Parks and natural areas are two distinct, but equally important,
components of Nashua’s open space program, and play an essential
role in the city, one increasingly appreciated in the wake of the
COVID-19 pandemic.
Action: Improve and
provide clear wayfinding
and signage for existing
recreation, open space,
and natural resource
sites across the city for
pedestrians, bikers, and
those travelling by car.
Recommendation 1
Timeframe: Mid-term
Work with graphic designers and
a signage company to streamline
signage for the citywide park and
natural area network.
Recommendation 2
Timeframe: Ongoing
Create a digital map platform and
way-finding app, and printed map
materials to provide residents
and visitors information on how to
access the City’s park and natural
area system.
Action: Improve mobility
throughout recreational
areas for all modes.
Recommendation 1
Timeframe: Near-term/Ongoing
Create bike and pedestrian access
to parks and within all open
Spaces and recreational areas in
the City.
Recommendation 2
Timeframe: Mid-term
Provide bike parking, water
stations, and repair stations at all
park facilities.
Comprehensive Master Plan
Open Space and Environment
Recommendation 3
Timeframe: Mid-term
In conjunction with digital
mapping efforts for park and
natural area access, create and
combine layers for bike and
pedestrian trails so park visitors
can understand the amenities at
parks and natural areas citywide.
Recommendation 4
Timeframe: Long-term
Seek funding to create a rail
to trail network along Daniel
Webster Highway and seek out
new locations to expand rail to
trail networks throughout the City.
When building rail to trail as well
as pure rail and trail networks,
explore how to connect new
networks to existing and future
street bike trails.
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