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Figure 30. Veterans Memorial Park is an emergency shelter in Culver City. Source: OLIN, 2024. Found on Page 38
Figure 31. Culver City runs all-electric and renewable natural gas-powered buses, reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Source:
OLIN, 2024. Found on Page 38
Figure 32. The Turf Report included a study of activity levels vs. rainfall in Culver City park fields. Source: Turf Consultant’s Report
on Park Fields in Culver City, Page 9, 2019. Found on Page 39
Figure 33. The Feasibility Study recommended improvements to Culver City Park. Source: Culver City Parks, Recreation, and
Community Services, Veterans Memorial Park and Culver City Park/Bill Botts Fields Redevelopment Feasibility Study Final Report,
Page 57, 2004. Found on Page 40
Figure 34. The Feasibility Study recommended improvements to Veterans Memorial Park. Source: Culver City Parks, Recreation,
and Community Services, Veterans Memorial Park and Culver City Park/Bill Botts Fields Redevelopment Feasibility Study Final
Report, Page 13, 2004. Found on Page 40
Figure 35. Basketball is one of the active recreation opportunities at Veterans Memorial Park. Source: OLIN, 2024. Found on Page
41
Figure 36. The director of PRCS, Ted Stevens, speaks at a community meeting at El Marino Park. Source: OLIN, 2024. Found on
Page 42
Figure 37. The Parks Plan project timeline included four stages and many different types of outreach. Source: OLIN, 2024. Found
on Page 44
Figure 38. The Parks Plan team presented at community meeting #3 at El Marino Park. Source: OLIN, 2024. Found on Page 45
Figure 39. Many community members shared their thoughts at El Marino Park. Source: The Robert Group, 2024 Found on Page
46
Figure 40. Meeting with community members provided key feedback on Culver City parks. Source: City of Culver City, 2024.
Found on Page 47
Figure 41. Multiple rounds of community meetings were held in-person and online. Source: OLIN, The Robert Group, 2024.
Found on Page 47
Figure 42. (Above) Throughout the summer there were several Parks Plan pop-up events spread throughout the city. Source:
OLIN, 2024. Found on Page 48
Figure 43. (Right) The pop-up events aimed to meet residents and parks users where they use the parks and services. Sources:
OLIN, The Robert Group, 2024. Found on Page 48
Figure 44. Campers gather to discuss their drawings at engagement session at El Marino Park. Source: OLIN, 2024. Found on
Page 50
Figure 45. Campers used pipe cleaners, tape, scissors, foam, and paper to create their dream park. Source: OLIN, 2024. Found on
Page 51
Figure 46. Campers advocated for both active and passive recreation in their park drawings. Source: OLIN, 2024. Found on Page
51
Figure 47. The staff design workshops were aimed at hearing input and feedback directly from the staff on the ground every day
in Culver City parks. Source: Geosyntec, 2024. Found on Page 52
Figure 48. The Parks Plan team met with PRCS staff to brainstorm their goals for the plan. Source: OLIN, 2024. Found on Page 53
Figure 49. PRCS staff responded to prompts ranging from what they think is working best about the parks system and where
things could improve. Source: OLIN, 2024. Found on Page 53
Figure 50. The Parks Plan team met with interested partners such as the Culver City Arts Foundation to gather input for the plan.
Source: OLIN, 2024. Found on Page 54
Figure 51. Updates on the Parks Plan were presented to the PRCS Commission at Culver West Alexander Park. Source: OLIN,
2024. Found on Page 55
Figure 52. Merchandise was available at pop-up events and Parks Plan mailers were sent to every household in the City. Source:
OLIN, 2024. Found on Page 56
Figure 53. The Parks Plan engagement website included a StoryMap that provided digital context and information to the public.
Source: OLIN, The Robert Group, 2024.
Found on Page 57
Figure 54. Digital outreach provides an interactive forum for feedback and allows users to engage on their own schedule. Source:
OLIN, 2024. Found on Page 57
Figure 55. “Which Culver City park do you use the most?” A pie chart illustrates the Parks Plan survey responses. While Veterans
Memorial Park was the highest at 24%, each park in the Culver City Parks system is represented in the data. Source: Culver City
Community Engagement Survey, Data as of September 5, 2024. Found on Page 58
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