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40 | PARKS, RECREATION & COMMUNITY SERVICES NEEDS ASSESSMENT <br />NEEDS <br />RECOMMENDATION EXISTING CONDITIONS <br />TRAIL ACTIVITIES. <br />The City should add loop trails to parks in neighborhoods <br />that are currently not served by loop trails. The City should <br />consider developing a citywide trail plan to enhance multimodal <br />connections between parks and trails and improve accessibility. <br />Regional trails are available in nearby open spaces including <br />Edgewood Park, Bair Island and Redwood Shores. Loop trails are <br />distributed throughout the city in Fleishman, Mezes and Stulsaft <br />Parks. <br />PLAY FOR CHILDREN. <br />The City should consider adding play opportunities to Wellesley <br />Park, which does not include a playground and is not located <br />near any other playgrounds. The City should consider integrating <br />new play elements into parks with existing play structures, such <br />as climbers and nature play elements. <br />Overall, the City is well-served by playgrounds, with most of the <br />City’s community parks featuring playgrounds. While, half of the <br />City’s mini parks and a couple of neighborhood parks do not <br />include playgrounds, most of these areas are served by nearby <br />parks with play areas. Adolescents and teenagers may have to <br />travel to neighborhood parks, community parks, special use parks <br />and school parks to access amenities more suitable for their age, <br />such as sports fi elds or skate parks. <br />SOCIAL GATHERING. <br />The City should continue providing both reservable and <br />non-reservable picnic tables. The City should work with <br />neighborhood residents to understand needs for gathering <br />spaces. <br />The City provides picnic tables in most of its parks. <br />FITNESS. <br />The City should incorporate fi tness activities and facilities <br />into parks, including trails, programming and/or outdoor gym <br />equipment. The City should consider outdoor gym equipment <br />near playgrounds and along trails. <br />The City off ers loop trails at Fleishman, Mezes, Red Morton, and <br />Stulsaft Parks and sports fi elds that can accommodate sports <br />leagues and organized sports at 5 City parks and 9 school fi elds. <br />FACILITIES FOR ORGANIZED SPORTS. <br />The City should consider adding additional synthetic playing <br />fi elds, which are lit to allow for year-round use. <br />Sports leagues are limited by available fi elds for practices and <br />games. Redwood City currently off ers 9 sports fi elds that can <br />accommodate sports leagues and organized sports, 7 of which <br />are lit. Ten Redwood City school fi elds can also accommodate <br />sports leagues, one of which is lit. <br />7.A. - Page 58 of 66 <br />170