br /> <br />Special Purpose Parks <br /> <br />Special purpose parks are designed to accommodate specialized recreational <br />activities. Because the facility needs for each activity type are different, each special <br />purpose park usually provides for one or a few activities. Examples of special <br />purpose parks include: <br /> <br />. Golf courses <br />. Athletic fields or complexes <br />. Nature centers or large natural preserves <br />. Swimming pool centers <br />. Tennis complexes <br /> <br />Athletic complexes and golf courses are the most common types of special purpose <br />parks. Athletic complexes seek to provide fields for organized play in a location that <br />can accommodate the traffic and noise that a large number of users can generate. <br />Athletic complexes should include <br />sufficient fields so that leagues can <br />congregate at one facility and not have <br />to spread out in different locations. A <br />special purpose park in La Porte area is <br />the Bay Forest Golf Course; other <br />regional special purpose parks are San <br />Jacinto Battleground State Park <br />northwest of La Porte and Armand <br />Bayou Park and Nature Center about <br />four miles southwest of the city. <br /> <br /> <br />Chapter S - Existin, Parlu <br /> <br />P.ge 9 <br />