Parks & Recreation Comprehensive Master Plan

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Shaping spaces, enriching lives... together we grow and thrive!

Welcome to the community engagement website for the Town of Chapel Hill's Parks & Recreation Comprehensive Master Plan. Your input will help the Town decide the types of parks, recreation facilities, programs, connectivity, and open spaces that will serve our community today and in the future.

To grow together, we need you to plant your ideas!

  • Add your ideas to the interactive map
  • Share your feedback on the idea wall
  • Complete the budget prioritization exercise

Help us shape spaces and enrich lives—right here in Chapel Hill.

Shaping spaces, enriching lives... together we grow and thrive!

Welcome to the community engagement website for the Town of Chapel Hill's Parks & Recreation Comprehensive Master Plan. Your input will help the Town decide the types of parks, recreation facilities, programs, connectivity, and open spaces that will serve our community today and in the future.

To grow together, we need you to plant your ideas!

  • Add your ideas to the interactive map
  • Share your feedback on the idea wall
  • Complete the budget prioritization exercise

Help us shape spaces and enrich lives—right here in Chapel Hill.

  • Take the Parks & Recreaton Needs Assessment Survey

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    Help guide the future of our services, facilities, programs, and operations. This survey takes about 10 minutes to complete, and your responses will be confidential.

    Take the survey: https://chapelhillsurvey.org/

  • Virtual Community Engagement Meeting

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    Share your thoughts on parks, facilities, and open spaces!

    Join our zoom listening session on 9/23 from 6-7:30pm.

    Go to https://zoom.us/join and type in meeting ID: 990 0005 4399

  • September Engagement Opportunities

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    September 5 – UNC “The Pit”

    • 11:00am – 2:00pm Cyclicious

    September 23 – “Virtual Meeting”

    • 6:00 – 7:30pm Community/Public Listening Session

    September 25 - Hargraves Park

    • 5:30 – 8:00pm Good Neighbor Initiative Cookout
  • Roll & Stroll Community Feedback

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    The Second Annual Roll & Stroll was a huge success! Look at all those dots!

  • August Engagement Opportunities

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    Your input will help us decide the types of parks, recreation facilities, programs, connectivity, and open spaces that will serve our community today and in the future. Drop by one of our pop-ups to share your thoughts:

    • August 16 at Hargraves (216 N Roberson St) from 10-noon
    • August 23 at Scroggs (501 Kildaire Rd) from 10-noon
  • 4th of July Engagement

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    We had wonderful engagement with 867 people at the fireworks event at Southern Community Park!

  • Upcoming Events June - August

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    Help us shape spaces and enrich lives—right here in Chapel Hill.

    Your input will help the Town decide the types of parks, recreation facilities, programs, connectivity, and open spaces that’ll serve our community today and in the future.

    Attend a Pop-Up event to learn more.

    Let’s GROW together—plant your ideas today!

  • June Pop-ups

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    Your input will help us decide the types of parks, recreation facilities, programs, connectivity, and open spaces that will serve our community today and in the future. Drop by one of our pop-ups to share your thoughts:

    • June 7, 12 - 3 p.m., Pride Promenade
    • June 19, 4 - 8 p.m., Juneteenth Celebration
    • June 24, 4 - 5:15 p.m., Swim Lessons at Homestead Aquatic
  • Pop-up at the Teen Center

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    We’re hosting a pop-up event this Friday, 5/16 from 6-8pm at the Teen Center to get feedback for the Master Plan. Nuggets, snacks, and treats will be available!

  • Upcoming Pop-Ups

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    Help shape the future of parks and recreation in Chapel Hill by meeting us where you are. We'll be at several locations in early- to mid-May. Stop by, share your ideas, and enter to win a YETI cooler.

    • Tuesday, May 6: 2 - 3:30 p.m., Davis Library, UNC (208 Raleigh St.)
    • Friday, May 16: 6 - 8 p.m., Teen Center "Teen Night" pop-up (179 E. Franklin St.) Refreshments provided.
    • Saturday, May 17: 10:15 a.m. - 12 p.m., Chapel Hill Public Library, Plaza A (100 Library Dr.)
    • Saturday, May 17: Time TBD, Food Lion pop-up (1720 Fordham Blvd.)
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