Park District Proposal

An example of the focus on system sustainability is the continued exploration of the park district concept.  This idea is a proposal to create integrated park complexes that contain numerous separate, but adjacent facilities that share resources, maintenance, and display a common landscape character.

System connectivity and linked resources foster the public's perception of greater green space and parks, thereby achieving a pervasive sense of the park system for a low capital investment. Through continued development of greenways, trails, and open space corridors and consolidated park districts, a system can be achieved that links the Evansville parks to their users.  This concept can be traced back to the 1920's and the Harland-Bartholomew Plan, which proposed a highly visible parks system connected by  tree-lined parkways and boulevards.

Link to:

Garvin-Kleymeyer Park District Map

Mesker-Helfrich Park District Map

 or the Wesselman Park District Map