Cleveland identifies top priorities for parks and rec master plan

The latest: Olin will present the survey's results to Cleveland City Council's municipal services and properties committee on Monday at 9am.

What they found: Maintenance was respondents' top concern. Half said poor upkeep is a major barrier to their visiting city parks and rec centers.

• 38% cited a "poor or uncomfortable atmosphere."
• Only 23% said their local rec center is in "excellent" or "good" condition.

Yes, but: Respondents generally said parks are in better shape than rec centers.

No surprise here: In five of the city's seven geographic areas surveyed, a pool was voted as the most important indoor amenity.

• Outdoors, respondents across town wanted versions of the same three things: paved multipurpose trails, unprogrammed green space and ... more pools.

Between the lines: Though most respondents said parks and rec programming is "excellent" or "good," 40% said the lack of communication and publicity is a barrier.

The intrigue: Bibb has proposed using some of the money from a massive new tax-increment-financing district downtown — the "Shore-to-Core-to-Shore" plan — toward parks and rec projects identified in the master plan.

🧐 What we're watching: Will funding for prized neighborhood rec centers be enough to entice council members to support Bibb's unprecedented financing proposal?