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As you move throughout Brookfield, the natural views and
the feeling of a "City in the Countryside" that residents
experience in Brookfield are a result of the City's long standing commitment
to the preservation of parks and open space.
The Brookfield Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department
is responsible for the management of approximately 1,800 acres of land
containing 24 parks and over 1,000 acres of open space consisting of
wetlands, woodlands and other important natural resource features. This total
acreage equals approximately 10% of the total land area of the City.
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Corridors
The eight primary environmental corridors (3,000 acres)
that wind through the community contain a wide variety of important natural,
recreational, aesthetic, and cultural resources which are essential to
maintaining both the ecological balance and natural beauty of the area and
contribute significantly to the quality of life that residents have come to
enjoy. The potential linkages and connections created by these corridors is
very important to the community as evidenced by the Common Council committing
up to 3 million dollars over the next ten years for the establishment of the Greenway Trail System.
Master Plan Updated for Year 2020
Early in 2001, the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional
Planning Commission (SEWRPC) completed the City of Brookfield 2020
Park and Open Space Plan update which was previously adopted by the
Common Council in 1990. The plan contains recommendations for the acquisition
and development of parks, as well as for the preservation of wetlands,
woodland and flood plains, most of which are located within the environmental
corridors.
Upon full implementation of this updated plan, the City
would provide a variety of parks and related outdoor recreation facilities; a
variety of open space sites; and a system of recreation trails associated
with primary environmental corridors connecting the City's parks and linking
these parks to the regional trail system. Specific recommendations include:
- The acquisition and development of three new
neighborhood parks in the northwestern (Sections 4, 5), eastern
(Section13) and southeastern (Section 34) areas of the City.
- Acquisition of additional land at Endicott Park and Mary Knoll Park, and
development of additional recreational facilities at Endicott, Krueger,
and Mary Knoll Parks.
- Acquisition of approximately 940 acres of
environmentally sensitive lands to be preserved in essentially natural,
open space uses.
- Development of a new district park in the northeastern
portion (Sections 1, 2) of the City.
- Additional development of Mitchell Park as a
multi-community park, with group picnic areas, and trail facilities.
- Development of recreational facilities at the Civic Center .
- Development of neighborhood park facilities at Meadows
of Brookfield Park.
- Development of a nature center at Mound Zion Park.
- Future development of "pocket parks" as
recommended in detailed neighborhood plans for the Target Intervention Areas
identified in the City's 2020 Master Plan.
- The development of a community-wide system of bicycle
and pedestrian trails and routes linking existing and proposed parks and
the regional trail system (see Greenway Trail System)
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