Maple Grove Park and Recreation System Plan

HKGi provided leadership and planning expertise for the creation of a parks and recreation system plan that establishes a strong, community-supported vision for the future of Maple Grove. In the past ten-plus years Maple Grove has built an impressive series of signature parks that are considered among the best in the Twin Cities region. The system-wide planning process has helped the community understand how these signature parks fit into the community’s “base” park system, which the community intends to complete within the next decade. This plan has helped the community understand demographic and recreational trends that will influence future system wide improvements, investments, and redevelopment of park facilities.

As part of the process HKGi conducted a study of Maple Grove’s Community Center in order to identify existing conditions, issues, needs, and collect feedback from community members on how they use the Community Center and what improvements they would like to see in the future. HKGi used a variety of methods to collect input from stakeholders, and because Maple Grove is also home to several regional parks and trails, the Three Rivers Park District was also involved in the process.