RPT Community Forum #3

SOUTH BEND RIVERFRONT PARKS AND TRAILS COMMUNITY MEETING #3
MARCH 2, 2017

SOUTH BEND RIVERFRONT PARKS AND TRAILS COMMUNITY MEETING #3

AGENDA

Introduction
Project Overview
Riverfront Parks & Trails Connectivity Plan
Howard Park
Seitz Park
Other Downtown Parks
Next Steps
Open House

ABOUT THE PROJECT

A strategic plan for the City of South Bend’s Riverfront Parks and Trails systems, with a focus on the riverfront parks and trails
located in downtown. The strategic plan should:

• Reinforce trail and park systems as a network of facilities
• Ensure multi-functional and distinctive public open space to serve current and future needs
• Embrace ecological values associated with the corridor
• Embrace South Bend’s cultural diversity in the planning process
• Reinforce neighborhood connectivity with the river parks
• Support economic development opportunities
• Establish design standards for the entire system
• Establish designs for key priority locations

WHEELOCK PARK PROJECT AREA

PINHOOK PARK The project incorporates about 8 miles of the St. Joseph River
within the city limits, with a focus on the riverfront parks and
WOODLAWN PARK trails located in downtown.
KELLER PARK

BROWNFIELD PARK

LEEPER PARK EAST BANK TRAIL
SEITZ PARK
GWEN STIVER PARK
ISLAND PARK HOWARD PARK
WEST BANK TRAIL VIEWING PARK

VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK

PROJECT SCHEDULE

SEITZ PARK
HOWARD PARK

HOWARD PARK

HOWARD PARK

JEFFERSON BLVD.

8 1 2
7 5 1

32 ST. PETER STREET

LEGEND 7 4
4
1 PLAZA
2 NEW BUILDING 9 12
3 SPLASH PLAZA & ICE POND
4 CHILD PLAY AREA 6
5 EVENT LAWN 11
6 PASSIVE LANDSCAPE
7 LOW WETLAND HABITAT 10
8 MEMORIAL PLAZA
9 HISTORIC PARK BUILDING N
10 SLEDDING HILL
11 FLEXIBLE PARKING SPACE
12 FESTIVAL STREET & ANGLED PARKING

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HOWARD PARK FESTIVAL STREET

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WETLAND HABITAT AT RIVER’S EDGE

SPLASH PLAZA AND PLAY AREA

WINTER AT THE ICE VENUE



HSEOIWTZAPRADRPKARK

SEITZ PARK COLFAX AVENUE

1

3 NILES STREET
4
10
6

LEGEND 5 WASHINGTON STREET
2
1 PLAZA 11
2 NEW BUILDING 7 9
3 NEW DEVELOPMENT ZONE
4 NEW PORTAGE STEPS 8
5 ELEVATED PLAZA
6 PARKING N
7 FISH LADDER
8 BANDSHELL
9 NEW BRIDGE ACROSS EAST RACE
10 EAST RACE
11 NEW ENTRANCE AT NILES AVE.

EAST RACE OVERLOOK

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PORTAGE AT ST. JOSEPH RIVER

EVENT AT THE SEITZ PARK PAVILION



PINHOOK PARK SEITZ PARK
LEEPER PARK HOWARD PARK
STIVER - PIER - ISLAND PARK VIEWING PARK

PINHOOK PARK

Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AEX, Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, swisstopo, and the GIS User
Community

PROPOSED BOLAND TRAIL IMPROVE
CROSSING
BOLAND DRIVE
PROPOSED
IMPROVE IMPROVE HYDRAULIC
CROSSING SEDIMENT CONNECTION
OUTFLOW AREA

NON-MOTORIZED BASIN REFURBISH BEACH OVERLOOK
IMPROVE EXISTING TRAIL

IMPROVE BEACH HOUSE

NEW TRAIL NEW BRIDGE

EXISTING IMPROVE OVERLOOK
CROSSING

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EXISTING TRAIL IMPROVED TRAIL LEGEND PROPOSED MINOR TRAIL CONNECTION NODE
PROPOSED MAJOR TRAIL

LEEPER PARK

MICHIGAN STREETST. JOSEPH RIVER
FORMAL GARDEN
SHORELINE STABILIZATION OVERLOOK

ADD TRAIL UNDER BRIDGE

OVERLOOK

STUDEBAKER FOUNTAIN IMPROVE EXISTING
CROSSING ROSE GARDEN
HISTORIC LANDSCAPE
IMPROVE
SPECIAL FEATURE AMPHITHEATRE

EXISTING TENNIS PUMP HOUSE
COURTS

LAVENDER RIVERSIDE DRIVE
LABYRINTH

EXISTING
BALLFIELD

BARTLETT STREET

MICHIGAN STREET
LAFAYETTE BOULEVARD

EXISTING TRAIL IMPROVED TRAIL LEGEND PROPOSED MINOR TRAIL CONNECTION NODE
PROPOSED MAJOR TRAIL

GWEN STIVER, PIER, AND ISLAND PARK

Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AEX, Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, swisstopo, and the GIS User
Community

