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Background
The following Neighborhood & Community Connections (N&CC) Program projects are included in the 2022 Parks Bond Referendum and are currently in design and permitting phase: Village Lakes Community to Neuse River Trail, Chastain Community to Barwell Road Park, Sanderford Road Park Connection, Bushy Branch Connection to Walnut Creek Trail.
Equity and Park Access
The Wake County Community Vulnerability Index was used to equitably prioritize funding of project locations included in the N&CC Program. Prioritizing investments helps ensure that Raleigh’s Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Resources sites, facilities, and programs are accessible to the people who will benefit most from these public resources.
In addition to equity and level of service criteria, the following criteria were also used to determine N&CC project locations:
- Improvement of access in neighborhoods which are more than ½-mile from the nearest greenway access point;
- Proximity of access to transit (including proposed Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and Transit Overlay District (TOD) areas);
- Overall safety and proximity to existing pedestrian infrastructure;
- Overall feasibility based on existing property rights, construction cost, and permitting requirements.
Projects included in the 2014 Neighborhood and Community Connection Program that have already been completed include Edwards Mill Road to Laurel Hills Park, Ray Road to Lake Lynn Park, Peach Road to Illeagnes Road, N. King Charles Road to Crabtree Creek Trail, Vineyards Community to Walnut Creek Trail, and Industrial Drive to Crabtree Creek Trail. The two connections to the Neuse River Trail from the Battle Ridge community are currently under construction. A final connection is being designed that will connect the Crabtree Creek Trail to Carl Sandburg Court near New Bern Avenue.