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PARKING LOT CONVERSION <br />CASE STUDY TOWN AND COUNTRY RIVER PARK, SAN DIEGO, CA <br />In most cities, surface parking lot pavement traps heat and creates an impervious surface where oils <br />and pollutants run off into the surrounding environment. To address deficiencies in park acreage, <br />more efficient parking solutions can be developed allowing surface lots to be reclaimed as park <br />landscapes. In San Diego, underutilized surface parking lots were converted to Town and Country <br />River Park. The new park provides both recreational and ecological benefits for the community. <br />Where there was once a parking lot, San Diego residents now enjoy spending time in a beautiful new park that helps to support the health <br />of the nearby river habitat. <br />The existing site for T+C Park consisted of extensive surface <br />parking lots located adjacent to the San Diego River. <br />The City of North Las Vegas re -purposed the acreage inherited from <br />a former golf course to create an extensive regional park with sports <br />fields, skatepark, playgrounds, dog park and gathering spaces. <br />Exhibit I <br />EXISTING PARK EXPANSION &k JM <br />CASE STUDY SANTA ANITA PARK, SANTA ANA, CA <br />Where existing parks occur, surrounding may become available for acquisition by the City, providing <br />potential opportunities for park expansion. This may be achieved through building support, funding <br />and partnerships as illustrated in the example below of the Santa Anita Park. <br />The existing Santa Anita Park highlighting surround views and access to the park. <br />If expanded, visibility into Santa Anita Park would be improved and additional recreational <br />opportunities could be provided. <br />182 <br />