Help Shape the Erie County Parks, Trails and Recreation Plan

The Erie County Department of Planning is conducting a survey to find out what residents would like our parks, trail, and other recreational areas to look. The public survey has been created to get input to shape the future of Erie County’s Parks, Trails, and Recreational Assets through the next 10 years, and beyond.

According to the website, the results will be a strategic plan for focused investment in Erie County’s network of recreational assets and their connections to the communities within Erie County. Also:

• The plan will provide well-vetted and workable action plans, a well-constructed and realistic investment strategy for existing programmed funding and potential funding for Erie County that will enhance recreational assets and their connections to Erie County communities.
• The Plan will also focus on what Erie County’s role is or should be in relation to parks, trails, open space, and recreational amenities and how to best fulfill this role.
• The Plan assumes a 10-year planning horizon but will include a specific action plan that can be achieved within 5 years. ​​
• The recommendations that result from the planning process will be informed by a robust but effective public engagement process, input from a comprehensive steering committee composed of strategic partner organizations, critical stakeholder groups, and the research and expertise of Alta Planning + Design.

To learn more and to participate in the survey, go to the Erie County Department of Planning website.