GUIDING DOCUMENTS

• Norwalk Tomorrow (Citywide Plan POCD 2019-2029);

• City of Norwalk Recreation and Parks Master Plan (1993);

• Norwalk Pedestrian Plan;

• Pedestrian & Bikeway Transportation Plan (2012);

• WestCOG Hazards Mitigation Plan (2016-2020)

• Various Park Master Plans (Ryan Park, Veteran’s Park, Cranbury Park, Oyster Shell Park, Freese Park);

• TOD Redevelopment Plan (2016)

• Capital improvements program (historic and current);

Recreation and Parks Goals & Strategies:

Goal #1: Norwalk aims to have the best city park and recreation system in Connecticut.

• Develop a parks, open space, and recreation system plan, including a management plan, that emphasizes connectivity and promotes healthy lifestyles.

• Identify opportunities to provide more public access to water, including streams as well as the Norwalk River and coastline.

Goal #2: Norwalk’s park and recreation system serves residents throughout the city while protecting and managing natural resources.

• Seek park opportunities in underserved areas of the city to work towards providing walking access to a park for every resident (within half-mile).