REBUILDING CENTRAL PARK: THE GREAT LAWN

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REBUILDING CENTRAL PARK THE GREAT LAWN
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INTRODUCTION REBUILDING CENTRAL PARKSHEEP
MEADOW 1960s-1981
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GREAT LAWN 1981-2007
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USE 1981-1995
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REDESIGN FOR BETTER USEAND MANAGEMENT
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• MASTER PLAN
• Secure Funding
• Great Lawn redesign
• Public Review Process
• Construction
• Community Outreach
• Explaining the project to the public
• Using signage and handouts at construction site
• Using the Press to tell the story
• Developing a Management Plan
• Guidelines for large-scale events

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Community OutreachExplaining the Project to the
Public

• Communicating with the key constituents
• Establishing advisory committees

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Explaining the Project On Site

• Presentation materials
• Informational signage and tours

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Use the Press to Tell the Story
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• DEVELOPING A MANAGEMENT PLAN
• Maintenance practices
• Use policies
• Large-scale event policies

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Assign a full-time turf manager
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Required routine maintenance including weekly
mowing, fertilization, aeration, over-seeding,
and chemical applications as necessary
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SUPPORT CREWS
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Use red-flag system after rain and lawn
maintenance
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• Enclose lawn with fencing and close off the lawn
  from December through March

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Rotate closure of the eight ballfields
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Use Recommendations

• Post rules and regulations with explanations
• Prohibit dogs on main oval and north fields
• Prohibit high-impact sports
• Prohibit barbecues
• Ban all vehicles around, and on, the main oval
• Ensure effective enforcement seven days per week

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GUIDELINES FOR LARGE-SCALE EVENTS

• Maintain the current number of large seasonal
  events (6)
• Attendance should never exceed 50,000 in the oval
• Require large event proposals to be submitted at
  least three months in advance
• Require permits for all organized activities
• Strict regulation of use

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