All Hands for�New Haven Parks!�Strategic Plan
Welcome
All Hands On Deck!
New Haven Parks Department must lead the way when it comes to the upkeep, maintenance, and activation of our parks.
We also need your help. Parks are a shared responsibility, and we need active participation from the public and partner organizations to be successful.
We need to do everything we can to show that care for our parks is a community-wide effort.
We need to expand engagement opportunities for the public. Even small every day actions have big impacts in our parks.
We need to leverage the capacity of our partners to bring creativity and the capacity to do more with our parks.
All Hands Strategic Plan Vision
“Our vision is to foster a culture of public stewardship and collaboration to create a vibrant park system that is open and accessible for all.”
Goals
���“A strength of New Haven’s park system is that 96% of its residents live within a 10-minute walk of a park.”
Parks Re-envisioning 2023-2024
354 community survey respondents
40+ focus group participants
50+ attendees of final community forum
Other Processes
Strategic Planning Timeline �
October 2025:
Begin public outreach
April 2026:
Compile results and review feedback
May 2026:
Submit draft plan to Park Commission for review
June 2026:
Park Commission votes on approval of the plan
July 2026:
Plan is enacted at start of new fiscal year
Our Park System Today
East Central
East Shore
Hill Edgewood
Westside
Organizational Structure: Operations
Organizational Structure: Planning & Administration
Budget Overview and Benchmarks
Other Departments
Department
Design +Maintenance +Use
Public
Park Quality
Emerging Priorities
Special Initiatives