City of Wichita - Comprehensive Plan & Development Activity Park Plans
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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 by
Wichita City Council
2008
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 Go
Wichita Bikeway System
Wichita Bicycle Map - 1994
Wichita Bicycle Map - 1997

Planning - Advanced Plans

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