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Home My WebLink About2025 Barnstable Open Space and Recreation Plan Survey Results2025 Barnstable Open Space and Recreation Plan Survey Open Space & Recreation Open Space & Recreation > 1. How often do you visit the following town owned parks and recreational facilities (managed by the recreation division) in Barnstable? Burgess Park Answered: 260 Skipped: 33 Everyday Once a week Once a month Not aware of area Don't go Rarel 0 20 40 60 80 100 Rarely 83 28.33% Don't go 71 24.23% Not aware of area 69 23.55% Once a month 24 8.19% Once a week 7 2.39% Everyday 6 2.05% Answers Count Percentage Centerville Recreation Building Answered: 261 Skipped: 32 Everyday Once a week Once a month Not aware of area Rarel Don't go 0 15010050 Don't go 109 37.2% Rarely 83 28.33% Not aware of area 36 12.29% Once a month 23 7.85% Once a week 8 2.73% Everyday 2 0.68% Cotuit Memorial Park Answers Count Percentage Answered: 267 Skipped: 26 Everyday Once a week Once a month Not aware of area Rarel Don't go 0 20 40 60 80 100 Don't go 87 29.69% Rarely 61 20.82% Not aware of area 56 19.11% Once a month 34 11.6% Once a week 18 6.14% Everyday 11 3.75% Hamblin Pond Recreation Area Answers Count Percentage Answered: 262 Skipped: 31 Everyday Once a week Once a month Not aware of area Rarel Don't go 0 20 40 60 80 100 Don't go 99 33.79% Rarely 77 26.28% Not aware of area 37 12.63% Once a month 32 10.92% Once a week 11 3.75% Everyday 6 2.05% Hathaway's Pond Recreation Area Answers Count Percentage Answered: 263 Skipped: 30 Everyday Once a week Not aware of area Once a month Rarel Don't go 0 20 40 60 80 100 Don't go 92 31.4% Rarely 74 25.26% Once a month 35 11.95% Not aware of area 30 10.24% Once a week 25 8.53% Everyday 6 2.05% Marstons Mills Pickleball Courts Answers Count Percentage Answered: 266 Skipped: 27 Once a month Once a week Rarel Not aware of area Everyday Don't go 0 15010050 Don't go 113 38.57% Everyday 45 15.36% Not aware of area 43 14.68% Rarely 29 9.9% Once a week 20 6.83% Once a month 16 5.46% Mill Pond Answers Count Percentage Answered: 262 Skipped: 31 Everyday Once a week Once a month Rarel Not aware of area Don't go 0 15010050 Don't go 105 35.84% Not aware of area 56 19.11% Rarely 55 18.77% Once a month 26 8.87% Once a week 16 5.46% Everyday 3 1.02% Monument Park Answers Count Percentage Answered: 257 Skipped: 36 Everyday Once a week Once a month Rarel Not aware of area Don't go 0 20 40 60 80 100 Don't go 100 34.13% Not aware of area 83 28.33% Rarely 50 17.06% Once a month 14 4.78% Once a week 5 1.71% Everyday 4 1.37% Mother's Park Answers Count Percentage Answered: 260 Skipped: 33 Once a week Everyday Once a month Rarel Not aware of area Don't go 0 20 40 60 80 100 Don't go 94 32.08% Not aware of area 87 29.69% Rarely 40 13.65% Once a month 16 5.46% Everyday 12 4.1% Once a week 11 3.75% Osterville Bay Court Answers Count Percentage Answered: 255 Skipped: 38 Everyday Once a week Once a month Rarel Not aware of area Don't go 0 15010050 Don't go 115 39.25% Not aware of area 85 29.01% Rarely 29 9.9% Once a month 16 5.46% Once a week 8 2.73% Everyday 2 0.68% Pleasant Street Park Answers Count Percentage Answered: 255 Skipped: 38 Once a week Everyday Once a month Rarel Don't go Not aware of area 0 15010050 Not aware of area 113 38.57% Don't go 101 34.47% Rarely 25 8.53% Once a month 10 3.41% Everyday 4 1.37% Once a week 2 0.68% Ridgewood Park Answers Count Percentage Answered: 253 Skipped: 40 Once a week Everyday Once a month Rarel Don't go Not aware of area 0 15010050 Not aware of area 112 38.23% Don't go 102 34.81% Rarely 27 9.22% Once a month 6 2.05% Everyday 5 1.71% Once a week 1 0.34% West Barnstable Community Building Answers Count Percentage Open Space & Recreation > 2. How often do you visit the following town owned beach facilities (managed by the recreation division) in Barnstable? Answered: 258 Skipped: 35 Everyday Once a week Once a month Not aware of area Rarel Don't go 0 20 40 60 80 100 Don't go 98 33.45% Rarely 66 22.53% Not aware of area 54 18.43% Once a month 29 9.9% Once a week 9 3.07% Everyday 2 0.68% Covell’s Beach Answers Count Percentage Answered: 271 Skipped: 22 Not aware of area Everyday Once a week Once a month Rarel Don't go 0 20 40 60 80 Don't go 72 24.57% Rarely 69 23.55% Once a month 51 17.41% Once a week 50 17.06% Everyday 17 5.8% Not aware of area 11 3.75% Craigville Beach Answers Count Percentage Answered: 273 Skipped: 20 Not aware of area Everyday Don't go Once a week Once a month Rarel 0 20 40 60 80 Rarely 73 24.91% Once a month 67 22.87% Once a week 66 22.53% Don't go 41 13.99% Everyday 23 7.85% Not aware of area 2 0.68% Dowses Beach Answers Count Percentage Answered: 276 Skipped: 17 Not aware of area Everyday Don't go Rarel Once a week Once a month 0 20 40 60 80 Once a month 79 26.96% Once a week 78 26.62% Rarely 66 22.53% Don't go 31 10.58% Everyday 19 6.48% Not aware of area 2 0.68% Eugenia Fortes Beach Answers Count Percentage Answered: 264 Skipped: 29 Everyday Once a week Once a month Not aware of area Rarel Don't go 0 15010050 Don't go 107 36.52% Rarely 74 25.26% Not aware of area 34 11.6% Once a month 24 8.19% Once a week 14 4.78% Everyday 10 3.41% Hamblin Pond Answers Count Percentage Answered: 263 Skipped: 30 Everyday Once a week Not aware of area Once a month Rarel Don't go 0 15010050 Don't go 122 41.64% Rarely 69 23.55% Once a month 31 10.58% Not aware of area 22 7.51% Once a week 14 4.78% Everyday 5 1.71% Hathaway’s Pond Answers Count Percentage Answered: 265 Skipped: 28 Everyday Not aware of area Once a month Once a week Rarel Don't go 0 15010050 Don't go 126 43% Rarely 60 20.48% Once a week 27 9.22% Once a month 27 9.22% Not aware of area 21 7.17% Everyday 4 1.37% Joshua’s Pond Answers Count Percentage Answered: 264 Skipped: 29 Everyday Once a week Once a month Not aware of area Rarel Don't go 0 15010050 Don't go 116 39.59% Rarely 63 21.5% Not aware of area 31 10.58% Once a month 28 9.56% Once a week 21 7.17% Everyday 4 1.37% Kalmus Beach Answers Count Percentage Answered: 269 Skipped: 24 Everyday Not aware of area Once a week Once a month Don't go Rarel 0 20 40 60 80 100 Rarely 83 28.33% Don't go 81 27.65% Once a month 44 15.02% Once a week 40 13.65% Not aware of area 14 4.78% Everyday 7 2.39% Keyes Memorial Beach/Ocean Avenue Beach Answers Count Percentage Answered: 266 Skipped: 27 Everyday Not aware of area Once a week Once a month Rarel Don't go 0 15010050 Don't go 120 40.96% Rarely 77 26.28% Once a month 28 9.56% Once a week 16 5.46% Not aware of area 15 5.12% Everyday 9 3.07% Loop Beach Answers Count Percentage Answered: 266 Skipped: 27 Everyday Once a month Once a week Not aware of area Rarel Don't go 0 20 40 60 80 Don't go 80 27.3% Rarely 68 23.21% Not aware of area 38 12.97% Once a week 35 11.95% Once a month 35 11.95% Everyday 10 3.41% Lovell’s Answers Count Percentage Answered: 259 Skipped: 34 Everyday Once a week Once a month Not aware of area Rarel Don't go 0 15010050 Don't go 140 47.78% Rarely 53 18.09% Not aware of area 39 13.31% Once a month 12 4.1% Once a week 11 3.75% Everyday 4 1.37% Millway Beach Answers Count Percentage Answered: 262 Skipped: 31 Everyday Not aware of area Once a week Once a month Rarel Don't go 0 20 40 60 80 Don't go 78 26.62% Rarely 62 21.16% Once a month 41 13.99% Once a week 40 13.65% Not aware of area 33 11.26% Everyday 8 2.73% Sandy Neck Beach Answers Count Percentage Answered: 274 Skipped: 19 Not aware of area Everyday Don't go Once a week Rarel Once a month 0 20 40 60 80 100 Once a month 92 31.4% Rarely 85 29.01% Once a week 43 14.68% Don't go 43 14.68% Everyday 7 2.39% Not aware of area 4 1.37% Veteran’s Beach Answers Count Percentage Answered: 265 Skipped: 28 Everyday Not aware of area Once a week Once a month Rarel Don't go 0 15010050 Don't go 110 37.54% Rarely 66 22.53% Once a month 43 14.68% Once a week 27 9.22% Not aware of area 16 5.46% Everyday 3 1.02% Wequaquet Lake Answers Count Percentage Open Space & Recreation > 3. How often do you visit the following town owned conservation areas (managed by the conservation department) in Barnstable? Answered: 263 Skipped: 30 Everyday Not aware of area Once a week Once a month Rarel Don't go 0 15010050 Don't go 114 38.91% Rarely 71 24.23% Once a month 26 8.87% Once a week 21 7.17% Not aware of area 20 6.83% Everyday 10 3.41% Bridge Creek Conservation Area (West Barnstable) Answers Count Percentage Answered: 262 Skipped: 31 Everyday Once a week Once a month Not aware of area Rarel Don't go 0 20 40 60 80 Don't go 78 26.62% Rarely 69 23.55% Not aware of area 66 22.53% Once a month 33 11.26% Once a week 13 4.44% Everyday 3 1.02% Crocker Neck Conservation Area (Cotuit) Answers Count Percentage Answered: 268 Skipped: 25 Everyday Once a week Once a month Not aware of area Don't go Rarel 0 20 40 60 80 Rarely 79 26.96% Don't go 76 25.94% Not aware of area 50 17.06% Once a month 35 11.95% Once a week 17 5.8% Everyday 11 3.75% Danforth Recreation Area (Marstons Mills) Answers Count Percentage Answered: 261 Skipped: 32 Everyday Once a week Once a month Rarel Not aware of area Don't go 0 20 40 60 80 100 Don't go 93 31.74% Not aware of area 80 27.3% Rarely 49 16.72% Once a month 17 5.8% Once a week 15 5.12% Everyday 6 2.05% Hathaway's Pond Conservation Area (Hyannis) Answers Count Percentage Answered: 264 Skipped: 29 Everyday Once a week Once a month Not aware of area Rarel Don't go 0 20 40 60 80 100 Don't go 96 32.76% Rarely 70 23.89% Not aware of area 35 11.95% Once a month 31 10.58% Once a week 27 9.22% Everyday 5 1.71% Long Beach Conservation Area (Centerville) Answers Count Percentage Answered: 274 Skipped: 19 Everyday Not aware of area Once a week Once a month Rarel Don't go 0 20 40 60 80 Don't go 65 22.18% Rarely 61 20.82% Once a month 52 17.75% Once a week 44 15.02% Not aware of area 38 12.97% Everyday 13 4.44% Long Pond Conservation Area (Marstons Mills) Answers Count Percentage Answered: 263 Skipped: 30 Everyday Once a week Once a month Not aware of area Rarel Don't go 0 15010050 Don't go 104 35.49% Rarely 64 21.84% Not aware of area 52 17.75% Once a month 25 8.53% Once a week 12 4.1% Everyday 6 2.05% Lumbert Pond Conservation Area Answers Count Percentage Answered: 261 Skipped: 32 Everyday Once a week Once a month Rarel Not aware of area Don't go 0 15010050 Don't go 105 35.84% Not aware of area 64 21.84% Rarely 59 20.14% Once a month 19 6.48% Once a week 9 3.07% Everyday 5 1.71% Meetinghouse Farm Conservation Area (West Barnstable) Answers Count Percentage Answered: 263 Skipped: 30 Everyday Once a week Once a month Not aware of area Rarel Don't go 0 20 40 60 80 100 Don't go 96 32.76% Rarely 72 24.57% Not aware of area 47 16.04% Once a month 34 11.6% Once a week 10 3.41% Everyday 4 1.37% Old Jail Lane Conservation Area (Barnstable) Answers Count Percentage Answered: 264 Skipped: 29 Everyday Once a month Once a week Not aware of area Rarel Don't go 0 20 40 60 80 100 Don't go 96 32.76% Rarely 73 24.91% Not aware of area 53 18.09% Once a week 20 6.83% Once a month 18 6.14% Everyday 3 1.02% Otis Atwood Conservation Area (West Barnstable) Answers Count Percentage Answered: 261 Skipped: 32 Everyday Once a week Once a month Rarel Not aware of area Don't go 0 20 40 60 80 100 Don't go 95 32.42% Not aware of area 69 23.55% Rarely 53 18.09% Once a month 23 7.85% Once a week 16 5.46% Everyday 4 1.37% Santuit River Conservation Area (Cotuit) Answers Count Percentage Answered: 266 Skipped: 27 Everyday Once a week Once a month Not aware of area Rarel Don't go 0 20 40 60 80 100 Don't go 90 30.72% Rarely 65 22.18% Not aware of area 62 21.16% Once a month 26 8.87% Once a week 19 6.48% Everyday 4 1.37% Seabury Farm Conservation Area (Barnstable) Answers Count Percentage Answered: 260 Skipped: 33 Everyday Once a week Once a month Rarel Not aware of area Don't go 0 20 40 60 80 100 Don't go 100 34.13% Not