FRI-B05: Master Planning Fremont's Parks System: Record-breaking Community Participation, Inclusivity, Equity, and Technology

Friday, November 11, 2022

11:00am – 12:00pm PT

Location: Moscone Center, Room 205-206

1.00 PDH, LA CES/HSW, AIA/HSW, AICP, FL, NY/HSW

Lead Speaker(s)

Tara Bhuthimethee, ASLA, LEED AP, MBA

Senior Landscape Architect
City of Fremont
Fremont, California

Speaker(s)

Roger Ravenstad, ASLA, NRPA, MPA

Parks Planning and Design Manager
City of Fremont
Fremont, California
Suzanne Wolf, MPA, CPRE

Director of Community Services
City of Fremont
Fremont, California

What does equity mean for an Asian-majority City? Explore how the City of Fremont created an equity-based 2022 Parks and Recreation Master Plan for its residents using the latest technology—including a census-mapped statistically valid survey, GIS mapping, and more—to gather record-breaking community input amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

Learning Outcomes:

Understand the many pieces that went into master planning a diverse city's park system with equity at its core and technology as its tool.
Understand how technology's used to inventory, assess, and map park assets and create service and equity maps. Learn what it means to create equity in a diverse Asian majority community.
Understand how using a census-mapped statistically valid survey was used to represent all community members equally, leveling the playing field between vocal community members and non-users.
Understand how technology was used to intentionally engage a diverse population during a pandemic, with record-breaking participation numbers.