Culver City Parks Task 8.1 Final Plan - Flipbook - Page 15
1| EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The quality of the landscape in Culver City captures
the hearts of residents and visitors. Since the city
was founded in 1917, parks and open spaces have
been central to the community’s character. From
recreation to environment to arts and culture,
Culver City Parks, Recreation, and Community
Services (PRCS) support the foundational wellbeing and quality of life in the city.
Culver City’s nearly 90-acre network of parks and
recreational areas owned and operated by PRCS
serves close to 40,000 residents as well as visitors
from surrounding communities in the region.1
Additional parklands and greenways connect to
this network, forming a robust series of resources for
Culver City and surrounding cities. In future decades,
population increases up to 50% are expected in the
Culver City General Plan 2045, putting increased
pressure on the existing parks network. Additionally,
climate instability and environmental compliance
factors will put additional demands on the parks
system.
This Culver City Parks Plan (Parks Plan) envisions
the next generation of Culver City’s parks by
analyzing areas of need and opportunity through
the lens of equity and proposes improvements
in facilities and programming that support the
community-driven vision, mission, and goals.
Extensive engagement with the community, city
departments, partner agencies, and nonprofits
informed the Parks Plan. A series of system and
park-by-park recommendations are part of the plan.
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