aware of area 95 32.42% Rarely 44 15.02% Once a month 11 3.75% Once a week 7 2.39% Everyday 3 1.02% West Barnstable Conservation Area Answers Count Percentage Answered: 265 Skipped: 28 Everyday Once a week Once a month Not aware of area Rarel Don't go 0 20 40 60 80 100 Don't go 85 29.01% Rarely 62 21.16% Not aware of area 54 18.43% Once a month 39 13.31% Once a week 18 6.14% Everyday 7 2.39% Whelan Conservation Area (West Barnstable) Answers Count Percentage Answered: 263 Skipped: 30 Everyday Once a week Once a month Rarel Not aware of area Don't go 0 20 40 60 80 100 Don't go 98 33.45% Not aware of area 86 29.35% Rarely 46 15.7% Once a month 20 6.83% Once a week 9 3.07% Everyday 3 1.02% 4. How do you typically travel to parks and recreation facilities in Barnstable? Answers Count Percentage Other I do not visit parks and recreation areas in Barnstable Public on-demand micro transit (CCRTA SmartDART) Paratransit services (CCRTA Micromobility (e.g. scooter, e-bike, skateboard) Taxi or rideshare service (e.g. Uber, Lyft) Public transportation (CCRTA bus routes) Biking Walking/running Personal vehicle 0 100 200 300 Personal vehicle 276 94.2% Walking/running 114 38.91% Biking 65 22.18% Public transportation (CCRTA bus routes)2 0.68% Taxi or rideshare service (e.g. Uber, Lyft)0 0% Micromobility (e.g. scooter, e-bike, skateboard)2 0.68% Paratransit services (CCRTA DART)0 0% Public on-demand micro transit (CCRTA SmartDART)0 0% I do not visit parks and recreation areas in Barnstable 3 1.02% Answers Count Percentage Answered: 285 Skipped: 8 Other 2 0.68% 5. On average, how long does it take you to walk to a park or recreation… Answered: 282 Skipped: 11 I do not visit parks and recreation areas in Barnstable 0-5 minutes 10-15 minutes 5-10 minutes Over 15 minutes 0 10050 Over 15 minutes 95 32.42% 5-10 minutes 74 25.26% 10-15 minutes 66 22.53% 0-5 minutes 44 15.02% I do not visit parks and recreation areas in Barnstable 3 1.02% 6. Is there anything that keeps you from using recreation or conservation areas, or… Answers Count Percentage Answered: 210 Skipped: 83 It’s too expensive I lack transportation I have a disability and the area or program is not accessible I don’t feel safe in certain areas The facilities or programs do not meet my needs of interest I don’t know where to go or how to sign up Other I am not aware of programs or opportunities I don’t have enough time to visit/attend 0 10050 I don’t have enough time to visit/attend 91 31.06% I am not aware of programs or opportunities 80 27.3% Other 41 13.99% I don’t know where to go or how to sign up 36 12.29% The facilities or programs do not meet my needs of interest 28 9.56% I don’t feel safe in certain areas 21 7.17% I have a disability and the area or program is not accessible 3 1.02% I lack transportation 2 0.68% It’s too expensive 2 0.68% Answers Count Percentage 7. Please select what you consider to be the biggest unmet open space needs in… Additional track and field facilities Additional basketball courts Ice skating rink Skateboard parks Additional tennis courts Additional multi-use fields (football, lacrosse, field hockey, soccer) Other Additional dog parks Additional outdoor fitness equipment Additional fishing access or opportunities Additional picnic areas Additional community gardens Splash pad Additional access to beach areas Additional boating facilities for kayaks/canoes Additional pickleball courts Additional playgrounds Indoor swimming Additional biking trails Additional nature trails Additional softball field/baseball field 0 15010050 Additional nature trails 106 36.18% Additional biking trails 98 33.45% Indoor swimming 85 29.01% Additional playgrounds 81 27.65% Additional pickleball courts 66 22.53% Additional boating facilities for kayaks/canoes 58 19.8% Additional access to beach areas 58 19.8% Splash pad 57 19.45% Additional community gardens 54 18.43% Additional picnic areas 46 15.7% Additional fishing access or opportunities 29 9.9% Additional outdoor fitness equipment 29 9.9% Additional dog parks 28 9.56% Other 25 8.53% Additional multi-use fields (football, lacrosse, field hockey, soccer) 16 5.46% Additional tennis courts 16 5.46% Skateboard parks 14 4.78% Ice skating rink 12 4.1% Additional basketball courts 9 3.07% Answers Count Percentage Answered: 280 Skipped: 13 Additional track and field facilities 6 2.05% Additional softball field/baseball field 5 1.71% 8. What activities do you participate in when visiting parks and recreation facilities in… Hunting (in designated areas such as West Barnstable Conservation Area) Disc golf Other Swimming at a pool Snowshoeing Cross-country skiing Organized sports (team or individual) Mountain biking Casual pick-up sports or games Boating motorized Recreational Shellfishing (e.g. clamming, oystering) Biking, scootering, or skateboarding Participate in recreational programs (e.g. soccer, tennis, pickleball, basketball, aquatic programs) Visit playgrounds Participate in leisure programs (e.g. beach trips, field trips) Attend community or recreational events (e.g. game night, summer dance) Boating non-motorized (e.g sailing, kayaking) Walk dogs Swimming at the beach Hiking or trail walking I do not visit parks in Barnstable Horseback riding 0 100 200 300 Hiking or trail walking 203 69.28% Swimming at the beach 193 65.87% Walk dogs 107 36.52% Boating non-motorized (e.g sailing, kayaking)92 31.4% Attend community or recreational events (e.g. game night, summer dance) 87 29.69% Participate in leisure programs (e.g. beach trips, field trips)84 28.67% Visit playgrounds 79 26.96% Participate in recreational programs (e.g. soccer, tennis, pickleball, basketball, aquatic programs) 75 25.6% Biking, scootering, or skateboarding 74 25.26% Recreational Shellfishing (e.g. clamming, oystering)67 22.87% Boating motorized 50 17.06% Casual pick-up sports or games 40 13.65% Mountain biking 33 11.26% Organized sports (team or individual)33 11.26% Cross-country skiing 21 7.17% Snowshoeing 17 5.8% Swimming at a pool 16 5.46% Answers Count Percentage Answered: 282 Skipped: 11 Other 15 5.12% Disc golf 14 4.78% Hunting (in designated areas such as West Barnstable Conservation Area) 6 2.05% Horseback riding 4 1.37% I do not visit parks in Barnstable 1 0.34% Do you regularly travel to any nearby communities for open space and recreational… Cape beach trails Sandwich Yarmouth -MashpeeParkPickleball Cod Barnstable walking National trail dogWalkDennisArea SPLASH courtsbeaches Pond rail SeashoreFalmouth Canal PlaygroundsEasthamConservation PAD Biking Harwich Shining It ’s & visitWellfleet Sea Bike Trail. tennisLongMillsBrewster time towns nature Creek openareas Marstons Dowses Osterville busy leftBell's Neck West Farm bog Love activities beaches.Kelly Wing Island White travel areas. field Hole back live dog. great area. run Rd. 3 4 28 149 HYCC (pickleball) months. removed Lot park/ “ town- Rex Truro hike trust (in Pines (it leash lands sad fee pads No 7 Mashpee Splash Pad 2 Mashpee Pickleball courts 2 Yes, Marstons Mills pickleball courts and HYCC indoor activities (pickleball) in the winter months. Summertime Covell or Dowses beaches. 1 Response Count Yes, Brewster dog park is well maintained. Playgrounds & splashpads in Yarmouth & Mashpee. We only have 3 non-school playgrounds with all others removed because they were not maintained. The time it takes to replace a playground is disgraceful. Osterville community building is gone. Town needs to Maintain what we own a Lot better. 1 Yes!!!!!! Yarmouth, has a wonderful splash park/ playground. It was so busy the day I visited with my grandkids. I left thinking “ why doesn’t Barnstable - a bigger town- have this. We need one!!! Please visit the Yarmouth one and see for yourself!!!! 1 Yes Wellfleet, Eastham, P-Town for additional hiking trails and beaches 1 Yes to other towns like Yarmouth, and mashpee because they actually have playgrounds 1 Yes for Mountain biking and hiking and nature appreciation.1 Yes - Scorton Creek, Yarmouth, Eastham - nature trails for dog walking 1 Yarmouth splash pad/playground. Cape Cod Acadamy outdoor pool.1 Yarmouth Splash Pad 1 Yarmouth playgrounds - Sandy Pond Rex, Johnny Kelly Park 1 Yarmouth pickleball 1 Yarmouth - Callery-Darling Nature Trails, Botanic Trails Harwich - Bell's Neck Brewster - Wing Island Wellfleet, Truro, Provincetown for beaches and nature trails 1 white cedar swamp ,cape cod rail trail, shellfishing 1 Wellfleet Eastham and cbatham 1 We visit various trails in Sandwich and Mashpee.1 We travel to open and more undisturbed areas frequently, like the national seashore areas, and several cape beach areas. 1 We kayak and hike throughout the Cape 1 we go to National Seashore beaches occasionally 1 We frequently have to travel to use alternate fields for sport events due to the expense/conditions of the Barnstable fields. 1 Water park in Mashpee Playgrounds at various schools in Falmouth 1 Walking trails in other Cape towns 1 Walking at the Canal. it's flat and wide 1 Walk at the canal Sandwich 1 Visit Barnstable land trust properties 1 Trail systems in Sandwich and Falmouth 1 To pickleball courts all over the cape 1 Thomsem Field Harwich to walk dog 1 There are good trails in Provincetown (National Seashore), but also in in Yarmouth, in Dennis - we visit as many walking/hiking trails as we can throughout the year. 1 The knob in woods hole, walking trails at South Cape beach in Mashpee 1 The dog parks in Yarmouth and Brewster are so nice! Even Mashpee's is nothing fancy but still good. Then you come back to Barnstable and it's just.. demoralizing. But those others are far enough away that it's not part of my routine. 1 The canal walk way from Sandwich to Bourne 1 Talbot's Point & Scorton Creek in Sandwich, Lowell Holly & South Cape Beach in Mashpee.1 spalsh pad, playgrounds 1 Shining Sea Bike Trail. National Seashore.1 Scorton Creek in Sandwich is my go-to place. I live in West Barnstable so this is the closest and nicest area for walking, biking and taking my dog. 1 Sandwich, Baseball Fields, Playgrounds, Outdoor roller blade (street hockey) court.1 Sandwich HS-swimming Peter hormer park for bike/scooter Johnny Kelly park Adventureland playground 1 Sandwich has great playgrounds. Mashpee has a splash pad.1 Sandwich for pickleball because a group member is a resident and can reserve a court. Mashpee for pickleball when Barnstable courts are full or have league play. Also Yarmouth flax pond and Dennis Wixon pickleball. Barnstable open play gets overcrowded with visitors and residents from other towns, especially the South Shore towns for some reason. 1 Sandwhich 1 Pools in friends' private communities Canal walking/bike path Falmouth Shining Sea walking/bike path Mashpee Fitness pool until membership became too costly 1 Pickleball in Sandwich because the Mills is way too busy 1 Pickleball in marstons mills but in prime season too busy 1 Osterville Armstrong Kelley Park for the kid play area (in the shade!), Dennis birth side beaches for swimming, heritage gardens for garden walks and kid outdoor play area. 1 Orleans, Eastham, wellfleet.1 Occasionally to other beaches or bike trails 1 Occasionally go to White Pines area in National Seashore 1 Noted in the selection options in the previous questions.1 New Splash pad in yarmouth is great for kids 1 National Seashore, Eastham, Waquoit seashore 1 N/A 1 My tennis friends went to Centerville high school to play tennis. At one time these courts were very playable. The tennis courts at Centerville high school needs lots of repair.why not improve places that are run down. Very dedicated adults were teaching young people. how to place tennis. Could be from recreation department. 