GOAL 8: FULL RANGE OF RECREATION FACILITIES

Policies

8A. Recreation Facility Level of Service

The City will seek to meet populationbased level of service standards for a range of recreation facilities as shown in Table 4-1. These standards are informed by the standards set in the 2013 Parks Master Plan, and updated to reflect current needs.

8B. Diverse Recreation Needs

Tracy’s parks currently serve traditional recreation needs well. In the years ahead, the City will seek to provide new facilities that meet emerging demand and serve this diverse community. These facilities include dog parks, community gardens, adventure and educational play areas, bike parks/pump tracks, and cricket pitches.

8C. Equitable Access

Tracy’s recreation facilities are not evenly distributed around the city. As part of developing the program for new and remodeled parks the City will consider equitable access as part of park programming decisions.

See also policies in Goal 4.

Recreation Facility Level of Service

SOURCES: WRT, 2020; CiTY OF TRACY, 2020; TRACY PARKS MASTER PLAN (NEW DE vELOPMENTS), 2013.

NOTES:

A BASED ON ESTiMATED 2018 POPULATiON OF 89,965.

B BASED ON PROJECTED 2033 POPULATiON OF 106,509.

C iNCLUDES HALF COURTS AND FULL COURTS.

D PRivATELY-OPERATED COMMUNiTY GARDENS ARE NOT COUNTED.

E LOOP TRAiLS iN PARKS.

F FiTNESS, NATURE, BiKE OR iNTERPRETivE TRAiLS iN PARKS.

16

BASEBALL/ SOFTBALL FIELDS

6

SOCCER FIELDS

212,000

DOG PARKS

Following the updated recreation facility standards, the City would need 16 new baseball/softball fields; 6 new soccer fields; a variety of new sports courts and other recreation facilities, including some 212,000 square feet of indoor recreation space. When facilities that are already being planned are accounted for, a more limited need for additional facilities can be seen, including dog parks, community gardens, tennis and pickleball courts, large group picnic shelters, disc golf, and an environmental education center. See Table 4-2.

DISC GOLF COURSES

COMMUNITY GARDENS

ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER

Recreation Facility Needs

SOURCES: WRT, 2020; CiTY OF TRACY, 2020; TRACY PARKS MASTER PLAN (NEW DE vELOPMENTS), 2013.

NOTES:

A BASED ON PROJECTED 2040 POPULATiON OF 141,341.

B iNCLUDES HALF COURTS AND FULL COURTS.

C PRivATELY-OPERATED COMMUNiTY GARDENS ARE NOT COUNTED.

D LOOP TRAiLS iN PARKS.

E FiTNESS, NATURE, BiKE OR iNTERPRETivE TRAiLS iN PARKS.

Basketball & Tennis Courts

8D. Aquatics Center

The City will continue work with our developer partner to create an aquatics center open to all City residents. The 16-acre facility will feature a 50-meter pool, a leisure/recreation pool, a lazy river, waterslides, a toddler pool and potentially a play structure and wet deck.

8E. MultiGenerational Recreation Center

The City will continue to work toward the creation of a high-quality indoor recreation space. This may be in the form of a single multi-generational recreation center, or multiple facilities that provide the desired amenities including a gymnasium, a library and educational spaces, a teaching kitchen, administration spaces, multipurpose rooms, and a lobby and lounge space.

8F. Legacy Fields Sports Complex

The City will continue to develop the Legacy Fields Sports Complex in strategic phases. This includes completion of Phase 1’s eastern ballfields, paving of parking lots, and wayfinding/signage. A future Phase 2 expansion would continue to expand active recreation including but not limited to soccer, baseball, and football to the west toward Corral Hollow Road.

Tracy’s recreation facilities and programs give all Tracy residents ways to make friends , build confidence, stay healthy, and learn lifelong skills.