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The LMPRD did not formally adopt standards in conjunction with the above
classification system. A park classification system and population-based acreage standards were
developed in the Urban Parks and Recreation Recovery Action Plan (RAP) for the City of
Louisville, prepared in 1991. The classification system included the following types of parks²:
Neighborhood Park (less than 10 acres): a relatively small, “walk-to” park designed
to serve the immediate neighborhood.
Community Park (10 to 20 acres): a more substantial park offering active
recreational facilities to a relatively large, local residential area that may include
several neighborhoods.
District Park (20 to 100 acres): a relatively large park providing predominantly active
with some passive facilities for use by persons from a large region of the City.
City-wide Park (over 100 acres): a large park providing substantial areas for passive
recreation and also offering active facilities, drawing people from all over Louisville
and the larger metropolitan area as well.
The 1991 RAP established an overall parkland standard of 10 acres per 1,000 population
for the City of Louisville. A comparison of the classification system and standard set by the 1991
RAP with standards from various other sources including the NRPA, ULI, and several other
communities of similar size is shown in Table IV.A.1 on the following page. As shown in this
table, parkland standards are typically broken down by park type and often identify the areas to
be served by a park in terms of distance or driving time.
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