Lombard Park District

Lombard Park District 34 Chapter Two Neighborhood Park Service Areas The purpose of the Neighborhood Park Service Area study is to determine which planning areas are under served by the Park District's existing Neighborhood Park land holdings. Lombard Park District's Neighborhood Park acreages range from 8 to 44 acres. The Neighborhood Park Service Area Map illustrates a 0.5 mile service radius (shown in orange) around each existing and planned Neighborhood Park. This plan also illustrates a service area (shown in light orange) for Community Parks as these parks can also serve the function of a neighborhood park. This analysis also mapped a .5 service area radius for school facilities that feature a playground and athletic fi elds as these facilities can serve as a Neighborhood Park for those residents within a .5 mile service area radius. School service area radii can be seen in light red. The most served areas are illustrated by the dark orange while the least served areas are illustrated by the lack of orange. The orange service area buff ers overlap to form a gradient that illustrates the degree to which residents are served. The darker the orange, the more service areas overlap. This represents that those residents who fall within the darker orange area are served by multiple parks and their amenities. The Neighborhood Park Service Area Map shows that the concentration of the Park District's neighborhood parks are in Planning Areas 2, 3, 8, 11, and 12. There are gaps in the service areas for neighborhood parks. The data indicates that planning areas 1, 4, 6, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, and 18 are under served by neighborhood parks. Planning areas 1, 4, 6, 15, 16, 17, and 18 are under served but based on the Village Zoning Map these areas are primarily industrial, commercial or offi ce. This data also aligns with the Level of Service analysis indicating the Level of Service for neighborhood parks is suffi cient by more than 19 acres. Classification LPD Acreage (Total) LPD Existing Level of Service (acres / 1,000 population) IAPD/NRPA Recommended Acreage IAPD/NRPA Recommended Level of Service (acres / 1,000 population) Acreage deficiency / surplus (acre) Neighborhood Park 105.55 2.45 86.33 2.00 19.22 Level of Service - Neighborhood Parks

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