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BMPs: Sustainable Desert Community Parks
Alex Slaymaker, Andrew McIntyre, Taylor Reimann, & Christopher Brush
Prepared for Lisa Estrada, City of Peoria
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Project Context
• New $30 million multi-use Community Park
• Early design process + chosen location
• opportunity for strategic implementation of sustainability principles
• Buy-in from leadership
• Intra-city competition
“As these communities grow,
the need grows for more parks
and places to gather and play.”
- Mayor Carlat
Mesa, AZ
Chandler, AZ Environmental Edu. Center
“Our amazing quality of life
is what attracts people.”
- Mayor Carlat
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City of Peoria
• 174.4 sq mi
• Pop: 166,900 (growing)
• 26% under 18
• 14.3% 65+ (increasing)
• Homeownership rate of 71%
• Park: 457.5 acres, ~80 dedicated to facilities
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Guiding Principles: Park Design & Operations
● Design for all ages and capabilities.
● Plan for increased population, heat, and drought.
● Purchase with end of product life in mind.
● Utilize durable, local, recycled, and non-toxic materials
● Create a unique park to attract citizens, tourists, and media.
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Park Design & Landscaping
● Low water + maintenance reqs
● Chemical-free: protect water + kids
● Green infrastructure
● Community gardens + edible forests
○ education + food + social resilience
● Artistic + low impact shade
○ partnerships! pomegranates
date palm
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Everyone can play!
● Mixed ages + varied mobility
● Heat-resistant materials:
○ local + recycled content + natural + end-of-life
● Good parks have options
○ adventure parks/ track
○ obstacle course
○ elderly equipment
○ chess tables
○ name that native plant game: Braille + English + Spanish
○ bird watching
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Accessible Gatherings
● Electrified stage: concerts + events
● Reservable picnic areas
● Solar-powered reusable water stations
● Recycling bins + signage
● Accessibility: bus + bike + ADA
● Shaded + solar power enabled bus stops
Scottsdale, AZ
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Facilities
● Materials:
○ ethically sourced
○ reclaimed
○ low/ no VOCs
● Passive heating/cooling
● Living Building Challenge
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Key Recommendations
● Meaningfully engage citizenry
● Ensure easy accessibility for all residents
● Plan for future demographic and climatic shifts
● Purchase with end of product life in mind
● Embrace creative innovation in park design
Thanks! Questions?