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PLAN DESCRIPTION:
OPEN SPACE AND LANDSCAPE FRAMEWORK
A NETWORK OF PASSIVE OPEN SPACE, PARK AND RECREATION AREAS
WILL BE CONNECTED BY A PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION SYSTEM OF
SIDEWALKS AND SOFT TRAILS. THIS SYSTEM AND OPEN SPACE AND
RECREATION FRAMEWORK WILL BE THE MAJOR AMENITY FOR THE
COMMUNITY. ACTIVE PARKS, RECREATION FIELDS, PLAYGROUND AND TOT
LOTS WILL BE LOCATED STRATEGICALLY THROUGH -OUT THE NETWORK
PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AMENITIES TO ALL RESIDENTS ACCESSIBLE VIA
THE OPEN SPACE AND CIRCULATION SYSTEM. PRODUCTIVE AND EDIBLE
LANDSCAPES, INCLUDING COMMUNITY GARDENS AND NEIGHBORHOOD
ORCHARDS WILL BE INTEGRATED AND DISPERSED IN BETWEEN THE
RESIDENTIAL LAND USES AS GATHERING AND FOCAL PLACES FOR
RESIDENTS WHILE PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL VALUE.
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THE COMBINATION OF TRAILS, RECREATION AREAS, AND OPEN SPACE
SYSTEM WITH THE ABILITY TO ENGAGE IN 'INTERACTIVE COMMUNITY
AGRICULTURE' ON A SMALL SCALE WILL MAKE RIVER EDGE A VERY
DESIRABLE PLACE TO LIVE, FILLING A UNIQUE NICHE PERHAPS NOT YET
ACCOUNTED FOR IN GARFIELD COUNTY. THIS UNIQUE COMBINATION WILL
HELP ESTABLISH A SENSE OF PLACE, FOSTER COMMUNITY, ENGAGING
RESIDENTS WITH THEIR IMMEDIATE ENVIRONMENT AND THEMSELVES IN
MULTIPLE WAYS. IT IS INTENDED THIS OVERALL FRAMEWORK WILL SET
THE TONE AND BECOME A MAJOR DRIVER OF THE IDENTITY OF THE
COMMUNITY.
DESIGN APPROACH & PHILOSOPHY
THE DESIGN APPROACH TO LANDSCAPING OF PARK AND OPEN SPACE
SYSTEMS OF THE PROJECT WILL BE ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AND
CONTEXTUAL IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE SURROUNDING NATURAL
ENVIRONMENT AND FIT INTO THE OVERALL CHARACTER OF THE AREA.
REGIONALLY APPROPRIATE PLANTS AND WATER CONSERVING LANDSCAPE
PRACTICES WILL BE APPLIED AND SERVE AS STRONG UNIFYING
ELEMENTS THROUGH -OUT ALL OPEN SPACE AND PARK AREAS OF THE
PROJECT.
THE OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION PLAN BRINGS RESIDENTS CLOSE TO
THE LAND AND PROVIDES A VARIETY OF OPPORTUNITIES TO INTERACT
WITH EACH OTHER AND NATURE, IN ACTIVE AND PASSIVE WAYS. THIS
PHILOSOPHY IS EXPRESSED IN THE PLAN BY THE INCLUSION OF A
VARIETY OF SPACES TO RECREATE, PLAY, AND EXERCISE AS WELL AS
TO LEARN ABOUT NATURE AND THE ART OF GARDENING AND CYCLES
OF FOOD AND PLANT PRODUCTION. THIS PHILOSOPHY IS DIRECTLY
REINFORCED WITH THE OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN
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