SUN-GAZETTE FILE PHOTO The water fountain at Way’s Garden Park on West Fourth Street.

Several ideas for improving individual parks in the City of Williamsport have been shared as part of a developing Comprehensive Recreation Parks, Open Space, and Green Infrastructure plan. Some ideas are duplicated in the parks but not all.

For Brandon Park, operations ideas included:

• Create a system for regular updates of park programs, activities, events and stewardship.

• Reestablish roles and responsibilities for Commissions, steward and stakeholders.

• Packer Street, implement weekend closures.

• System-wide (Park specific)

• Add pedestrian crossings (speed) tables.

• Add a shared use land along all vehicular roads.

• Narrow and focus the Middle Drive entry, using bumpouts.

• Develop a landscape and conservation and restoration master plan.

Amenities and Facilities

• Add basketball courts to the east side.

• Add universal design playgrounds equipment.

• Replace site furniture with park systemwide standardized furnishings on a phased timeline.

• Add lights (with cameras enabled technology) at key locations.

• Create gardens for plant and wildlife habitat.

Newberry Park

• Install sidewalks along all perimeters.

• Update wayfinding and park identity signs.

Facilities

• Cost benefit analysis for providing regular access to restrooms.

• Add play equipment with universal design standards.

• Add site furnishings and lighting (with camera technology) as phased improvements.

• Remove unused buildings, back stop, courts, wood edging, wood chip surfaces.

• Add neighborhood preferred sport court or community garden.

Sustainability

• Update the stormwater infrastructure

• Create a landscape management plan (to reduce lawn and increase native species).

• Install an identity sign mounting.

Lose Park

Connections

• Crosswalks at park corners.

• Install wayfinding signage with the 10-minute walk zone.

Facilities

• Implement a phased installation of park standard furnishings (benches and litter) and lighting.

Sustainability

• Install stormwater management green infrastructure for edges of fields and courts.

• Reduce lawn areas (perimeter of the play fields) with installation of low-mow meadows.

Stewardship

• Coordinate with the community garden users and manager with regards to stewardship of green infrastructure installations.

Memorial Park

Access

• South section (below West Fourth Street)

• Draft/implement a layout plan to organize the parking and pedestrian movement.

• Design and install ADA standard pedestrian paths with connections between (South) Memorial Park, Elm Park and the Lycoming Creek bikeway.

• Develop an entry, circulation, parking and pedestrian traffic management plan, implementation in phases.

Facilities

• Cost benefit analysis for providing regular access to restrooms.

• Update play equipment to universal design standards.

• Add site furnishings and lighting (with camera technology) as phased improvements.

Sustainability

• Update the stormwater management plan and infrastructure.

• Create a landscape management plan (to reduce lawn and increase native species).

• Enhance entry memorial.

• Engage with stewards/commission.

Shaw Place Park

Access

• Install sidewalks along Shaw Place.

• Install crosswalks at street corners and where sidewalks meet the street mid-block (Sherman Street).

• Improve layout and entry/egress at Sherman Street parking lot.

• Redesign Sherman Street head in parking to parallel.

Facilities

• Add pavilion, site furnishings (benches, litter and bike racks), and lighting (with camera technology) as phased improvements.

• Remove unused structures.

• Add neighborhood preferred sport court or community garden.

Sustainability

• Upgrade the stormwater infrastructure.

• Create a landscape management plan (to reduce lawn and increase native species).

• Install an identity sign mounting.

Elm Park

Parking and circulation.

• Fourth Street – coordinate with PennDOT to implement traffic calming and a road diet.

• Coordinate with Lycoming Creek bikeway to create access points at the Memorial Park (southeast parcel) and west ends of Elm Park.

• Parking (skate park, tennis, large fields).

• Draft/implement a layout plan to organize vehicle staging, parking and pedestrian movement.

Facilities

• In coordination with recreational organization user groups, develop a plan to install and manage permanent restrooms or a robust portable toilet rotation.

• Install wayfinding signs.

Communication

• Install signs outlining park use standards, requirements, codes, city maintenance contact or website portal.

• Install wayfinding signs at Lycoming Creek bikeway to access points.

Ways Garden

Access

• Install stop signs and crosswalks at Maynard and Fourth streets.

• Add a path link to the pergola and parking lot.

Facilities

• Add site furnishings (benches, litter bins) and lighting (with camera technology) as phased improvements.

Sustainability

• Create a landscape management plan (to organize landscape beds. Remove invasive ornamentals and increase native species).

• Install historic character identity signs and historic markers at all entries.

Young’s Woods Park

Access

• Install a crosswalk at Tucker Street.

• Update asphalt paths (to meet ADA standards).

•Redesign Menne Alley parking lot.

Facilities

• Remove and replace pavilion, sandbox, outdated swings and lighting.

• Add site furnishings (benches, litter bins) and lighting (with camera technology) as phased improvements.

Sustainability

• Create a landscape management plan (to organize landscape beds. Remove invasive ornamentals and increase native species).

• Refurbish the historic identity marker and install a park identity sign at the parking lot entry.