1 Mother's Park, nearby beaches: Long Beach, Craigville Beach, Covell's Beach, Dowse's.1 Meetinghouse Farm, Bridge Creek Conservation Area, West Barnstable Community Building 1 Mashpee. Yarmouth 1 MASHPEE- SPLASH PAD 1 Mashpee pickleball, falmouth hunting, sandwich pickleball 1 Marstons Mills pickleball courts 1 Maple Swamp Recreation area, Sandwich Francis Crane WMA, Falmouth Bell's Neck Conservation Area, Harwich 1 MA Audubon Wellfleet 1 Long Pond 1 Long Beach Conservation Area Jenkins Cranberry Bog Dowses Beach Craigville Beach Covill Beach 1 Local beaches provide me recreational opportunities 1 Joshuas pond. Covell’s beach.1 Joshua’s pond for dog walking 1 Johnny Kelley Recreation Area in Dennis; Cape Cod Rail Trail.1 John Kelley Park in Dennis is awesome; it has picnic areas, dog friendly (it seems people respect the leash law), a huge pavillion, fitness stations, fields, braille walk, restrooms-people seem to gather and meet up in the community, music sometimes. 1 I will walk the trails in Eastham and Wellfleet 1 I ride the Cape Cod Rail trail and the Shining Sea bikeway.1 I love to walk around the former Jenkins Bog on Bumps River road in Centerville.1 I love the West Barnstable Conservation area.1 I like to walk but have to drive to get to walking spots. I live on race lane & there is no walking path or biking path. There is also nothing on 149 Osterville Barnstable rd. Or route 28 nothing really on 6A. Kind of weird how cape could be connected by paths to villages but it isn't plus everyone drives too fast so it is scary for walking / biking on roads. It shouldn't be, every place I visit has better walking paths/sidewalks. 1 I drive daily to park and recreation areas. Sometimes I drive to another villages post office and walk around the neighborhood. You don't need activities to enjoy open space. 1 Hiking and biking on the trails in Yarmouth, Mashpee, Harwich and in Nickerson State Park and Cape Cod National Seashore. 1 Heritage Gardens, Sandwich 1 Hathaway's pond for dog trail walking, swimming, and dog park. Old jail Lane trails for dog trail walking. 1 Grays Beach, CC Canal, Dennis beaches 1 From time to time, I explore other Cape Cod conservation areas 1 Falmouth for music events. Cotuit Center for the Arts all the time!!!1 Falmouth 1 Eastham - clean and safe trails. Bass River - trail.1 East beach in Hyannis Port to walk my dog.1 Eagle pond, drummer boy park 1 Drive a car at loop beach. The seaweed should be raked. Seaweed is so thick it covers you if you swim. It embarrassing to bring relatives to the beach. 1 Dowses Beach, Keys Memorial Beach, Eugenia Fortes Beach, Covell's Beach, Joshua's Pond and trails, Long Pastures Audubon National Refuge. 1 Dowes in Osrterville 1 Dickerson state park, rail trail, shining seas bike trail.1 Conservation lands in Yarmouth, Dennis and Sandwich. Nickerson Park and Nat’l Seashore.1 Centerville playground - it’s a crime it’s not open for the children of and visiting our community. You’re destroying memories for our children. Bay lane tennis court - turn it back to tennis - put up the nets and it will be used. Bay lane ball field - paint the dugouts. These are used by our children and they serve it to be spruced up. And it’s pathetic - it’s sad it’s so run down. What’s the deal with beach parking - not prioritizing tax paying and fee paying residents. We’re left in Line so you can grab the $25 from out of towners. If you don’t have funding or resources to fix our facilities. up, people in the community will pitch in and do it. It’s a disgrace. Sewer project has taken ultimate priority over anything that’s logical. And pickleball has taken precedence over tennis lovers. I think that’s enough for now. 1 Centerville cranberry bog owned by James Jenkins estate on Bumps River Rd. and the subject of litigation for the last 4 years. 1 Cape Cod Rail Trail, Shining Sea Bikeway to Woods Hole, Wing Island, Brewster 1 Cape cod rail trail accessed from Dennis and Harwich. Dennis beaches. Barnstable is too honky-tonk, over populated. There’s nothing g “old Cape Cod” about Barnstable/Hyannis anymore. 1 Open Space & Recreation > 9. How satisfied are you with the current state of parks and recreational opportunities in Barnstable? Answered: 115 Skipped: 178 Cape Cod National Seashore South Cape Beach, Mashpee Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge Maple Swamp Conservation Area, Sandwich Boyden Farm, Sandwich Bell's Neck, Harwich Cold Brook Preserve, Harwich 1 Cape Cod National Seashore Grays Beach Bray Farm Mashpee Woodlands 1 Cape Cod National Seashore- trails 1 Cape Cod National Seashore walking trails (Cedar Seamp)1 Cape Cod Canal Trail, Shining Sea Trail, Rail Trail. Luke’s Love playground 1 Canal bike paths CC rail trail 1 Canal 1 Brewster: Punkhorn Park, Drummer Boy Park 1 Boardwalk in Sandwich and Dennis The Nob in Falmouth Shell fishing at Scudder Lane The Canal Walk in Sandwich Long Pasture Audubon 1 Bike trails Also dog beaches Playgrounds-splash pads 1 Barnstable Pickleball Clamming in Cotuit Biking in Cotuit Hiking at Eagle Pond Samson’s by boat but not much beach left 1 Almost never as we are seasonal.1 Availability of existing recreational programs/opportunities for children Answered: 268 Skipped: 25 Very Dissatisfied Very Satisfied Dissatisfied Satisfied Neutral 0 50 100 150 Neutral 146 49.83% Satisfied 73 24.91% Dissatisfied 29 9.9% Very Satisfied 13 4.44% Very Dissatisfied 7 2.39% Availability of existing recreational programs/opportunities for teens Answers Count Percentage Answered: 260 Skipped: 33 Very Satisfied Very Dissatisfied Satisfied Dissatisfied Neutral 0 50 100 150 200 Neutral 179 61.09% Dissatisfied 35 11.95% Satisfied 34 11.6% Very Dissatisfied 8 2.73% Very Satisfied 4 1.37% Availability of existing recreational programs/opportunities for adults Answers Count Percentage Answered: 270 Skipped: 23 Very Dissatisfied Very Satisfied Dissatisfied Satisfied Neutral 0 15010050 Neutral 137 46.76% Satisfied 81 27.65% Dissatisfied 40 13.65% Very Satisfied 9 3.07% Very Dissatisfied 3 1.02% Availability of existing recreational programs/opportunities for aging… Answers Count Percentage Answered: 265 Skipped: 28 Very Dissatisfied Very Satisfied Satisfied Dissatisfied Neutral 0 50 100 150 200 Neutral 151 51.54% Dissatisfied 50 17.06% Satisfied 48 16.38% Very Satisfied 13 4.44% Very Dissatisfied 3 1.02% Availability of existing hiking and biking opportunities Answers Count Percentage Answered: 272 Skipped: 21 Very Dissatisfied Very Satisfied Dissatisfied Satisfied Neutral 0 15010050 Neutral 111 37.88% Satisfied 89 30.38% Dissatisfied 47 16.04% Very Satisfied 16 5.46% Very Dissatisfied 9 3.07% Accessibility of recreational facilities (physical access and proximity) Answers Count Percentage Answered: 263 Skipped: 30 Very Dissatisfied Very Satisfied Dissatisfied Satisfied Neutral 0 15010050 Neutral 140 47.78% Satisfied 70 23.89% Dissatisfied 31 10.58% Very Satisfied 20 6.83% Very Dissatisfied 2 0.68% Condition and maintenance of existing outdoor recreational facilities Answers Count Percentage Open Space & Recreation > 10. How important is it to you to preserve and protect the following in Barnstable? Answered: 271 Skipped: 22 Very Dissatisfied Very Satisfied Dissatisfied Satisfied Neutral 0 15010050 Neutral 114 38.91% Satisfied 78 26.62% Dissatisfied 50 17.06% Very Satisfied 19 6.48% Very Dissatisfied 10 3.41% Drinking water supplies Answers Count Percentage Answered: 282 Skipped: 11 Very Important Important Not Important Very Important 259 88.4% Important 23 7.85% Not Important 0 0% Wildlife habitat and biodiversity Very Important Important Not Important Answers Count Percentage Answered: 281 Skipped: 12 Very Important 227 77.47% Important 48 16.38% Not Important 6 2.05% Agricultural land Answered: 279 Skipped: 14 Very Important Important Not Important Very Important 159 54.27% Important 99 33.79% Not Important 21 7.17% Shellfishing Answers Count Percentage Answers Count Percentage Answered: 280 Skipped: 13 Very Important Important Not Important Very Important 185 63.14% Important 77 26.28% Not Important 18 6.14% Water bodies and wetlands Very Important Important Not Important Answers Count Percentage Answered: 281 Skipped: 12 Very Important 231 78.84% Important 47 16.04% Not Important 3 1.02% Waterfront and beach areas Answered: 280 Skipped: 13 Very Important Important Not Important Very Important 238 81.23% Important 39 13.31% Not Important 3 1.02% Historic and cultural resources Answers Count Percentage Answers Count Percentage Answered: 278 Skipped: 15 Very Important Important Not Important Very Important 152 51.88% Important 107 36.52% Not Important 19 6.48% Shade trees/street trees Very Important Important Not Important Answers Count Percentage Answered: 280 Skipped: 13 Very Important 178 60.75% Important 87 29.69% Not Important 15 5.12% Town-owned parks, playgrounds, and/or recreational facilities Answered: 283 Skipped: 10 Very Important Important Not Important Very Important 200 68.26% Important 77 26.28% Not Important 6 2.05% Hiking, biking, and walking trails Answers Count Percentage Answers Count Percentage Answered: 279 Skipped: 14 Very Important Important Not Important Very Important 201 68.6% Important 70 23.89% Not Important 8 2.73% Preserving land from development Very Important Important Not Important Answers Count Percentage Answered: 280 Skipped: 13 Very Important 204 69.62% Important 57 19.45% Not Important 19 6.48% 11. What should Barnstable's priorities be for open space and recreational… Other Acquiring land for new public athletic facilities Expanding recreation programming/opportunities for older adults (65+) Expanding recreation programming/opportunities for persons aged 18-65 Expanding recreation programming/opportunities for residents under the age of 18 Acquiring scenic views and vistas Improving existing athletic facilities Improving passive recreation opportunities on existing conservation land Acquiring land for beach access and coastal recreation Acquiring land to link open space parcels Acquiring land for climate change resiliency Acquiring land for new passive recreation use (e.g. trails) 0 15010050 Answers Count Percentage Answered: 283 Skipped: 10 Acquiring land for new passive recreation use (e.g. trails)115 39.25% Acquiring land for climate change resiliency 106 36.18% Acquiring land to link open space parcels 94 32.08% Acquiring land for beach access and coastal recreation 73 24.91% Improving passive recreation opportunities on existing conservation land 62 21.16% Improving existing athletic facilities 60 20.48% Acquiring scenic views and vistas 52 17.75% Expanding recreation programming/opportunities for residents under the age of 18 48 16.38% Expanding recreation programming/opportunities for persons aged 18-65 46 15.7% Expanding recreation programming/opportunities for older adults (65+) 42 14.33% Acquiring land for new public athletic facilities 35 11.95% Other 19 6.48% 12. Please select your top desired improvements for existing parks and recreation… Answers Count Percentage Improve configuration of parking lots Implement signage in multiple languages Provide designated accessible parking spaces Implement adaptive play equipment (e.g. wheelchair- accessible swings) Improve lighting Other Implement clear and informative signage Enhance accessibility for individuals with disabilities New picnic and gathering areas Create dog-friendly parks Upgrade sports courts or fields Enhance accessibility to conservation lands for passive recreation Water refill stations New restroom facilities New playground equipment Link open space parcels and trails Safer/wider sidewalks Expand and improve bicycle and pedestrian network 0 15010050 Answered: 279 Skipped: 14 Expand and improve bicycle and pedestrian network 137 46.76% Safer/wider sidewalks 137 46.76% Link open space parcels and trails 116 39.59% New playground equipment 98 33.45% New restroom facilities 75 25.6% Water refill stations 75 25.6% Enhance accessibility to