GWEN STIVER, PIER, & ISLAND PARK

STREET-LEVEL PLAZA WITH WAYFINDING LASALLE AVENUE

GWEN STIVER
PARK

SMART . BOULEVARDSTREETIMPROVEMENTSTERRACE SLOPE FROM SYCAMORE STREET
LUTHDR. MARTINERKI NG JR STREET LEVEL TO
IMPROVE VIEWS INTO
MAIN STREET GWEN STIVER PARK

WIDEN PATH ON TOP
OF RIVERSIDE WALL

JON HUNT
MEMORIAL
PLAZA

COLFAX AVENUE STREET-LEVEL PLAZA WITH WAYFINDING COLFAX AVENUE

SMART STREET IMPROVEMENTS RAMP UP FROM
MICHIGAN STREET RIVERSIDE BOARDWALK

WIDEN RAMP FROM
COLFAX TO PIER PARK

PIER PARK ST. JOSEPH RIVER

• SELECTIVE CLEARING TO
IMPROVE VIEWS

• ADD “SURPRISE” ELEMENTS
• (TEMPORARY ART, SCULPTURE)

ISLAND PARK SEITZ PARK

WASHINGTON STREET

EXISTING TRAIL IMPROVED TRAIL LEGEND PROPOSED MINOR TRAIL CONNECTION NODE
PROPOSED MAJOR TRAIL

RIVERFRONT PARKS AND TRAILS
CONNECTIVITY

A strategic plan to use and enhance the City of South Bend’s trail
system to build stronger connections along the river, and between
neighborhoods and the river.

RIVERFRONT PARKS AND Z. H. CONFAIR MEMORIAL HIGHWAY ROSELAND
TRAILS CONNECTIVITY
PINHOOK PARK INDIAN VILLAGE

EXISTING NON-MOTORIZED TRAILS PORTAGE AVENUE WOODLAWN PARK
• Existing trails and connections OLIVE STREET KELLER PARK

• Numerous on-road bike lanes NOTRE DAME
• Connections within South Bend and to
WILBER STREET
adjacent communities and destinations
• Riverside Trail, East Bank Trail, West Bank BROWNFIELD PARK ANGELA BOULEVARD EDISON ROAD

Trail, Northside Trail MUSSELL GROVE PARK LEEPER PARK FREDRICKSON PARK
COQUILLARD PARK
SHETTERLY PARK

LINCOLN WAY MICHIGAN STREET
MAIN STREET
OLIVE STREET LAFAYETTE BOULEVARD CORBY BOULEVARD
MCKINLEY AVENUE
PORTAGE AVENUE IRONWOOD DRIVE
LINCOLN WAY GREENLAWN AVENUE JEFFERSON BOULEVARD
MARION STREET TWYCKENHAM DRIVE
POTAWATOMI PARK
EAST BANK TRAIL EDDY STREET

MLK JR. CITY CEMETERY LASALLE AVENUE
RECREATION
CENTER COLFAX AVENUE STIVER PARK

ORANGE STREET ISLAND PARK COLFAX AVENUE

SEITZ PARK

JEFFERSON BOULEVARD

HOWARD PARK

WESTERN AVENUE

PULASKI PARK WEST BANK TRAIL

FOUR WINDS FIELD SOUTH STREET

HIGH STREETSAMPLE STREET MISHAWAKA AVENUE LOGAN STREET
FELLOWS STREET NORTHSIDE BOULEVARD
MICHIGAN STREETSAMPLE STREET
MAIN STREET
SOUTHEAST PARK VETERANS
CHAPIN STREET RAVINA PARK MEMORIAL PARK

OLIVE STREET LINCOLN WAY

BOWMAN CEMETERY

RIVERFRONT PARKS AND Z. H. CONFAIR MEMORIAL HIGHWAY ROSELAND
TRAILS CONNECTIVITY
PINHOOK PARK INDIAN VILLAGE

PROPOSED NON-MOTORIZED TRAILS PORTAGE AVENUE WOODLAWN PARK
• Proposed trails and connections OLIVE STREET KELLER PARK
• A mixture of on-road and off-road bike
NOTRE DAME
lanes
• Improve neighborhood connections WILBER STREET

BROWNFIELD PARK ANGELA BOULEVARD EDISON ROAD

MUSSELL GROVE PARK LEEPER PARK FREDRICKSON PARK
COQUILLARD PARK
SHETTERLY PARK

OLIVE STREETLINCOLN WAY MICHIGAN STREET CORBY BOULEVARD
ORANGE STREET MAIN STREET MCKINLEY AVENUE
LAFAYETTE BOULEVARD IRONWOOD DRIVE
GREENLAWN AVENUE JEFFERSON BOULEVARD
PORTAGE AVENUE TWYCKENHAM DRIVE
LINCOLN WAY POTAWATOMI PARK
MARION STREET EDDY STREET

