ONTARIO PARKS RECREATION & PARKS MASTER PLAN
PLANNING CONTEXT: DOCUMENTS, PROJECTS, AND PROGRAMS
The following documents, projects, and programs lay an important foundation for parks and recreation planning. They contribute to the general understanding of the city’s existing conditions so that appropriate decisions are made for future parks and recreation planning.
PARKS AND RECREATION ELEMENT The purpose of the Parks and Recreation Element is to establish goals for the Ontario park system and recreation programs and highlight the vital role parks and recreation programs play in economic development, land use, housing, community health, infrastructure, and transportation goals. The City of Ontario believes that parks promote community engagement, economic investment, and quality aesthetic design and that parks should be distributed throughout the City. It is intended that the City’s parks are well planned, managed, and maintained. Parks provide opportunities for physical exercise and relaxation, and provide programs and activities to enrich the lives of members of the community. The following goals derived from the Parks and Recreation element are designed to establish carefully sited and well-designed parks that serve the community: 1. Create neighborhood identity 2. Serve as focal points for gathering (the “third place” concept) and celebration 3. Increase and protect environmental resources
MOBILITY ELEMENT Ontario is strategically located within a regional transportation network that includes an international airport with passenger and air cargo operations,
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three freeways, three freight rail lines, commuter and passenger rail services, public transit, and a local network of streets and multi-purpose trails. This robust system creates unique opportunities for Ontario as a regional jobs hub and a complete community. Ontario’s vision to concentrate growth in key locations will allow the City to capitalize on this transportation system. Ontario’s vision of a sustained, community-wide prosperity which continuously adds value and yields benefits emphasizes and encourages the expansion of mobility options as the City and the region grow. The purpose of the Mobility Element is to provide overall guidance for the City’s responsibility to satisfy the local and subregional mobility needs of their residents, visitors, and businesses while maintaining the quality of life envisioned in The Ontario Plan. The City believes that access to convenient local and regional mobility options is essential to the City’s growth. Prosperity through a sustained multi-modal mobility system will assist residents with achieving access to jobs, schools, shopping, services, parks, and other key destination points.
ONTARIO GREAT PARK The Ontario Great Park is one of the city’s largest and most exciting park planning endeavors. The Great Park is approximately 340 acres, extends over 3.5 miles in an east-west direction, and has varying widths anticipated between 280-1,600 feet. The Ontario ‘Great’ Park is envisioned as a focal point for the region, serving the City of Ontario’s recreational and open space needs. This park will be developed in phases with preliminary plans to be complete in early 2021 and with final approval shortly after. Construction is anticipated to begin by the end of 2021.
HEALTHY ONTARIO The Healthy Ontario Initiative is long-term umbrella initiative that aims to improve community health through collective impact. A Healthy Community includes education and job opportunities; safe and vibrant neighborhoods; healthy food choices; access to quality healthcare; and activities and programs to prevent and manage health conditions. The Healthy Ontario Collaborative strives to improve access and bring resources and information to the community to support individual and community health. The Healthy Ontario Collaborative is coordinated