conservation lands for passive recreation 74 25.26% Upgrade sports courts or fields 64 21.84% Create dog-friendly parks 51 17.41% New picnic and gathering areas 41 13.99% Enhance accessibility for individuals with disabilities 34 11.6% Implement clear and informative signage 30 10.24% Other 24 8.19% Improve lighting 21 7.17% Implement adaptive play equipment (e.g. wheelchair- accessible swings) 14 4.78% Provide designated accessible parking spaces 14 4.78% Implement signage in multiple languages 11 3.75% Improve configuration of parking lots 9 3.07% Why did you place a pin here? Answers Count Percentage park safeplaygroundcentervilleplaceHyannis N/Aadaptive Cape accessible intersection parking area.townspecific area children Rail Trail walking kids Kalmus work Cod part pedestrians school recreation disabilities Main Street neighborhood quiet small difficult Barnstablegood Seas crosswalk accessibility Cape. bring young families enter Aselton mobilityaids publicrestrooms chronic illness restroom locations unclear. streets live closest beach great swimming. Viewing platform stairs limit accessibility. mountain bikers unable enjoy view. NEMBA(original deck builders) update access. integral community fully restored dangerous.crosswalks lights disabilities. Car speed time local shops family patrons coming beach. fix ASAP. MM perfect people-it cornerstone flat end close horrendous noise intrusion homes pickleball courts Sandy Neck large frequent equipment Ridgewood largelyforgotten (based neglect existing facilities) updatingmakes fantastic opportunity give unique make renovation terrain shadyNA Mobi mat JFK I’d ADA lit spaces. ice long lots entire thr loss sand. N/A 3 You cannot enter Aselton Park if you are using many mobility aids and it is too far from any public restrooms if you have chronic illness, or the restroom locations are unclear. 1 We need rail trail and safe streets for walking 1 We live here and its the closest beach but its not that great for kids or swimming. We instead go to Kalmus 1 Viewing platform has stairs which limit accessibility. Adaptive mountain bikers are unable to enjoy the view. Work with Cape Cod NEMBA (original deck builders) to update the access. 1 This playground was an integral part of the community and should be fully accessible when restored 1 This intersection is very dangerous. There are no crosswalks or any lights for pedestrians or any with disabilities. Car speed all the time and there are local shops with family patrons coming to and from the beach. Please fix this ASAP. 1 The old MM school is perfect for a park for ALL people-it could be a cornerstone for adaptive recreation, accessible for disabilities as it is flat for the most part, parking on main street end close to area. 1 The horrendous noise and intrusion on neighborhood homes by the pickleball courts 1 Sandy Neck is large enough to have frequent use of adaptive equipment 1 Response Count Ridgewood Park is a quiet park in a quiet neighborhood largely forgotten by the town (based on the neglect of the existing facilities) and the small playground is in need of updating and improvement. I think this makes it a fantastic opportunity to give the park a specific unique purpose (accessibility) that can make it a destination park for many families. It is already in need of renovation so why not renovate with a purpose. 1 Parking is difficult here and the terrain can be difficult to manuever 1 One that is convenient for all of Barnstable and has a shady area.1 NA 1 Mobi mat to bench under shade umbrella.1 Living and working here 1 JFK memorial park Or near an elementary school 1 It would be good to have this enhanced.1 In season that parking area is minute.1 I’d like to see the Centerville playground revamped for ADA requirements as I understand is underway currently. Adults on the cape with disabilities also need safe well lit and accessible outdoor and recreational spaces. The intersection near four seas ice cream and Main Street Centerville needs a crosswalk, safe and widened walking path or sidewalk and walking/don’t walk signals. All pedestrians and bicyclists need that specific intersection to be closely looked at for increased accessibility and safety. 1 I selected Centerville playground near the centerville recreation building. Why has it taken so long to rebuild! 1 I don't know of a specific place or area. I think improvement in any area is a good thing for the Cape.1 I couldn’t get it to work on my phone. Tried for Kalmus 1 I 1 Hyannis there is not a single place where people can bring young children to play. Hyannis being over populated with lots of families the town should have a place where families can bring small children to a safe place. Not all children go to a daycare 1 Hyannis is the area in town with the least open space and shellfishing opportunities.1 Answered: 33 Skipped: 260 Hyannis 1 expand Cape Cod Rail Trail across Barnstable and entire Cape.1 Essential for a crosswalk to be here with the motel and Four Seas and busy intersection.1 Craigvolle Beach- with thr loss of Covell's to the winfmdfarm cables, we should improve accessibility to Craigville and provide wheelchair access to the sand. 1 Anywhere in Marstons Mills. No playgrounds, no safe place for young kids or teens other than ponds/beaches 1 Why did you place a pin here? bike area town walking access trailBarnstable walk open space link property restore bogyearsLand safeJenkins wildlife public natural Cranberry chain Trust Road people signs including turtles ducks acquire wildlife.street Centerville Rail currentallowed Trespassing ugly frogs swans pedestrian trails connect place wetland drains ocean decadesago. owner barricadefence.herons gone. lost Park Lane West - Main roads side Busy road. 149 it’s 28 Close day Pin unsafe 6A hill n/a water schools active reach area. Race back summer ends Ave encouragepark. on. can’t farm 0 4 25 75 132 Company Jail love son feels set Mills adding share trees cut areas St Rt Mary Dunn tall view —as it.line shoot sea This natural wetland area that drains to the ocean formerly known as the Jenkins Cranberry bog has been an open walking space for many decades up until a few years ago. Its current owner was allowed by the Town of Barnstable to barricade the area with No Trespassing signs and an ugly chain link fence. Much of the wildlife including frogs, turtles, ducks, herons, swans and fireflies are now gone. The town should allow the Land Trust to acquire this property and restore public access and allow conservationists to help restore the lost wildlife. 3 n/a 2 Response Count Close to home 2 Work with Barnstable Water Company to allow creation of an off-road unpaved trail that would attract walking/running/biking off of Old Jail Lane 1 West Msin Street - All of West Main Street and the connecting roads to the schools, grocery stores, playgrounds and beaches should be improved for walking and biking. 1 We live in Centerville with children and need to walk strollers on the side of the road for family walks (which can be nervewracking during the day and not something we're willing to do at night). Improving access to sidewalks and bike lanes would help our family live a more active lifestyle and allow us to reach more recreational opportunities by waking/biking and reduce having to drive to reach these places. 1 Traffic volume is high, pedestrians and bicyclists need access to Craigville beach area 1 This pin represents Old Stage and the general area. I would love to bike with my son to places like the new playground, Craigville Beach, or the library, but there is not a single bike lane in the area and sidewalks are inconsistent, narrow, and overgrown. (And I think it’s illegal for me to bike on a sidewalk?) Old Stage feels tremendously unsafe and our alternative is a winding set of backroads that makes the trip much longer and still has 0 bike safety infrastructure, just less traffic 1 This natural wetland area that drains to the ocean, formerly known as the Jenkins Cranberry bog has been an open walking space for many decades up until a few years ago. Its current owner was allowed by the town of Centerville to barricade the area with no trespassing signs and an ugly chain link fence. Much of the wildlife including frogs, turtles, ducks, herons, swans and fireflies are now gone. The town should allow the Land Trust to acquire this property and restore public access and allow conservationists to help restore the lost wildlife. 1 This is intersection is extremely unsafe, as are the roadways in this area. This makes it nearly impossible to walk or bike between Marstons Mills and Cotuit 1 This bridge was recently replaced and rebuilt without adding any pedestrian or bicycle facilities which is absurd. This could easily link west Barnstable conservation area to bridge creek. 1 This area has bad access from race Lane bottom out our vehicles entering and leaving also bathroom no bathroom facilities the pavement is crumbling 1 These trails around the ponds don’t connect to one another, and it’s difficult to make a circular route from parking and back to parking. 1 There is no sidewalk connecting Lowell Ave/Park or along Putnam leading to the cemetery and Bell Farm. It is a busy road. In the summer in particular kids are frequent along Putnam from the Coop to Lowell in particular but also to Old Post. Walkers and runners are frequent and have to share the busy road. 1 The trails are not user-friendly for people with mobility problems.1 the town has allowed too many trees to be cut down and land paved to the point of creating no drainage in lots of areas having more natural open spaces connected would help 1 The sidewalks along Route 6A are dangerous and not in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). It is unsafe for a pedestrian to cross the intersection of Route 6A and Route 132, and a roundabout should be constructed. 1 The sidewalk on Kidd’s Hill Road NEEDS to be extended to connect to Phinney’s Lane. With all the people now living at Hanover it is very dangerous to have people walking to Hathaways or into the villlage along Kidd’s Hill 1 The sidewalk does not continue along the entire street. With cars speeding along the street the sidewalk ends at a curve in the road. The sidewalk near Mother's Park does not continue to the end of the street and it is at a curve in the road. 1 The most used and practical area within the Town of Barnstable.1 The map disappeared, so I can't place the pin, but I wish there were a better connection between Eagle Pond and Little River Sanctuary and the Conservation Area on the other side of Putnam Ave 1 The Baxters Boat House property is important - it could provide a link to a larger, more contiguous waterfront park in Hyannis - ideally, one day, a walking trail from Veterans Beach all the way to the town Pier at the end of School Street, including the Shanty Shacks, Aselton Park, etc. I think expanding the waterfront park in Hyannis should be an important long-term goal for the Town. We are getting there - but the Baxters Property at the end of Pleasant St would be a glorious addition! 1 Sidewalk/pathway along Putnam Avenue to safely walk or bike to Main Street Cotuit would encourage non-vehicle travel to town services, beaches, Lowell Park. 1 See above 1 Safe passage throughout this area for commuting bikers and foot traffic.1 Rte 149 needs bicycle access. There are no roads around that are safe to ride a bike on.1 Rt 6A is disconnected from the Rail trail and all points south by the highway. Even when the rail trail makes it over to Mary Dunn, it will be dangerous to get to it from N of US6. 1 Really need a sidewalk through here 1 Rail trail and safe sidewalks on service road 1 publicize connecting hiking trails that we already have and get a Cape-wide network 1 Please acquire the Jenkins cranberry bog! For years, it has been a beautiful trail to walk your dog and see lots of wildlife. Now that ugly tall fence mars the view and prevents you from walking all the way around —as we’ve done for years and years. 