Parks, Trails & Recreation Master Plan

SPECIFICALLY, THIS DOCUMENT IS INTENDED TO:

» » Set expectations for the future improvements and expansions of the parks, recreation, and trail systems within Shakopee.

This Parks, Trails, and Recreation Master Plan is intended to be a sister document to the City’s 2040 Comprehensive Plan, Envision Shakopee. The purpose of this Master Plan is to guide the future planning efforts of public park spaces and trails within the City of Shakopee. This document comes at a time when the City of Shakopee is experiencing a tremendous expansion in residential, commercial, industrial, and mixed use developments, as well as great growth in the city’s population density and diversity. The City finds itself at a critical moment where it must ensure that the visioning and planning for the future of the parks, trails, and recreation system takes into account this growing and changing populous and the evolving trends in recreation that people want to participate in. As new residential developments are being planned out, established neighborhoods look for improvements and replacements of existing open spaces. New connections are being made to neighboring communities and it is important that the City takes a step to consider the framework laid out in this document to ensure a cohesion between any prospective project and the overall goals and plans identified in this document.

» » Provide guidance on prioritizing planned improvements.

» » Set a framework for projects moving forward, including collaboration and partnerships with certain groups that would be able to provide unique perspective and insight.

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