Glossary

A small, shallow pool with slides and spray features for water play and learning to swim.

The combination of ball fields and multi-use fields.

Baseball or softball fields of all size. Ball fields include a backstop and can include foul line fencing, spectator/player seating, skinned or grass infields, lights, scoreboards and supporting amenities.

The construction of new park sites and recreation facilities.

Recreation facilities supporting league, sanctioned or otherwise organized sports and activities. Usually includes formal requirements for the size, condition or type of playing environment.

The regular tasks that keep parks and recreation facilities clean and safe to use. For example, trash collection, safety inspections, replacement of broken parts on equipment.

All 50'x70' or larger flat rectangular fields for soccer, football and other sports and activities. These fields can include goals, spectator/player seating, scoreboards, lights and supporting amenities.

Analyzing access to parks using a geographic model of the city with the goal of providing a more accurate portrayal of park access by reflecting the street and trail network than residents can actually travel.

This includes the following classifications from the City's bike map: Bike Lanes, Bike Route, Road with Wide Shoulders, and Wide Sidewalk Connections.

The day-to-day costs to keep the system open, clean, and safe.

The land portion of the system, including all categories of park land. Other park like lands, such as school yards and private parks will be differentiated and parks will refer to public park lands owned by the City of Longmont.

Part of a system of high quality on-street and greenway (off-street) trails creating links and loops focused on enhanced recreation value rather than just transportation.

The built features within parks that create opportunities to engage in specific games and activities. These can range from single courts or small play areas up to the Longmont Recreation Center which supports a wide variety of self-directed and programmed recreation.

Renewal needed for major recreation facilities based on the observed condition, facility age and the input from staff and users about functionality.

Nearing end of life, fixes likely to only slow the decline in use and increase in cost.

Older facility, ongoing maintenance needs, limited adaptability and functionality.

Newer facility, ongoing maintenance.

The classes, activities, sports and special events that are provided by Longmont's Recreation Services and other providers within and around Longmont. There is a close connection between these services and the parks, recreation facilities and trails in the system and detailed in this plan.

Areas in the city that lack nearby access to a community or neighborhood park. These are existing and planned residential areas that are outside a 1/2-mile distance to the nearest park using the network method of analysis. 14 areas are identified: South (S-1 to S-5), Central (C-1 to C-5), North (N-1 to N-4).

Renewal required based on assessment of asset inventory/lifecycle analysis (above ground and un-seen infrastructure such as irrigation), park usage, observed conditino ratings, playground safety, and the amount of time passes since the most recent major investment.

These are sites that have no critical needs, such as those that have recently been built or renovated.

These are sites that showed at least one data point indicating a need for replacement of features at the park that have reached the end of their useful life.

These are sites with multiple renewal issues (more than 2 data points) that should be addressed to avoid future problems.

These are sites with nearly all idicators showing needs that should be addressed as soon as possible to avoid and correct failures of equipment and high priority safety and usability issues.

An area applied using a straight line distance to either create a radius from the center of the park or a buffer outward from the boundary of the park.

A service area identified in the city that does not have access to a trail within 1/4-1/2 mile.

A service area identified in the city with a portion of it having access to a trail within 1/4-1/2 mile.

A service area identified in the city that does have access to a trail within 1/4-1/2 mile.

An aquatic feature that provides water play (splashing, spraying, dumping) with no standing water, eliminating the need for supervisory and lifeguard staffing. Splash pads are typically un-programmed and free to access. Also known as a water playground or interactive water feature.

This system includes pathways within parks, off-street greenways, and on-street connections (sidewalks, bike lanes, etc.) that provide both a transportation route and opportunities for walking, running, bicycling and other highly desired activities.

Areas in the city that lack nearby access to offstreet trails. These are existing and planned residential areas that are outside a 1/4-mile to 1/2-mile distance to the nearest trail using the network method of analysis. 14 areas are identified: South (S-1 to S-5), Central (C-1 to C-5), North (N-1 to N-4).

A skate plaza or skate park, Longmont facilities allow scooters, bikes and roller blades in addition to skate boards.