1 Pin is at 1246 Bumps River Road, Centerville, MA. For many years this property was the Jenkins Cranberry Bog with an open space allowing people to walk around the bog. This is natural wetlands, and sadly is no longer the habitat for the many different types of wildlife such as ducks, ospreys, great blue heron, red tail hawk, swans, turtles and frogs. Families and individuals loved walking around the bog, often with their dogs, safe from the road. It was also a place for photographers and artists to come and enjoy the different seasons with their cameras/paint brushes. The “regulars” could often be seen gathering and chatting and really enjoying the recreational aspects of the property. Presently this property has a chain link fence and no trespassing signs prohibiting the public from using it. It seems like the perfect piece of property for the Land Trust to take over and make it accessible to the public and to conservationists to help bring back the wildlife and the people. 1 Our Hyannis community needs safe access to transportation routs to open space and recreational opportunities. 1 Need sidewalks on Putnam Ave in Cotuit 1 Need open space & tennis courts. The existing tennis courts at tge middle school complex should be converted to all pickleball. 1 Need a boardwalk to access veterans park beach 1 N/a.1 Many people ride bikes between Osterville and Centerville on Main Street. A bike lane would improve the safety along this route. 1 It's where we live.1 Its too hard to ride or walk to the community center and BCIS school with kids.1 Ideal to acquire Lowell and connect to Bowles on Commerce for habitat preservation and walking trails. No dogs 1 I'd line to see TofB link to cape bike trail and use historic Hyannis, Centerville Osterville along shore to do this not the north side of Barnstable where it's less populated 1 I'd like to see the rail trail through Barnstable connected to the existing trail that ends in West Yarmouth. I'd like to see bike lanes added to main roads in Barnstable. 1 I’m not aware of any biking trails in Barnstable.1 I’m new to cape, but other than rail trail, idk a safe place to take my kids biking.1 I would like to see a multi-use path along Phinney's Lane - the whole length. When the sewer lines were put in place the town missed a great opportunity to put in a sidewalk/multi-use path. Countless people walk and bike this busy road every day, including children. 1 I would like to be able to get into the trails from cummaquid heights so that I don't need to drive. I would like a safe place to walk where I am not at risk of being hit by a car. 1 I want barnstable to connect to the cape cod railtrail system. The biking in barnstable is poor and dangerous. 1 I live south of 28. It’s important to be able to safely cross 28 on foot and by bike. My kids are trapped bc it’s not safe to cross 28 in centerville. Cars should not have to stop. We need a pedestrian and bike bridge over 28 in centerville. Link north to south. Also I can’t believe all the work on Phinney’s and shoot flying hill and no bike path or side walk was built. 1 I did 1 I can’t move the pin. I would place it in Cotuit 1 I bike a lot in Hyannis and I would appreciate safer bike options to get to other villages 1 Home 1 heavy traffic use but no walkways 1 Hard to ride a bike o Main Street in Centerville and between Centerville and Osterville. The road is so narrow. 1 Good locations 1 Formerly a stunning sea of cranberries during the Fall harvest, it is now an eyesore because the current absentee owners have done nothing but decrease the visual appearance of the location. A black chain link fence surrounds the majority of the space even though there is nothing to protect because they are allowing the bog to wilt away. The property is unkept and a blight on the area plus neighbors are prohibited from a safe easy walking space around the bog which was a staple of the neighborhood while it was Jenkins Bog. The town should allow the Land Trust to buy the property and restore public access. 1 For over 75 years, this land, previously Jenkins Cranberry Bog, was open to the public for leisurely walking and enjoying many species of wildlife. It was a place where neighbors would meet, converse, and walk their dogs throughout the daylight hours. Our grandchildren marveled in the wildlife of newborn frogs, ducks, turtles, and deer appeared each year. A few years ago, the land was sold to a developer without proper vetting by the town. A 6-7 ft. iron chain link fence has been installed around 2/3 of the perimeter of the bog with multiple private property/No Tresspassing signs posted. This eyesore serves no purpose considering 1/3 of access to the area is wide open. The Town should permit the Land Trust to aquire this serene open space as it could have prior to the sale. Restoring this natural habitat will induce wildlife that have left to return, and preserve the beauty of this open space to the benefit the Town's citizens. 1 finish Cape Cod Rail Trail in Barnstable Work on the western end now.1 Extend the rail trail 1 Cotuit 1 Continue construction of the Cape Cod Rail Trail Phase 4 construction to Sandwich.1 Connecting the trails from West Barnstable conservation and the trails near the RC airplane park.1 Connect bike path from Hyannis to Dennis 1 Close to home and possibly underutilized area as long as drinking water sources are protected.1 Centerville/Hyannis Line. Expand bike path 1 Centerville -proximity to location & availability of dog walking 1 Busy street with lots of truck traffic 1 Busy road, lots of curves, no safe passage for bikes and pedestrians from Burgess Park to ponds and Trail of Tears farther down 149 1 Burke Family farm could connect bridge creek, meetinghouse farm 1 Answered: 83 Skipped: 210 Bike lanes and better side walks could accommodate people cycling or walking to Craigville/Covells Beaches with improved safety. So many of our "Bike friendly" roads end suddenly and don't connect people to popular destinations. Making Barnstable more Bike and Pedestrian safe would encourage active transportation AND recreation- improving both health and the economy- good for seasonal visitors AND residents! I will attach a powerpoint report by a recent summer intern graduate. 1 Better bike access would be nice.1 Because we have lived here for 25 years, raised kids and people drive too fast and we can walk or ride bikes we have to drive everywhere to walk or drive bike. 1 Avangrid promised the town to build a new bathhouse at Covell's Beach. Still waiting for that.1 All of the neighborhoods and roads that lead towards schools should be bike and pedestrian friendly so that our children can walk and bike to school safely. 1 Access to beaches for views, finish building bike trail from where it currently exists all the way through to Sandwich. 1 149 is dangerous to walk or bike on. a paved path alongside 149 and Race Lanes in this area will greatly improve pedestrian safety and pedestrian access to town recreational properties 1 1246 Bumps River Road This natural wetland area that drains to the ocean formerly known as the Jenkins Cranberry bog has been an open walking space for many decades up until a few years ago. Its current owner was allowed by the Town of Barnstable to barricade the area with No Trespassing signs and an ugly chain link fence. Much of the wildlife including frogs, turtles, ducks, herons, swans and fireflies are now gone. The town should allow the Land Trust to acquire this property and restore public access and allow conservationists to help restore the lost wildlife. 1 1246 Bumps River Road This natural wetland area that drains to the ocean formerly known as the Jenkins Cranberry bog has been an open walking space for many decades up until a few years ago. Its current owner was allowed by the Town of Barnstable to barricade the area with No Trespassing signs and an ugly chain link fence. Much of the wildlife including frogs, turtles, ducks, herons, swans and fireflies are now gone. The town should allow the Land Trust to acquire this property and restore public access and allow conservationists to help restore the lost wildlife. 1 Why did you place a pin here? playgroundcourts pickleball tennis CentervilleCotuit area schoolMillsspace Park public field equipment children elementary courts. 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Bay Resurface BHS work repair police (based social spots are. facilities N/A PB wry now.St land in! 4c 2) 4) 5) 4th Why not have a public playground (not at the schools) in the mills?1 we've been waiting years for the centerville playground project to start 1 West Barnstable ball field on Lombard Ave was rebuilt and promised to be a Regulation design form tournaments and it wasn't... Please fix 1 We need to drive to the majority of th towns playgrounds from our home in Centerville - it would be wonderful to have closer locations! We are very excited for the Centerville playground to be rebuilt! It would also be wonderful to have outdoor exercise equipment to be installed for both kids and adult at some local beaches. 1 We need a place for youngsters to learn how to relate to children their same age 1 Track behind West Barnstable elementary 1 This would be a fun place for a playground!1 This school has poorly maintained track and field space, that could serve the community better if improved. The field closest to Osterville- W. Barnstable could also use some attention. 1 This parking lot is atrocious. Let’s limit the amount of space for cars and add in spaces for recreation use, playground, exercise, equipment, or anything else better than cars, zooming around and hitting pedestrians and beachgoers. 1 This area is perfect for new fields. Easily accessible and plenty of space 1 Response Count There is a need for a playground at Hathaways Pond.1 The tennis courts are in really bad shape at the High School 1 The skatepark needs improvements and is not safe for skaters because of loose boards, nails, and screws. 1 The playground at Centerville rec center has been under construction for years. It has taken far too long. 1 The playground area in Cotuit needs updating and more play equipment for children.1 The horrendous noise and intrusion on neighborhood homes by the pickleball courts 1 The Centerville playground has been closed for years. The playground needs to be upgraded and open. 1 Tennis Courts Public, Bay Lane Centerville MA Resurface courts for public use of additional pickleball and tennis courts. 1 Tennis courts at BHS need serious work and repair 1 Sound barriers need to be put up to lessen the noise from the Marstons Mills pickle ball courts. Also, police should drive by to discourage people from playing at night. This has happened often this summer. 1 skatepark is completely unmaintained- no budget for repairs- lack of use because of this yet there is a desire to use 1 Room for expansion on old courts already there, or new courts 1 Ridgewood Park is a quiet park in a quiet neighborhood largely forgotten by the town (based on the neglect of the existing facilities) and the small playground is in need of updating and improvement. 1 Redesign tennis courts from pickleball facility into 6-8 additional pickleball courts and build tennis courts at adult center. Pickleball Courts should all stay together so social aspects of game doesn't get disrupted by two locations 1 Rebuild Handicapped accessible playground in Centerville.1 Put a playground here. There is just grass. Main street has no play spots 1 Pickleball courts where the tennis courts are. Keep some tennis courts. They are near the senior center. 