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State <br />US <br />Zip <br />55113 <br />EmailAddress <br />(SectionBreak) <br />ProvideFeedbackBelow <br />IdoappreciatethatourCityhasaricharrayofparkresources <br />availableforpeopletouseforfree.IthinkźƷ͸ƭgreattobe <br />responsivetochangingneedsofourcommunity.IfƷŷĻƩĻ͸ƭ <br />goodutilization,itseemslikeitmightbeagoodideatomake <br />pickleballmoreaccessibleforpeopleduetoitsincreasing <br />popularity.LƷ͸ƭalsoasportthatengagesgreaternumbersof <br />peopleinthesamespaceastennis.Iquestionedifeveryoneis <br />stillplayingtennisandpickleballisacompletelynewsport <br />thatrequiresmorespace.ToanswerthatquestionIthoughtit <br />wouldbehelpfultoknowhowmanypeopleareplayingtennis <br />here. <br />WhenIfoundontheCitywebsitethattheCityhas15tennis <br />courts,andRAHShas8brandnewcourts,Iwonderedifthe <br />CityneedstoresurfacethecourtsatFairviewbecausethe <br />othercouraethemreasonably <br />tsaretoofarawytomak <br />accessible.Iusedgooglemapstoseehowfartheothercourts <br />arefromEvergreenPark.Thereare8citycourtsand8RAHS <br />courtslessthan2milesfromEvergreen,and4lessthan3 <br />milesaway.Thefurthestcourtsareonly4milesaway.Most <br />arewithin56minutedrivetime,soaccessibilitydoesnot <br />seemtobeanissue. <br />BruceRussell1.8mi,5min <br />HowardJohnson2.3mi,6min <br />Pocahontas1.7mi,5min <br />Rosebrook1.6mi,5min <br />RAHS1.9mi,5min <br />AutumnGrove2.6mi,6min <br />VictoriaWest2.6mi,6min <br />SandcastleΑ3.7mi,7min <br />Acorn4.1mi,8min <br />ThenIwasinterestedtoseeifthecourtsarebusy,sothat <br />availabilityofthecourtsisanissue.BetweenFriday7/16and <br />Monday,7/19,Idrovetoallofthecourts78timesatvarious <br />timesofthedaytoseeifweekendsarebusierthanweekdays <br />oriftimeofdaymadeadifference.Nosurprise,Evergreen <br />wastheparkthatwasbusiest,mostlypickleball,andwhen <br />pickleballwasbeingplayedthecourtswerefullofpeople. <br />Thatwasnotthecaseforanyoftheothercourts.Foranyof <br />2 <br /> <br />