While we'd love to learn as much about your ideas for the future of parks, we recognize some of you have less time than others. How would you prefer to participate and provide your feedback about Parks of the Future?
I'd like to fill out the complete survey (approx 10 minutes).
How often does your household use parks, recreation facilities, or programs in a year?
Regularly (9 or more times a year)
What do you feel are the top three functions provided by Montgomery Parks and the Montgomery County Recreation?
Montgomery Parks is dedicated to preserving and interpreting cultural resources for current and future generations including historic buildings, archaeological sites, and other culturally significant places.
Montgomery Parks offers hundreds of athletic fields used for a wide variety of sports such as baseball, soccer, cricket and more. There are also basketball and tennis courts, ice skating rinks, an indoor sports pavilion among other amenities promoting sports in our parks.
Montgomery Parks offers many opportunities to promote fitness and health within its 418 parks, including paved and natural surface trails, fitness equipment, amenities to exercise such as ice skating rinks, tennis centers and numerous athletic fields.
Natural areas support a variety of ecological communities, and they form the backbone of our park system. Montgomery Parks recognizes these areas provide respite for park patrons and ecological benefits. The stewardship of these resources is a key component of a successful park system.
Parks are an ideal location for social gatherings with families, friends and neighbors. Montgomery Parks has many amenities to enhance such gatherings including camp grounds, picnic shelters, park activity buildings and play grounds.
Hundreds of events and festivals take place in Montgomery Parks every year including nature festivals, races, musical events and seasonal celebrations.
How would you rate the agency's parks, facilities and services in meeting the communities needs?
Parks - 3 Good
Recreational facilities - 3 Good
Recreational programs - 2 Fair
Are there any segments of the community that need to be better served by Montgomery Parks and Montgomery County Recreation? If so, who are they and how can they be better served?
No response.
What do you believe are the three most important issues / challenges facing Montgomery Parks and Montgomery County Recreation in the next five years?
As traffic and commute is becoming more and more of a problem, the trails in the MoCo parks are increasingly important to support bicycle commuters. The county should focus on ensuring that the trails in the parks will form part of a comprehensive and rational network of bike trails that will allow bicycle to become a true alternative to other forms of transport in the region. This requires the support of so-called "pedelecs" (bicycles that receive gentle electric support for pedaling). Pedelecs are the great opportunity to expand the group of bike users beyond those who bike only for very short distances, or who do so mainly with fitness and health on their mind. Nothing wrong with that, but bicycle transport
is about much more than health and fitness! What about the elderly who would enjoy moderate exercise but do not feel like biking up a steep hill? What about those who don't bike because going up the hill " takes too much time"? Pedelecs have the potential to be a game changer--they have been already in other regions of the world (Europe, China), and the U.S. is lagging behind in exploiting their potential. Changing this requires public support for bikeway infrastructure and the elimination of outdated restrictions on the use of bicycles that receive electric pedaling support.
Why did you choose these top three functions?
No response.
What amenities, programs or experiences are missing that would better support your recreation needs that we should be planning for in the future?
No response.
How would you describe your household? Please check ALL that apply.
At least one child under age 18 lives here
Single-family detached house or townhouse / duplex
Use bus or rail public transit for non-work related trips
White
Please provide your zip code here to help us to determine where facilities and services are needed.
20816
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While we'd love to learn as much about your ideas for the future of parks, we recognize some of you have less time than others. How would you prefer to participate and provide your feedback about Parks of the Future?
How often does your household use parks, recreation facilities, or programs in a year?
What do you feel are the top three functions provided by Montgomery Parks and the Montgomery County Recreation?
Montgomery Parks is dedicated to preserving and interpreting cultural resources for current and future generations including historic buildings, archaeological sites, and other culturally significant places.
Montgomery Parks offers hundreds of athletic fields used for a wide variety of sports such as baseball, soccer, cricket and more. There are also basketball and tennis courts, ice skating rinks, an indoor sports pavilion among other amenities promoting sports in our parks.
Montgomery Parks offers many opportunities to promote fitness and health within its 418 parks, including paved and natural surface trails, fitness equipment, amenities to exercise such as ice skating rinks, tennis centers and numerous athletic fields.
Natural areas support a variety of ecological communities, and they form the backbone of our park system. Montgomery Parks recognizes these areas provide respite for park patrons and ecological benefits. The stewardship of these resources is a key component of a successful park system.
Parks are an ideal location for social gatherings with families, friends and neighbors. Montgomery Parks has many amenities to enhance such gatherings including camp grounds, picnic shelters, park activity buildings and play grounds.
Hundreds of events and festivals take place in Montgomery Parks every year including nature festivals, races, musical events and seasonal celebrations.
How would you rate the agency's parks, facilities and services in meeting the communities needs?
Are there any segments of the community that need to be better served by Montgomery Parks and Montgomery County Recreation? If so, who are they and how can they be better served?
No response.What do you believe are the three most important issues / challenges facing Montgomery Parks and Montgomery County Recreation in the next five years?
As traffic and commute is becoming more and more of a problem, the trails in the MoCo parks are increasingly important to support bicycle commuters. The county should focus on ensuring that the trails in the parks will form part of a comprehensive and rational network of bike trails that will allow bicycle to become a true alternative to other forms of transport in the region. This requires the support of so-called "pedelecs" (bicycles that receive gentle electric support for pedaling). Pedelecs are the great opportunity to expand the group of bike users beyond those who bike only for very short distances, or who do so mainly with fitness and health on their mind. Nothing wrong with that, but bicycle transport
is about much more than health and fitness! What about the elderly who would enjoy moderate exercise but do not feel like biking up a steep hill? What about those who don't bike because going up the hill " takes too much time"? Pedelecs have the potential to be a game changer--they have been already in other regions of the world (Europe, China), and the U.S. is lagging behind in exploiting their potential. Changing this requires public support for bikeway infrastructure and the elimination of outdated restrictions on the use of bicycles that receive electric pedaling support.
Why did you choose these top three functions?
No response.What amenities, programs or experiences are missing that would better support your recreation needs that we should be planning for in the future?
No response.How would you describe your household? Please check ALL that apply.
Please provide your zip code here to help us to determine where facilities and services are needed.
20816