1 Open space 1 Old Mills Elem property perfect place for playground, field to play and dog friendly area 1 No public playground in Cotuit, sports courts and fields are not maintained particularly well 1 New lifeguard and bath facilities at loop beach are needed 1 needs shade at this location. we've seen multiple times families leaving due to heat 1 N/A 1 My children and I live here 1 Marstons Mills picklball courts. https://www.clearspan.com/ad-words-pickleball/? utm_term=indoor%20pickleball%20court%20construction&utm_campaign=CS+- +Pickleball+Search&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_acc=4415742330&hsa_cam=228 31167962&hsa_grp=184489276682&hsa_ad=765766797739&hsa_src=g&hsa_tgt=kwd- 850304243518&hsa_kw=indoor%20pickleball%20court%20construction&hsa_mt=b&hsa_net=adword s&hsa_ver=3&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22831167962&gbraid=0AAAAADnZWHbco5zm6MZ BHuOXdnr-M6rAa&gclid=CjwKCAjwwNbEBhBpEiwAFYLtGJpUvS- _quwLC5CGlqGyThCZcZVixLVEVLlVts6nzL6J1RcIQSwAfBoCDpsQAvD_BwE 1 Many of our playgrounds are in poor shape. There definitely should be a few splash pads 1 Let’s get Centerville playground done! Thanks!1 Keep PB courts in good shar 1 Improve pickleball courts in Marston Mills by providing rest rooms and drinking water station 1 Improve and expand the playground equipment in the Hollow. Area is infested with bees and not maintained so kids can’t even use the space. The play equipment that is there should be expanded so children of all ages have choices. 1 I tried to pin Cotuit 1 I couldn’t pin the location but The recreation Property at the old Elementary School needs a large playground. No playground in cotuit. Every village should have a large playgrounds. Burgess park or old elementary school needs a playground for Marstons Mills. Hyannis should have 2 playgrounds. These are wry expensive now. 1 I am astonished at how long the Centerville playground has taken to renovate.1 Hyannis is a very neglected village. There are a lot of kids who live here with two elementary schools but the playgrounds are lacking. This is also an area that services the most tourists. Having an updated playground for our town residents as well for tourists were served our community and encourage for traffic to local businesses. 1 Hyannis area with more designated pickleball courts and more access to indoor pickleball courts, e.g. at the HYCC 1 Hyannis - we need more pocket parks with basketball and skateboard parks.1 Great location and needs work. I think there is something already being done, but it is a great spot.1 General proximity to my house.1 For over a year this playground has been closed. Need to know why, are there dangers to our children in the soil? Can this be remediated? 1 Fix the playground on Main St Centerville!1 Each area of town should be evaluated for distance to a playground. I am not sure which area has the least access as I have not had young kids in a number of years. 1 Cotuit, behind old school. Needs a playground and improvements to field. There is no public accessible playground in Cotuit. The nursery school playground has a very limited age range. Many people with children visitor this area! 1 Cotuit Memorial Park playground needs to be replaced - underlying land ownership needs to be resolved. 1 Cotuit 1 Centrally located and a significant amount of open space with some fields well managed but many in need of improvement. 1 Centerville rec building playground. The old Marstons mills elementary school field could he repurposed as multi use athletic facility. The old Waldorf school in Cotuit needs a purpose. 1 Centerville playground 1 Burgess Park 1 Awful undeveloped open space.1 Answered: 64 Skipped: 229 At Marston Mills pickleball courts, there NEEDS to be trash can available, need a water fountain put in! No need for plastic water bottles!! 1 Add water refill station at Marstons Mills Pickleball courts - consider improved bathroom facility.1 4c tennis courts should be fixed 1 1) cotuit tennis courts need to be upgraded to pickleball courts. 2) Cotuit Memorial Park needs updating to be a more friendly common space and village green atmosphere 3) Loop beach needs a renovated bath house 4) MM pickleball courts need a water supply and toilets building like Sandwich courts have. 5) Kettleers, Craftfest and July 4th parade parking area near Cotuit tennis courts 1 compliance to ada, increased accessibility for all 1 16. Are there any conservation areas in Barnstable that you avoid? If so, which area… duearea beach pond Parktrails dogsavoid areas Homelesswalk parking Hathaways walkingTown -people dog Hyannis safe unsafe feel area. allowedLong No. Hathaway problem trash ticks recently it. Barnstable Road BurgessUnsafe. tick runbeach. lots signs disc 10 Na summer risk love open full activity Rt inadequate trails. maintained lovely fenceswimseason. ivy "No trail .create 2 4 5 8 12 20 30 132 200 400 1246 found garbagewanted see. main responsibility municipality bins beaches. tend visited Center learn occupying Game Room courts deem year W. 149/ fears Fear rec wide bit buffer chain link cut lakes child to. JP Otis i.e. it’s -- no)hit sit list No 11 No.2 Na 2 Response Count When I went to Hathaway Pond, I found there was more garbage than I wanted to see. The main problem with trash is that the town has given up on its responsibility as a municipality to provide bins year-round by trails and beaches. 1 We tend to avoid the narrower trails in the summer due to the risk of ticks, but love these trails in the winter! 1 We recently visited the Hyannis Recreation Center on a weekend with our grandchildren to learn more about it. Unfortunately, the clientele occupying the Game Room were less than desirable. While the basketball courts were open and full of activity, we realized this is not an environment we deem safe or appropriate for 8 and 10 year old children. 1 W. Barnstable area off of RT 149/ service road due to inadequate signage on trails. Burgess Park sometimes due to feeling unsafe. 1 Tick fears on trails 1 Tick Fear only use rec areas w wide well maintained trails 1 There is a stretch of sidewalk along Rt 132 that is lovely, in that it is shaded and a bit removed from the road, with trees that buffer the road. Unfortunately, it also feels unsafe as there are homeless camps beyond the chain link fence (which has been cut through). I used to walk and/or run along that sidewalk but haven't for quite a while due to various encounters that made me feel unsafe. 1 The ponds and lakes due to risk of Cyanobacteria and naked migrants who swim in their underwear and think cape ponds is south beach. Every beach or playground in Hyannis due to risks of needles and presence of homeless population. 1 The frisbee park, frequent smoking that I do not want to expose my child to.1 The area of the old shooting range needs a wicked cleanup. So many shell casings and TONS of broken glass. It's not safe. 1 The area JP School and the Ocean street docks - too many homeless people. Lots of trash and not safe area. 1 Some areas because of coyote activity 1 Santuit pond, the builidng/bathrooms there are really run down and sketchy.1 Sandy Neck in Greenhead season.1 Sandy beck bc of the green heads 1 Poison ivy 1 Places where hunting is allowed (west Barnstable conservation)1 overgrown trails in the summer 1 Otis Atwood, Long Pond Marstons Mills and West Barnstable Conservation during hunting season.1 Not sure if I would go to Hathaway's Pond by myself.1 Not really. Some are very small - so not worth the walk.1 Not on purpose, out of not knowing.1 Nons 1 None.1 None 1 No. But I heard of issues with some of the ponds.1 No, need information about where these areas are and what they offer.1 No I enjoy them all 1 N/A 1 Long Beach. Very small, tight overcrowded parking lots. Unenforced parking violations, i.e., parking outside of designated areas. Beach itself is an eyesore with "No Trespassing" signs every 10 feet. I counted some 20 signs recently as you walk from the beach head trail out onto the beach. Who has allowed these to proliferate? Same problem at Snow's Creek jetties (far end of Covel's beach). A sudden proliferation of "No Trespassing" signs. I counted 4 signs recently in an area I have been swimming in for 30 years (beach access to creek and channel. 1 Long Beach Conservation Area. It is too small; there are far too many people who use it or use it to access other areas; there are no public facilities within a mile of the area so people who are there to go to the beach for the day use the dunes and wooded areas as a bathroom; there is inadequate parking available (there are 2 parking lots within 200 yards of the conservation area entrance, both lots may be able to park 12 cars total). 1 just ticks and poison ivy on hiking trails. Treating that is worse than not.1 I used to walk around Hathaways but am afraid of loose dogs and creepy people. I have stopped walking Long Beach due to aggressive unleashed dogs jumping on me and attacking my leashed dogs. I stopped walking in all wooded areas due to ticks but there are few sidewalks anywhere and no beaches allow dogs for 5 months a year. Where can I swim with my dog when it's not winter? 1 I love hiking the Hathaways loop, but I now avoid going alone after being chased and yelled at by a man who appeared to be living there. 1 I don't avoid it, but there is evidence of homeless camping around Hathaways South 1 I do not like to walk alone around Hathaway's Pond. I have seen homeless people hanging around that area. 1 I avoid Hathaways because I’ve always run into off leash dogs there when walking my dogs!!1 Hyannis. Homeless population is rampant and it’s unsafe with my family.1 Hathaways-remoteness-crime 1 Hathaways.1 Hathaways …cigarette butts, not as clean..often site of trouble 1 Hathaways - too many problems and trash 1 Hathaway’s. Dangerous.1 Hathaway. Unsafe. It's a magnet for dirtbags for some reason.1 Hathaway Pond area where I do not feel safe.1 Hathaway Pond and the nearby dog park because I do not feel that I, or my dog, are safe there.1 Eagle Pond. Too many dogs.1 Eagle Pond -- too many unleashed dogs 1 downtown hyannis might as well be downtown brockton or lawrence . . its dirty, unsafe and needs a facelift. 1 dog parks because we should have enough natural spaces that you could walk dog parks are for cities that have to create a space that's not concrete town has allowed large track of land to be cleared to create a urban area 1 Answered: 72 Skipped: 221 Covell's Beach is my beach (closest to my house). I was very unhappy when cables were laid under the beach (Yarmouth said no), so I avoid going there because of unknown negative consequences to physical health. Also, sign there says it provides electricity to 400,000 Massachusetts homes, which is not true. I avoid hiking trails, unfortunately, because I'm concerned about mosquito and tick-related illnesses. Nothing you can do about it. 1 Burgess Park used to be a lovely park until the disc golf people took over. I've had many assaults regarding my presence in walking through the park while people playing disc golf, verbal yelling telling me to get out of the way-stating "this is course not a walking trail, I need to get out of the way." I've been hit with a disc on purpose. The drinking and smoking pot going on is crazy-no police presence. Barrels are full of beer and other alcoholic beverages. That they cash in for themselves. the poor gardens Mrs. Burgess had been once so beautiful and maintained now you can't recognize where they were. Picnic tables are for the players-there should be some for residents who want to have a nice outdoor place. I do not feel safe there, I was assaulted by two guys who told me to stay out of their park-sadly since police do not even sit in the parking lot let alone walk down back near the pond where the parties are I had to take this precious sanctuary off me list for my own safety. 