Park Plans: Current & Previous
Title Cover Scope Description Link Year Adopted Projects & Plans Currently Under Development Visioneering Wichita Regional Visioning initiative to help guide the community as it develops Click Here In progress Adopted Plans Wichita Park, Recreation, and Open Space Plan (PROS Plan) City of Wichita A plan to guide the provision of park, recreation, and open space resources in the City of Wichita Click Here Adopted byWichita City Council2008 Wichita-Sedgwick County Comprehensive Plan Wichita and Sedgwick County This plan serves as the guide for the City of Wichita. Goals, objectives, and strategies relate to the provision of park, recreation, and open space resources in Wichita Click Here Updated 2005 Wichita-Sedgwick County Parks and Pathways Plan Wichita and Sedgwick County This plan guides the provision of parks and pathways by the City of Wichita Click Here Adopted by Wichita City Council 1996 Previous Plans & Studies Arkansas River Corridor Access Plan Regional This plan will guide the development of 120 miles of the Arkansas River into a recreational amenity that will draw users from the region Click Here Completed 2007 Wichita, Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (WAMPO) Pathways Regional A planning effort to guide the provision of pathways through multiple communities Click Here Adopted by WAMPO 2007 Pathways 2004 Report City of Wichita This report provides user counts for the Wichita pathways. Click Here 2004 Scenic Bikeways of Wichita-Sedgwick County City of Wichita This report provides descriptions and conditions reports for pathways throughout Wichita. Click Here 2002 Wichita Park and Recreation Facilities Study City of Wichita This study provides an inventory of resources, listing of conditions, and recommendations for improvements. Click Here 1999 Comprehensive Bicycle Plan for the Wichita Metropolitan Area City of Wichita This Plan included recommendations for new bikeway developments, safety improvements, education, enforcement, encouragement, bicycle registration and other regulations. None 1989 Guide to Bikeway Development City of Wichita This document guided the development of a bicycle program for the Wichita Metropolitan Area and the provision of bicycling facilities. and programs. None 1980 Wichita-Sedgwick County Park and Open Space Plan 1976 City of Wichita and Sedgwick County The master plan for the provision of park, recreation, and open space resources in Wichita. Click here 1976 The Canal Route Corridor City of Wichita The proposal for a hike and bike trail system utilizing the I-135 development. The report presented recommendations on construction materials, preliminary cost estimate, suggested implementation phasing and proposed maintenance responsibilities. None 1974 Toward a More Livable City: An Urban Beautification Plan for Wichita, Kansas City of Wichita The first planning document to address the need for bicycling facilities in Wichita. This document supplemented elements of the Comprehensive Plan. None 1970 Open Space, Parks and Recreation Plan City of Wichita The 1965 plan recognized that open spaces were islands surrounded by development with no interconnectivity. Proposed connecting park and recreation areas with walkways, bicycle paths, bridle trains, boatways, etc. Document 1965 Bike Path Maps-Wichita's Bikeways (1978)Wichita's Bikeways (1979) - The Way to GoWichita Bikeway SystemWichita Bicycle Map - 1994Wichita Bicycle Map - 1997
Visioning initiative to help guide the community as it develops
A plan to guide the provision of park, recreation, and open space resources in the City of Wichita
This plan serves as the guide for the City of Wichita. Goals, objectives, and strategies relate to the provision of park, recreation, and open space resources in Wichita
This plan guides the provision of parks and pathways by the City of Wichita
Adopted by
Wichita City Council
1996
Adopted by WAMPO
2007
This report provides user counts for the Wichita pathways.
This report provides descriptions and conditions reports for pathways throughout Wichita.
This study provides an inventory of resources, listing of conditions, and recommendations for improvements.
This Plan included recommendations for new bikeway developments, safety improvements, education, enforcement, encouragement, bicycle registration and other regulations.
This document guided the development of a bicycle program for the Wichita Metropolitan Area and the provision of bicycling facilities. and programs.
The master plan for the provision of park, recreation, and open space resources in Wichita.
The proposal for a hike and bike trail system utilizing the I-135 development. The report presented recommendations on construction materials, preliminary cost estimate, suggested implementation phasing and proposed maintenance responsibilities.
The first planning document to address the need for bicycling facilities in Wichita. This document supplemented elements of the Comprehensive Plan.
The 1965 plan recognized that open spaces were islands surrounded by development with no interconnectivity. Proposed connecting park and recreation areas with walkways, bicycle paths, bridle trains, boatways, etc.
Bike Path Maps-Wichita's Bikeways (1978)Wichita's Bikeways (1979) - The Way to GoWichita Bikeway SystemWichita Bicycle Map - 1994Wichita Bicycle Map - 1997
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