Our Parks, Our Places: A Plan for Aurora’s Parks, Recreation and Open Space
Let’s build the future of Aurora together
The city of Aurora is planning the future of its Parks, Recreation and Open Space Department. The purpose of this project is to understand the community's needs now and into the future.
Aurora has 8,000 acres of open space, 99 developed parks, two reservoirs, three nature centers, five golf courses, six recreation centers and 10 community pools.
You are at the heart of this story. Together, let’s create a parks, open spaces and recreation system throughout Aurora which reflects the beauty and diversity of our community.
What do you want your parks, recreation and open space to look like?
Upcoming Events:
Stay tuned for future events!
Equitable Access: How do we ensure everyone can enjoy Aurora’s parks, programs, events and facilities?
Community Connections: How can Aurora’s diverse communities be celebrated in our parks, open spaces and recreation?
Healthy and Safety: How do we improve health and safety of ourselves, our community and our environment?
Operational Efficiencies: How can we maintain our parks, open spaces and recreation facilities, both new and old?
Sustainable Growth: How can we grow as a city while protecting the nature around us?
To learn more about this project and feedback opportunities, visit projects.sasaki.com/auroraparks.
Questions? Leave a question below and a staff member will be in touch shortly, or email PROSMasterPlan@AuroraGov.org.
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Dog Park Survey Available through May 21
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THIS SURVEY HAS CLOSED
Thank you to all who took the dog park survey. Results will be used to create best practices for the future of Aurora dog parks.
We’re planning for the future – and we can’t forget our best friends in that plan!
As part of the Our Parks, Our Places master planning process, the city of Aurora is creating a best practices guide for future dog parks. To help create best practices, we want to hear from you – How do you currently use dog parks? What priorities do you have for the future of dog parks in Aurora?
Now through May 21, take a brief survey at the link below to share your thoughts about dog parks in Aurora.
View a short presentation about dog parks in Aurora and the dog park study here.
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Phase Three of Our Parks, Our Places
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Thank you to all who attended our phase two open houses and have shared their feedback thus far in our master plan process.
City of Aurora staff and the Sasaki team are working to evaluate community feedback and transform new ideas into recommendations we’ll share with the community about the future of Aurora’s Parks, Recreation and Open Space.
Subscribe to the project in the upper right corner to receive updates about the project, or check back at EngageAurora.org/AuroraParks for upcoming events and updates.
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Phase Two Open Houses
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Phase two of Our Parks, Our Places: A Plan for Aurora’s Parks, Recreation and Open Space is coming to an end and now we're sharing what we've learned. Parks, Recreation and Open Space staff have received insightful input from our community around how they currently use the parks, recreation and open space system and what they would like to see in the future. We've taken that input into consideration as we created the guiding principles for the master plan and established priorities moving forward. Now we need your feedback again! How can we improve services? What barriers should we prioritize? How would you choose to invest in the future of Parks, Recreation and Open Space in Aurora?
Join us in-person at two open houses to learn more and give us your feedback.
- Thursday, Feb. 9, 4 - 7 p.m., Southeast Recreation Center and Fieldhouse, 25400 E. Alexander Drive
- Friday, Feb. 10, 2 - 5 p.m., Expo Recreation Center, 10955 E. Exposition Ave.
Can't join us in-person? Check out the information below and share your thoughts virtually!
Click the links next to tree icons in the PDF to share feedback via Quickpolls, or follow the links below after reviewing the PDF.
- How could we improve events and programs?
- Which barrier should PROS work to address first?
- How do we prioritize improvements to make PROS spaces more welcoming?
- How would you invest in the future?
Share your thoughts on the guiding principles which will shape the goals and outcomes of the plan. To share additional ideas or thoughts please leave a comment on the Forum or email PROSmasterplan@auroragov.org
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Our Parks, Our Places Open Houses
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The city of Aurora and Sasaki Associates invite you to attend one of the two upcoming open houses for Our Parks, Our Places: A Plan for Aurora’s Parks, Recreation and Open Space.