1 areas in Hyannis that are unsafe at night - Town Green - Veterans'' Park 1 area that are heavily wooded due to tick concerns 1 Any where dogs are not leashed and there is no enforcement of rules.1 Any that do have and do not enforce leash rules. Unleashed dogs are a common problem and owners don't care. 1 1246 Bumps River Road that used to be a Jenkins family cranberry bog. As stated earlier the property was inappropriately allowed to be sold by Town Manager Mark Ells. A local open space organization stated they were willing to buy and maintain the property but Mark Ells never advised the organization as he was supposed to have done. The Town's legal department acknowledged the mistake and initially attempted to rectify it. But for unknown reason(s) the Town ceased their pursuit of correcting Ells' illegal action. And now there is a fence (that does not meet the specifications as approved by the DEP) that prohibits what used to be a great neighborhood walking area. 1 17. Do you have any other comments, concerns, or suggestions related to open… townpeopleareasBarnstable opencourts space Bike pickleball area dogparking Land Cape residents water playground make love tennis beach courts. public trail conservationacquire recreation Centerville lots access trash West lot spaces great trails walk Parks propertybuild existingtown. park year path clean Main summer -years areas.recreational safety River bog life nice signs run place play tax put full round wonderfulAddactivitygreatly / Pond up. feels wild trees cut day. St. apt low Rte serves & list cars 1 3 4 7 15 1265 forestair . spaces. car safely to. be. wait ways (it bc 000-9 (or no 4 You could make a wonderful paved multi-use path on the perimeters of Danforth, West Barnstable, Otis Atwood and the Old Barnstable Golf course. This would add another dimension of recreational activity available to town residents and greatly improve safety for bikers transiting to and from West Barnstable Conservation area. 1 Yes Bumps River bog should be allowed to be sold correctly.1 Would love to see the parking lot / bathroom area at Lovells pond on Santuit Newtown cleaned up. It feels like a forgotten about / abandoned area and now people use it as a dumpster but we still go there all the time!! 1 We should acquire land for passive activity (walking) and to protect our water and other natural resources, including animals and plants. 1 We need to save all and any remaining open spaces for walking 1 We need more forest areas to help clean the air which we all need to breathe . Forested areas and wetlands are a thriving area for a host of different wild life we need all of this to have a healthy ecosystem 1 We love geocaching and would love to see more on the properties!1 Response Count We have great spaces. They should be kept open. We have enough tennis courts etc short drive to the high school or west villages. It would be nice Mayne to have a pool. People come here and live here for the beauty. 1 Trailhead signs will make it easier for those unfamiliar with the trails in conservation areas in the Town of Barnstable, particularly those Barnstable residents from other villages. 1 Track behind West Barnstable elementary needs to be updated.1 There's nothing that connects our towns w/out driving. The roads are so small there's not even a walking shoulder near us in Marstons Mills and everyone is driving too fast. You feel like you're gonna get run down. I would walk and ride my bike probably every day right from my house and I use my car instead, if things were connected better because the cape is actually pretty small. Plus all these people come here on vacation and they're used to being able to walk around cities and we have nothing like that here except in the villages. Additionally There needs to be more indoor recreation activities for young people in the winter months. We have the HYCC but I think we need more than that, maybe some indoor fields, a workout facilities, swimming pool or something that will keep them occupied. I'm writing this from my phone sorry if I made any mistakes. Happy to speak with you further about this if you'd like. Joe 508 274-9730 Thank you! 1 There’s plenty available. The best use of open space is a sidewalk and bike path to safely get from place to place. Especially for youth. Also we need more trees and shade. Don’t cut down more trees on Centerville Main Street or mothers park. 1 The town should protect as much land as possible.1 The town should correct their error of allowing a developer to purchase a neighborhood bog. Please return Jenkins Bog to its historical use and purpose. 1 The playground at the Hollow was slated to be done over and has not been. There are not many playgrounds available during school hours and I think these are important 1 The pickleball courts at marstons mills are ridiculously busy. There should be resident only times to play each day. 1 The horrendous noise and intrusion on neighborhood homes by the pickleball courts 1 The beach parking lots need to be opened at 7 am in the summer months 1 Thanks for sending this out, I look forward to the meeting in August 1 Thanks for asking.1 Thank you for rejecting apartment complex at Twin Brooks and accepting River View - much better use all around. Please make environment a priority. I am for renewable energy, but against wind projects unless they are safe access, not digging up every beautiful beach here and Main St. Centerville. Thank you, Jane Carlson 415-515-4078. 1 Thank you for conducting this survey and seeking input from town residents!1 Thank you 1 Stop the use of pesticides. Inform DPW what plants are native and which are not, so they don't cut down jewelweed and leave Japanese knotweed to grow freely. 1 Stop building 1 Stop building apartments and LOWER costs of current apt buildings/renovate old houses/abandoned properties for low income housing instead of selling out Barnstable to the highest bidder. We DONT NEED more 3 story apt complexes, we need lower costs of what's already out there. A better homeless shelter and another one to accomadate families and veterans when necessary. More mental health, less selling of land to big real estate 1 Sidewalks are crucial. Drivers are irresponsible- both tourists and locals without the capacity to hold folks accountable. The lack of painted and designated bike lanes, particularly in Centerville and south of rte 28 is VERY dangerous. There are lots of bicyclists with very low margins between high speed passing cars. The minimum passing distance is NEVER adhered to. 1 See #16 1 Residents should be able to vote for any land purchases for open space so they have a say in what happens with taxpayer monies. 1 Repave Craigville Beach parking lot 1 Recreation, open space, and parks needs and requirements are very much influenced by Cape population levels. We need to slow, stop, or reverse population growth on the Cape if it is to retain the qualities that make it a unique and desirable place to be. Expanding public/conservation areas serves this purpose. Stopping commercial growth is another. 1 Recommend obtaining any open space areas when they become available for the future generations.1 Protect as much open space as possible for the environment, quality of life and water protection. Do not turnover open space to housing!! 1 Please sell the Paine Black House in West Barnstable located on the Meeting House Farm property Rte 149. Do a little research to educate yourselves as to how much tax money has been spent on this town owned property over years & years and the investments now need to be repeated at of course more expense. Put this property ON THE TAX ROLL! 1 Please build a splash pad/ playground for the very young!!!!1 Please acquire all land that is available, there is not much left-once it is gone its gone. Housing is important but there are plenty of buildings to refurbish even outside Hyannis-thank you 1 Pickleball continues to explode all over the country. The courts at Marstons Mills are fantastic but in the summer, we have well over a hundred people trying to play. There is a lot of frustration and wait time. We really need either a dozen or more pickleball courts like over in Hathaways Pond or transition the existing tennis courts to pickleball courts. 1 Our open space and recreation areas are one of the wonderful things about our town. We need to keep them up and accessible, acquire new areas when possible, and ensure that development doesn't spoil our existing ones or happen where land should be saved.. 1 Open space should be the priority. There is too much development and sprawl across the town. And not enough public beaches. 1 O am not aware of most spaces mentioned in this subway. We need more information about available recreation space distributed to residents in form of flyers or road signage or list and descriptions on the website 1 Number one priority should be a splash pad and an indoor and/or outdoor community pool at the HYCC. 1 Nothing at this time.1 Need to balance open space with the town's housing needs. We already have plenty of ball fields and playgrounds in town. We don't need to build more ball fields and playgrounds, just improve/routine maintenance to keep them functional. 1 Need more attended spaces (lifeguards).1 My priority is to acquire privately held open space from property owners that may serve as a future water supply area before there are no areas to buy to satisfy the drinking water requirements. 1 Motor bikes are an issue at Hathaway's pond. It can be scary to walk with my dog. Hathaway's is a great spot because it has the dog park, trail, swimming and picnicking; however it is super run down including the parking lot, picnic area, and facilities. It would be great to have an off leash walking trail or field/water area for my dogs to run around and swim in all year long. 1 More! The areas we do have are not very well connected. Especially for those in Centerville. Any ways to connect to larger trail system is inadequate. The sidewalks are not well kept in the cars speed often. Crosswalks and pedestrian safety. Crossing areas are lacking. 1 More sidewalks and bike trails would help us integrate non-motorized forms of our transportation into our daily life (it feels unsafe to walk/bike in many areas of town without sidewalks or bike lanes). We love living in Barnstable and are excited for the potential of more accessible recreational opportunities! 1 More places for kiddos-playgrounds, splash pads, weekend programs, DOG friendly places!!! Please! I would love a summer dog beach!!! Fenced in area-off leash for dogs to enjoy the beach! We miss this so, so, so much!!! 1 More pickleball courts 1 More open spaces in Hyannis need walkways and parks. Many wetlands are inaccessible. Hyannis deserves these areas as much everywhere else. 1 More open space protection from development. We do not have the natural resources to support the people living here now, we cannot handle increased population. Protect what we have. 1 More is better bc the population, winter and summer, is likely to increase…..though the road conditions might affect people wanting to live/visit here. 1 More dog parks are needed year round! And not mud holes!! There are too many restrictions during the high tourist months. 1 More dog friendly areas. Playgrounds, shade!1 Many beaches are in need of raking. When picking up trash sometimes needles are picked up. Trash isn’t always visible. Maintenance is in need everywhere. S the cost to maintain is a lot less than replacement. 