EAST BANK TRAIL

MLK JR. CITY CEMETERY LASALLE AVENUE
RECREATION
CENTER COLFAX AVENUE STIVER PARK

ISLAND PARK COLFAX AVENUE

SEITZ PARK

JEFFERSON BOULEVARD

HOWARD PARK

WESTERN AVENUE

PULASKI PARK WEST BANK TRAIL

FOUR WINDS FIELD SOUTH STREET

HIGH STREETSAMPLE STREET MISHAWAKA AVENUE LOGAN STREET
FELLOWS STREET NORTHSIDE BOULEVARD
MICHIGAN STREETSAMPLE STREET
MAIN STREET
SOUTHEAST PARK VETERANS
CHAPIN STREET RAVINA PARK MEMORIAL PARK

OLIVE STREET LINCOLN WAY

BOWMAN CEMETERY

RIVERFRONT PARKS AND WHEELOCK PARK
TRAILS CONNECTIVITY
Z. H. CONFAIR MEMORIAL HIGHWAY
RECOMMENDED NON-MOTORIZED TRAILS
• Recommended trails and connections in ROSELAND

addition to proposed trails PINHOOK PARK INDIAN VILLAGE
• Primarily off-road trails to improve
PORTAGE AVENUE WOODLAWN PARK
connectivity along the riverfront OLIVE STREET KELLER PARK

NOTRE DAME

WILBER STREET

MUSSELL GROVE PARK BROWNFIELD PARK ANGELA BOULEVARD EDISON ROAD
SHETTERLY PARK
LEEPER PARK FREDRICKSON PARK
LINCOLN WAY MICHIGAN STREET COQUILLARD PARK
MAIN STREET
LAFAYETTE BOULEVARD CORBY BOULEVARD

OLIVE STREET PORTAGE AVENUE

LINCOLN WAY MARION STREET IRONWOOD DRIVE
GREENLAWN AVENUE
EAST BANK TRAIL TWYCKENHAM DRIVE

EDDY STREET MCKINLEY AVENUE

MLK JR. CITY CEMETERY LASALLE AVENUE
RECREATION
CENTER COLFAX AVENUE STIVER PARK

ORANGE STREET ISLAND PARK COLFAX AVENUE

SEITZ PARK

JEFFERSON BOULEVARD

HOWARD PARK

JEFFERSON BOULEVARD

WESTERN AVENUE

PULASKI PARK WEST BANK TRAIL

FOUR WINDS FIELD SOUTH STREET SOUTHWOOD AVENUE

POTAWATOMI PARK

HIGH STREETSAMPLE STREETSAMPLE STREET MISHAWAKA AVENUE LOGAN STREET
FELLOWS STREET NORTHSIDE BOULEVARD
MICHIGAN STREET SOUTHEAST PARK
MAIN STREET VETERANS
RAVINA PARK MEMORIAL PARK
CHAPIN STREET
LINCOLN WAY
OLIVE STREET

RIVERFRONT PARKS AND WHEELOCK PARK
TRAILS CONNECTIVITY
Z. H. CONFAIR MEMOZ.RHIA. CL OHINGFHAWIRAMYEMORIAL HIGHWAY
LOOPED TRAIL SYSTEM
• Proposed loops of varying distances ROSELAND

PINHOOK PARK INDIAN VILLAGE

PORTAGE AVENUE WOODLAWN PARK
OLIVE STREET

KELLER PARK

NOTRE DAME

WILBER STREET

ANGELA BOULEVARD

BROWNFIELD PARK EDISON ROAD
SHETTERLY PARK
MUSSELL GROVE PARK
1.7 MILE LOOP
LINCOLN WAY MICHIGAN STREET FREDRICKSON PARK CCOORRBBYYBBOOUULELVEAVARRDD
ORANGE STREET MAIN STREET
LAFAYETTE BOULEVARDLEEPER PARK 1.3 MILE LOOP COQUILLARD PARK

OLIVE STREET PORTAGE AVENUE

LINCOLN WAY MARION STREET IRONWOOD DRIVE
GREENLAWN AVENUE
1.0 MILE LOOP EAST BANK TRAIL TWYCKENHAM DRIVE

EDDEDYDYSSTTRREEETET MCKINLEY AVENUE

MLK JR. CITY CEMETERY LASALLE AVENUE LASALLE AVENUE
RECREATION
CENTER COLFAX AVENUE STIVER PARK
ISLAND PARK
COLFAX AVENUE

0.6 MILE LOOPSEITZPARK

JEFFERSON BOULEVARD

HOWARD PARK

0.5 MILE LOOP JEFFERSON BOULEVARD

WESTERN AVENUE FOUR WINDS FIELD

PULASKI PARK WEST BANK TRAIL 1.3 MILE LOOP
SOUTH STREET
SOUTHWOOD AVENUE

POTAWATOMI PARK

HIGH STREETSAMPLE STREETSAMPLE STREET1.6 MILE LOOP MISHAWAKA AVENUE LOGAN STREET
FELLOWS STREET NORTHSIDE BOULEVARD
MICHIGAN STREETSAMPLE STREETSAMPLE STREET VETERANS
MAIN STREET MEMORIAL PARK
SOUTHEAST PARK
CCHHAAPPIINN SSTTRREEEETT LINCOLN WAY

OLIVE STREET RAVINA PARK MISHAWAKA

SOUTH BEND RIVERFRONT PARKS AND TRAILS COMMUNITY MEETING #3

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