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Phase 2 engagement is coming soon! Please check back for project updates.
Let’s imagine the future of Kelowna’s parks!
The City of Kelowna is creating a City Parks Master Plan to guide the expansion, development, and operations of our parks system as the City grows.
This master planning process will guide what the future of our parks in Kelowna will look like by defining a collaborative vision and goals. Residents and community stakeholders all have an opportunity to influence the decisions about the key priorities for our parks system over the next 20-40 years.
Share your thoughts!
Review the draft vision and guiding principles below and tell us what you think using the quick poll and "have your say" tab.
Vision
Kelowna's parks celebrate and protect the unique landscapes and people of the Okanagan Valley. From the lake to the mountains, they connect our communities through a network of vibrant destinations that bring people together and foster responsible stewardship. Our parks support a resilient and active city by providing equitable access to a diverse recreational and cultural experiences.
Phase 1 Engagement
The aim of the first engagement was to learn about how people use our parks and what they care about. The feedback received was used to develop the city-wide park vision, guiding principles, and goals.
The future phases of the project will focus on neighbourhood-specific priorities and eventually the creation of the draft City Parks Master Plan.
The report summarizes the analysis and the feedback from Phase 1 of the Parks Master Plan process, providing an overview of the current state of our parks and the draft vision, principles, and goals to guide the parks system into the future. The report is divided into 3 parts below:
Phase 2 engagement is coming soon! Please check back for project updates.
Let’s imagine the future of Kelowna’s parks!
The City of Kelowna is creating a City Parks Master Plan to guide the expansion, development, and operations of our parks system as the City grows.
This master planning process will guide what the future of our parks in Kelowna will look like by defining a collaborative vision and goals. Residents and community stakeholders all have an opportunity to influence the decisions about the key priorities for our parks system over the next 20-40 years.
Share your thoughts!
Review the draft vision and guiding principles below and tell us what you think using the quick poll and "have your say" tab.
Vision
Kelowna's parks celebrate and protect the unique landscapes and people of the Okanagan Valley. From the lake to the mountains, they connect our communities through a network of vibrant destinations that bring people together and foster responsible stewardship. Our parks support a resilient and active city by providing equitable access to a diverse recreational and cultural experiences.
Phase 1 Engagement
The aim of the first engagement was to learn about how people use our parks and what they care about. The feedback received was used to develop the city-wide park vision, guiding principles, and goals.
The future phases of the project will focus on neighbourhood-specific priorities and eventually the creation of the draft City Parks Master Plan.
The report summarizes the analysis and the feedback from Phase 1 of the Parks Master Plan process, providing an overview of the current state of our parks and the draft vision, principles, and goals to guide the parks system into the future. The report is divided into 3 parts below:
Do you have any suggestions to improve the draft vision and guiding principles?
Click here to view the draft vision and guiding principles for the Parks Master Plan in the Phase 1 Report.
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There are not many tennis courts in the city and they are well utilized. On hot summer days, most people play in the morning when it is not as hot so of course the courts are busy in the mornings but not in the afternoons if it's a hot day. I am sure pickleball players would also not play in the hot sun in the afternoon on a 38 C day! I would like to ask Alice to name which courts are not well utilized and specify the day and time she saw a court not being used.
Laurie
7 days ago
I play both tennis and pickleball and we need more pickleball courts in the city. But the solution is not converting tennis courts. I don't agree with the comments about tennis courts being under utilized, and tennis is also a fast-growing sport. Often when I go to play tennis it is difficult to find an open court, and often people are playing pickleball on the tennis courts. We need to build more pickleball-specific courts so that pickleballers and tennis players each have a designated space
Sonja S
11 days ago
Convert most existing tennis courts to pickleball courts. There is a serious shortage in the city of Kelowna and tennis courts are very under utilized.
Alice Arsenault
11 days ago
Most tennis courts throughout the city are very under utilized. Since tennis is on the decline and pickleball is the worlds fastest growing sport (and far more suitable for all age groups) we need to convert many tennis courts to pickleball courts throughout the city. 1 tennis court fits 2 pickleball courts. Paint new lines and install nets and it’s done very affordably. We have a severe shortage of pickleball courts in this city! We need to do better with this City of Kelowna!
Alice Arsenault
11 days ago
I would love to see more emphasis towards families / kids. I am childless myself but parks provide families a great, free space for kids to play and connect, and I think it should be prioritized in our community for a healthy future.
kelownasunshine
12 days ago
For playgrounds, and sport amenities (hoops, pavement, nets), it would be helpful to have a fixed timeframe in which structures will be updated. For example, if a playground has existed 20 years, it should be slated for analysis of neighborhood makeup (to determine age appropriate structures for the community), and for improvement or replacement of equipment. A neighborhood with a playground that hasn't been updated whatsoever in 20 years doesn't benefit much from that playground.
Beehardy
4 months ago
Recent mobility challenges make it very difficult to access the lake to swim, something that I have always loved to do in the past. Please consider adding water access points to parks so all of us with limited mobility are able to get in to the water. Thank you!
There are not many tennis courts in the city and they are well utilized. On hot summer days, most people play in the morning when it is not as hot so of course the courts are busy in the mornings but not in the afternoons if it's a hot day. I am sure pickleball players would also not play in the hot sun in the afternoon on a 38 C day! I would like to ask Alice to name which courts are not well utilized and specify the day and time she saw a court not being used.
I play both tennis and pickleball and we need more pickleball courts in the city. But the solution is not converting tennis courts. I don't agree with the comments about tennis courts being under utilized, and tennis is also a fast-growing sport. Often when I go to play tennis it is difficult to find an open court, and often people are playing pickleball on the tennis courts. We need to build more pickleball-specific courts so that pickleballers and tennis players each have a designated space
Convert most existing tennis courts to pickleball courts. There is a serious shortage in the city of Kelowna and tennis courts are very under utilized.
Most tennis courts throughout the city are very under utilized. Since tennis is on the decline and pickleball is the worlds fastest growing sport (and far more suitable for all age groups) we need to convert many tennis courts to pickleball courts throughout the city. 1 tennis court fits 2 pickleball courts. Paint new lines and install nets and it’s done very affordably. We have a severe shortage of pickleball courts in this city! We need to do better with this City of Kelowna!
I would love to see more emphasis towards families / kids. I am childless myself but parks provide families a great, free space for kids to play and connect, and I think it should be prioritized in our community for a healthy future.
For playgrounds, and sport amenities (hoops, pavement, nets), it would be helpful to have a fixed timeframe in which structures will be updated. For example, if a playground has existed 20 years, it should be slated for analysis of neighborhood makeup (to determine age appropriate structures for the community), and for improvement or replacement of equipment. A neighborhood with a playground that hasn't been updated whatsoever in 20 years doesn't benefit much from that playground.
Recent mobility challenges make it very difficult to access the lake to swim, something that I have always loved to do in the past. Please consider adding water access points to parks so all of us with limited mobility are able to get in to the water.
Thank you!