1 Loop beach has so much seaweed we can’t swim in the water.1 Let’s create foraging trails where people can harvest wild beach plums and blueberries etc 1 Lack of organized recreation options in Cotuit 1 Keep up the great work!! Lots of places here that I have completely forgotten!!1 Keep Ropes beach better 1 Just because I selected rarely, doesn't mean that those spaces are not important to me. My time is very limited. 1 Insect populations are declining worldwide at an alarming rate (UN report). Roughly 90% of flowering plants need animals (mostly insects) to reproduce, and about 90% of all plants are flowering plants. 35% of food crops are insect pollinated. A pair of chickadees feeds one clutch of chicks 4,000-9,000 caterpillars in the few weeks before fledging. When was the last time you had a windshield full of bugs? Invasive species need to be controlled so that native plants can provide the resources insects need. The Conservation Commission(?) should be actively involved in mosquito control decisions with an eye to reducing this destructive practice. The Town should aim to be a Dark Sky town, as is Flagstaff AZ. All plantings done by the Town should be native species. 1 Increase waterside access, invest money in areas that support maritime community, focus on cleaning up existing facilities to be inviting (lit, clean, nice grass). 1 Ideally Barnstable and most of the county in general would improve transportation options and accessibility in general, but it would likely not be feasible to do more than what has been implemented in terms of CCRTA access and bus stops/routes just due to the nature of how the cape naturally is configured. My main issue lies more so with infrastructure complaints and particular areas and intersections where adults using the bus who may have a disability get off and traverse on foot. Many of them are unsafe and pose a risk to the community overslll. 1 I would love to see more investment in Hyannis 1 I wish the town would do more to enforce the bans on dirt bikes and other motorized vehicles. They’re dangerous and the people who illegally ride them on town land are aggressive and hostile. 1 I wasn’t aware of most of the recreational facilities and programs listed in this survey. I need to learn more. 1 I often hike or walk my dog in conservation areas and the one thing I would like to see if better trail markings. It is easy to get lost in some areas. Overall, I'm pleased with our conservation areas, which are well maintained and safe. 1 I love how many hiking trails there are in Barnstable.1 I hope that centerville playground will have bathrooms as it will be the only town playground accessible (no harsh ocean weather in the winter) for young children and caregivers, some coming from 15 min away in Hyannis. 1 I have heard there may be a chlldrens park built in Osterville. If indeed the location is to be between the Verizon Bldg and the tennis courts I consider that a horrible area to build in. The better idea would be to expand the existing playground, adding new and adaptive play things. The tennis courts in Osterville need benches around the perimeter so people can relax near the courts. Somehow there needs to be some way to keep people from using the courts are their own personal dog park - with dogs pooping and peeing on the courts. 1 I cannot understand what in the world has taken this town so long to update the Centerville playground. It’s absolutely inexcusable. Yarmouth put an entire playground and splash pad in faster than Barnstable could even answer a damn email. If Patti Machado was still in charge this would have been done years ago. People are tired of the excuses about Covid and manufacturing delays. Complete that project and put in another playground for the kids in this town. 1 I appreciate that the tennis courts have been refurbished along with pickleball courts. Please keep tennis courts, even as pickleball becomes increasingly popular. 1 I am great full for what we have especially our pickleball courts. Our group does an excellent job… very organized and pleasant people. 1 I am glad to see that work has begun on the playground in Centerville. AT ALL COST we need to preserve our public recreation and open space areas from development from offshore wind. 1 https://www.clearspan.com/ad-words-pickleball/? utm_term=indoor%20pickleball%20court%20construction&utm_campaign=CS+- +Pickleball+Search&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_acc=4415742330&hsa_cam=228 31167962&hsa_grp=184489276682&hsa_ad=765766797739&hsa_src=g&hsa_tgt=kwd- 850304243518&hsa_kw=indoor%20pickleball%20court%20construction&hsa_mt=b&hsa_net=adword s&hsa_ver=3&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22831167962&gbraid=0AAAAADnZWHbco5zm6MZ BHuOXdnr-M6rAa&gclid=CjwKCAjwwNbEBhBpEiwAFYLtGJpUvS- _quwLC5CGlqGyThCZcZVixLVEVLlVts6nzL6J1RcIQSwAfBoCDpsQAvD_BwE 1 Help BLT meet their mission.1 Have restrooms available year round or at least the shoulder seasons. Pick up of trash bins year round where they are placed for dog waste. 1 Dog free beaches please so residents can enjoy the beach. No enforcement for dog owners who don’t follow the rules. 1 Convert tennis courts at high school to pickleball 1 Consider what other area towns have done with pickleball courts regarding residency requirements and court reservations. 1 Concerned about real estate tax increases when discussing acquiring land. We had a substantial increase this year. 1 Cleared paths to avoid tics and poison I y 1 Clean up Barnstable - homeless people are a risk to everyone. Increase the policing, and enforcement of existing laws to create a safer environment to enjoy the parks and recreation. People doing drugs on the beaches is scary and not acceptable. 1 Bike-locking infrastructure in parking lots would make me more likely to bike places.1 Bike path and corresponding parking lots connecting to either Yarmouth Rail Trail or Shining Sea bikepath Falmouth or the creation of any bike path in Barnstable. 1 Better signage and trail maintenance for walkers, maintenance of restrooms at beaches, maintain and improve water quality of fresh water ponds. 1 Barnstable is destroying the old Cape Cod features people come to the Cape for. Hyannis is becoming an overpopulated, dirty (blowing around trash in parking lots), empty buildings, but keep taking open space for new buildings city. We will soon be like Long Island. 1 Barnstable continues to allow anyone to play pickleball without paying a fee resulting in terribly overcrowded courts. The tow should build a minimum of 20 additional courts to meet demand. It would also be nice to have bike trails 1 ASELTON PARK IS A GEM!!1 Am very concerned about lack of bike and pedestrian safety on Main St. in Cummaquid and on Mary Dunn now and when rail trail access is complete. Overgrowth has reduced area to walk, increasing number of cars and trucks, and dangerous speeds. Police could monitor from Althea, especially with school starting soon. 1 Allow Hyannis water system wells at bridge creek!1 address the littering problem from public and business don't expect people who live here to clean up ahead of tourist season while the town has the ability to fine people and businesses that continue to litter their parking lots are full of trash and corporate knows the town will do nothing about it would you like a list of the businesses I have contacted regarding trash it would also help if conservation commision did anything about complaints 1 Add more bike parking and maybe more people will bike. If I bike to the beach I should have a spot to park my bike that isn't in 1 foot of sand. 1 Demographics Answered: 106 Skipped: 187 Acquisition of additional properties linking Town-owned (or other Conservation-owned) parcels should be a long-term goal, especially spanning wetlands or other coastal areas. That serves multiple interests! 1 Acquire more land for environmental, wildlife, and water protection, coastal resiliency, and passive recreation. Don’t build anything! Barnstable is overbuilt. 1 Access to public swimming pool available year round would be great. Possibly more pickleball courts.1 A minority of residents make much use of the public areas. 100% of residents see our roadsides every single day. I strongly feel that public expenditures on keeping them free of litter should be greatly increased - a 5-fold increase ould not be excessive and would deliver enormous benefits to the entire community 1 1265 Bumps River Rd, Centerville, MA, 02632 This natural wetland area that drains to the ocean, formerly known as the Jenkins Cranberry bog has been an open walking space for many decades up until a few years ago. Its current owner was allowed by the town of Centerville to barricade the area with no trespassing signs and an ugly chain link fence. Much of the wildlife including frogs, turtles, ducks, herons, swans and fireflies are now gone. The town should allow the Land Trust to acquire this property and restore public access and allow conservationists to help restore the lost wildlife. 1 Implementing the goals of Barnstable’s Complete Streets policy (2022) and the Vision Zero recommendations from the Cape Cod Commission’s 2024 citizen advisory panel and consultant review would most effectively address the issues in this survey. Communities with seasonal economies like Cape Cod—such as the Outer Banks—report a 10:1 economic return on investments that make them more bike-friendly, benefiting year-round residents, workers, and visitors. https://itre.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/OBX-EIS-Tech-Rprt-Full.pdf Learn more: Draft Cape Cod Vision Zero Action Plan: www.capecodcommission.org/vision-zero Barnstable Complete Streets: www.capecodcommission.org/our-work/barnstable-complete-streets Bike Barnstable.pdf 1 It is unclear who in town in responsible for the upkeep of parks (DPW or Parks & Rec or someone else) so it is difficult to communicate concerns. I would recommend creating a system for reporting safety and maintenance concerns to the town. I would recommend an online form that can be accessed via QR Code and place signs with the QR code at the parks. 1 1. What is your age group? Answered: 286 Skipped: 7 Under 18 19-24 25-34 Prefer not to respond 45-54 35-44 55-64 65 and older 0 15010050 65 and older 126 43% 55-64 61 20.82% 35-44 42 14.33% 45-54 39 13.31% Prefer not to respond 9 3.07% 25-34 8 2.73% 19-24 1 0.34% Under 18 0 0% 2. How long have you lived in Barnstable? Answers Count Percentage Answered: 288 Skipped: 5 Less than a Prefer not to respond I do not live in Barnstable 1-5 years 6-10 years More than 10 years 0 50 100 150 200 250 More than 10 years 202 68.94% 6-10 years 45 15.36% 1-5 years 31 10.58% I do not live in Barnstable 4 1.37% Prefer not to respond 4 1.37% Less than a year 2 0.68% 3. What is your race? (Options are based on U.S. Census Race and Hispa… Answers Count Percentage Answered: 287 Skipped: 6 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone Asian alone American Indian and Alaska Native alone Black or African American alone Two or more races Prefer not to respond White alone 0 100 200 300 White alone 222 75.77% Prefer not to respond 52 17.75% Two or more races 10 3.41% Black or African American alone 1 0.34% American Indian and Alaska Native alone 1 0.34% Asian alone 1 0.34% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 0 0% 4. Are you Hispanic or Latino? Answers Count Percentage Answered: 280 Skipped: 13 Yes No Prefer not to respond Yes 2 0.68% No 229 78.16% Prefer not to respond 49 16.72% 5. Does a person with a physical disability live in your household? No Prefer not to respond Yes Answers Count Percentage Answered: 286 Skipped: 7 No 232 79.18% Prefer not to respond 30 10.24% Yes 24 8.19% 6. How many children under 18 live in your household? 5+ 4 3 Prefer not to respond 2 1 0 0 50 100 150 200 0 191 65.19% 1 31 10.58% 2 24 8.19% Prefer not to respond 20 6.83% 3 11 3.75% 4 4 1.37% Answers Count Percentage Answers Count Percentage Answered: 282 Skipped: 11 5+1 0.34%