January 20, 1977.
MASTER PLAN FOR NEIGHBOURHOOD PARK ACQUISITION ANI NEVELOPMENT

Tt is essential for a city to relate the physical needs of a community to

the living patterns of people. A city is usually divided into the "nei phbourhood"

and the "community". A neighbourhood is a "simple social and vhysical environment
in which people satisfy a few of thelr basic wants". These types of wants usually
centre around schools, churches, shopping centres and centres for recreation and
social activities. The “community” is more flexible than the neighbourhood ~~~
basically this term encompasses several neighbourhoods and has an identity as a
recognized area of a city.

The City of Port Coquitlam should be devising a Master Plan for park
development and acquisition. The plan should define and schedule a develonment
program co-ordinated with funds, to keep up with the increasing number of varks
throughout the city. This plan is necessary due to the large number of narks
requiring development, also due to the increasing interest and demands being
expressed by the people living in the city. The Master Plan should be developed
using the following criteria:

(a) Populations in each section of tue city, determining present and future

population.

{b) School construction estimates, followed more closely on joint school-

park sites.

(c) inventory of existing park conditions, determine amount of development

required.

It fa common practice in North America to use "standards" when planning
parks and recreation facilities, However, it is very imnortant that we use any
form of standard as a GUIDELINE ONLY, as they must be adapted to meet the wishes
of the citizens and the anticipated changes. ;

The general standard used for this studv is 20 acres ver 1,000 population.
This figure of 20 acres is made uv in the following manner:

Neighbourhood use.. veseen2ed acres per 1,000 vovulation

Community use...e.- seceee?ed acres per 1,000 nopulation

Specialized use.... eee ell acres ner 1,900 nopulation

Total open space.c. seeee20 §=©acres ner 1,000 nonulation