Alexandria Parks and Trails Master Plan

Alexandria is a community that has prioritized its outdoors amenities as a way to complement its outstanding natural recreational resources. The community is surrounded by lakes, lies along the Central Lakes State Trail, and has a vibrant downtown area, making it a great recreational destination for visitors from around the state.

Recognizing the strong attraction the outdoors provides, the City has created an impressive park and trail system. HKGi was recently retained to develop a Parks and Trails Master Plan that will guide the community as it enhances its system and provide strategies to ensure the City can address ongoing operations and maintenance of its system.

HKGi’s inventory and assessment of the system, combined with extensive engagement and conversations with community stakeholders, informed the identification of several recreational enhancements that will enable the City to capitalize on current and future park trends. HKGi created new concept plans for all 22 existing parks along with cost estimates for capital improvements. Budget estimates will assist in planning for operations and maintenance costs for each park, and the plan also identifies staffing and funding needs.

HKGi also produced a custom-designed asset management budget tool that will assist the City in tracking budgetary needs and expenditures over time as the plan is implemented.