Be sure to comment on the District’s draft parks and recreation long-range plan by January 31, 2023. Visit ready2playdc.com to read the draft plan and submit your comments.

From DC Department of Parks & Recreation (DPR):

The plan includes goals, strategies, actions, and an investment blueprint to guide DPR over the next two decades. There are policy-level planning, programming, design, and operations actions that DPR intends to undertake and track over the coming years, as well as specific site-based recommendations and an implementation plan of investment.

The draft plan is currently posted on the Ready2Play website, where you can submit comments directly in the document by clicking on the relevant area of the page and filling in the comment window that pops up. Additionally, there is a public comment survey where you can leave additional feedback or general comments on the whole document.

I previously discussed some elements of the draft plan in this post.

This is the time to support the items in the draft plan that you like and to continue to advocate for funding and implementation of the things neighbors want.

Want to see attractive community green space at the corner of South Dakota Avenue & Riggs Road NE? Ask for it and remind officials that this request is consistent with the neighborhood’s area development plan.

Want shade at the new Riggs-LaSalle Rec playground? Ask for it.

Want a neighborhood walking track and tennis courts? Co-sign the recommendation in the plan.

Want better coordination with National Park Service for Fort Circle Park? Co-sign the recommendation in the plan & remind officials that the neighborhood’s approved area development plan contemplates recreation and a trail around the perimeter of the park.

Want “safe access” to include not just safe routes to the rec, but also safety in and around the rec? Let officials know.

Whatever it is that you support, let DPR know by January 31.