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<br />7)6)Create a comprehensive wayfinding program to project a <br />consistent image for the entire City and to provide <br />directional guidance to the area’s greatest assets, i.e., Main <br />Street and Sylvan Beach. Partner with TxDOT to develop and <br />obtain approval for a Wayfinding Sign Guide System Plan. <br />8)7)Evaluate program criteria and make necessary improvements <br />to achieve certification through the Scenic City Certification <br />Program. Sponsored by Scenic Texas, this certification <br /> <br /> <br />recognizes Texas municipalities that implement high-quality <br />scenic standards for public roadways and public spaces, with <br />the long-term goal of improving the image of all cities. <br />9)8)Evaluate program criteria and make necessary improvements <br />to gain recognition in the Tree City USA Program. Sponsored <br />by the Arbor Day Foundation, this program helps <br />communities become better stewards of their tree resources. <br /> ‘…—•”‡ƒͶ–†‡“—ƒ–‡ƒ”•ǡ‡…”‡ƒ–‹‘ǡƒ† <br />’‡’ƒ…‡ <br /> <br />Partner with TxDOT to improve the <br />Parks and recreation facilities are an essential part of a healthy, <br />visual appearance of the City’s <br />quality, and vibrant community environment. They provide the <br />overpasses. The top photo depicts an <br />necessary components for events outside the home and after <br />th <br />overpass in La Porte along S. 9 Street <br />work and after school activities. Whether for passive or active <br />and Spencer Highway. The photo on <br />use, parks and recreation facilities are an important factor of <br />the bottom is an enhanced bridge and <br />everyday living, active living – serving health benefits for <br />landscape treatment in Sugar Land, <br />children, seniors, and people of all ages. The park system also <br />Texas. <br />enhances the community’s “quality of life” factor, boosting <br /> <br />economic development efforts to recruit and retain a skilled <br />Source: Kendig Keast Collaborative. <br />workforce; build a strong tax base to finance system expansion, <br />facility enhancements, and maintenance; and attract retirees. <br /> <br />It is clear that La Porte places high value on its park and <br />recreation system. Subsequent to the last comprehensive <br />planning process, in 1998, the City prepared and adopted a <br />separate Parks and Open Space Master Plan (2002; amended <br />2008) and Bicycle and Pedestrian Trail Implementation Plan <br />(2003); both of which the City has been actively implementing in <br />the over the past several years. This section of the <br />Comprehensive Plan is not intended to supplant those separate <br /> <br />specific master plans; rather it is intended to review those plans <br />Develop a comprehensive wayfinding <br />in terms of how they currently fit within the overall framework of <br />program for Main Street and Sylvan <br />a 20-year planning horizon—meaning, will the full <br />Beach areas. <br />implementation of those plans achieve the goals of creating a <br /> <br />Photo Source: City of La Porte Economic <br />park, recreation, and open space system that is high quality (safe <br />Development Strategic Plan. Chapter 3. May <br />and well maintained), convenient and accessible (to its users), <br />2009. <br />diversified (in its activities), and interconnected (to the <br />community), while trying to preserve and protect La Porte’s natural assets. <br />2.19 <br /> <br />LAND USE & DEVELOPMENT <br />2.19 Adopted July 20, 2009 <br /> <br />