Morrisville Active Kids Strategic Plan

Active Kids Strategic Plan

Facilities & Programming

Strategy: Promote adjunct uses aimed at increasing physical activity along trails beyond use of the trails and greenways.

While trails provide opportunities for walking/biking, amenities along the trail can increase and support usage and opportunities for physical activity. Amenities may include, but are not limited to, fitness stations, story walks, interpretive signage, and edible trails.

Action Steps for Implementation

Task 1 

Task 3 

Conduct community interest assessment and feasibility study of potential amenities along Morrisville greenways and trails. Garnering community interest will help identify and prioritize amenities to place along greenways and trails. Secure partnerships and funding to support amenities. Once amenities are identified, stakeholders can take the lead to identifying potential partnerships to leverage resources to promote amenities and/or explore funding opportunities.

Promote amenities. The network and partners can leverage the message/brand and support partners to raise awareness and promote use of the amenities .

Task 2 

Resources The StoryWalk Project: http://www.kellogghubbard.org/images/StoryWalk/ The_StoryWalk_March2015.pdf

Potential Partners: 

Faith-based organizations

Local Schools

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YMCA of Research Triangle United Way of Greater Triangle

Action for Health Kids: Walking Trails with Fitness Activities. Texas Department of Health: How to Build a Walking Trail file:///C:/Users/meichinger/Downloads/trail.pdf

Chamber of Commerce/Local Business Community

Eat Smart, Move More. How the County high school creates a fitness trail for their com- munity. http://www.eatsmartmovemorenc.com/SuccessStories/SuccessStory.html? snipit=Archieve/2008-06-23F

Fitness Centers Public Library

Master Growers Association

Edible Trails Project. http://edibletrails.org/

Cooperative Extension

Conservation/environmental organizations

Edible Arbor Trail. http://www.missouricitytx.gov/index.aspx?NID=285

Evaluation Measures: 

Featured amenities along trail networks and greenways

April 25, 2017

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