So far, Phase 1 has been completed to learn what spaces, events, programs and amenities the community uses most, and Phase 2 has been underway to understand what gaps and needs the community identifies in the parks, recreation and open space system. Participate in the upcoming series of public open houses to review gaps and needs identified by the community and discuss the opportunities.
Open houses will be hosted from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, at the brand-new Southeast Recreation Center and Fieldhouse, 25400 E Alexander Drive, and from 2 to 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, at Expo Recreation Center, 10955 E. Exposition Ave. The community is welcome to drop in any time during event hours to share feedback at our interactive stations.
The open houses will have interpreters and key information in Amharic, English, Korean, Mandarin, Spanish and Vietnamese. Childcare will be provided for kids 3-years-old and older. There will also be free food for participants. Individuals who cannot attend the open house event can view open house content and provide feedback online through EngageAurora.org/AuroraParks or via email at PROSMasterPlan@AuroraGov.org.
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Share Your Vision with Phase Two Survey
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Following months of community input regarding Our Parks, Our Places: A Plan for Aurora’s Parks, Recreation and Open Space, the City of Aurora’s Park’s Recreation and Open Space Department and Sasaki Associates are excited to have launched into Phase 2: Visioning. This phase looks to identify and highlight the gaps and needs in the parks, recreation and open space system. This is our time to think big! We want to explore new ideas and ensure our spaces and programming has something to offer for everyone.
Click here to learn more about Phase 1.
Share your voice, take the survey today! The second Our Parks, Our Places survey will close on Sunday, Nov. 6. Click here to take the survey.
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City of Aurora Parks, Recreation and Open Space to Host Master Plan Open Houses
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Following two months of community input regarding Our Parks, Our Places: A Plan for Aurora’s Parks, Recreation and Open Space, the city of Aurora’s Parks, Recreation and Open Space Department and Sasaki Associates are hosting two public open houses about the project.
Open houses will be hosted from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20, at Central Recreation Center, 18150 E. Vassar Place, and from 2 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, at Moorhead Recreation Center, 2390 Havana St. The planning process is organized around the five key themes of equitable access, community connections, health and safety, operational efficiencies and sustainable growth. To create an inclusive environment, there will be opportunities to provide feedback both in person and virtually.
The open houses will include multiple stations discussing topics such as public feedback received to date, how Aurora’s park system compares to those of other cities, existing environmental conditions and overall access to the system.
Key information will be available in Amharic, English, Korean, Mandarin, Spanish and Vietnamese, and interpretation services will be provided at the open houses. Childcare will be available for children 3 years old and older. There will also be food trucks on-site and food truck vouchers for participants.
Additionally, residents will be able to share their opinion through a new online survey launching Sept. 20. Comments and questions can be shared any time on this website or by email to PROSMasterPlan@AuroraGov.org.
Residents can also attend the open houses virtually. Click here to join the event from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20 (password: 893682) and click here to join the event from 2 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22 (password: 370349).
Sign-up at EngageAurora.org/AuroraParks to stay updated on project news, opportunities to provide input and fun community events happening throughout the summer and fall.
This project is being led by Sasaki Associates, Inc.
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Survey 1 Closing Soon
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Let your voice be heard! The first Our Parks, Our Places survey will close on Sunday, Aug. 28. Visit projects.sasaki.com/auroraparks to take the survey to help the city of Aurora understand how the community uses our system today to shape our system tomorrow. Share your thoughts on what you’d like to see from Parks, Recreation and Open Space any time through Ideas.
Stay tuned for details on Open Houses in September and Phase 2 starting this fall.
Videos
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As part of Our Parks, Our Places, the city of Aurora is conducting a dog park study to help create a best practices guide for the future of all dog parks. The guide will define best practices for design and ease of maintenance to create vibrant, usable spaces for dogs and their owners. This presentation covers four topics - overall systems analysis, existing conditions, trend analysis and next steps.