7. PRIORITIZATION & IMPROVEMENT STRATEGIES

With the understanding that current funding levels are not suffi cient to properly address all repair, maintenance, and expansion needs of Fresno’s current park and open space system, the community has indicated strong support for the concept of strategic prioritization. The following chapter outlines strategies for prioritizing park improvements, creating new parks, and identifying urban greening opportunities so that Fresno’s parks can better meet the needs of a growing community. Some of these strategies are identifi ed as recommendations in Chapter 9, “Goals and Recommendations.”