2023

2023 PROJECTS

  • Added wayfinding signage to Roanoke River Greenway at Vic Thomas Park and Ghent Hill Park
  • Completed culvert replacement and continued tread repair on Brushy Mountain at Carvins Cove
  • Replaced field fencing at Wasena Park
  • Completed construction of a new bicycle skills trail at Vic Thomas Park
  • Replaced missing and damaged wayfinding signage along Lick Run Greenway
  • Renovated nine hole disc golf course at Fishburn Park
  • Planted 2,300 tulip bulbs in parks
  • Replaced nine trash cans in Washington Park
  • Planted 32 trees in Kennedy Park
2022

2022 PROJECTS

  • Repaved two sections of the Countryside Park Trail
  • Repaved a quarter of a mile of Roanoke River Greenway near Bennington
  • Removed 75,000 pounds of invasive shrubs and trees from Roanoke River Greenway near Bennington
  • Removed invasive species from the Norwich Connector to Roanoke River Greenway
  • Completed Corridor 6 of the Mill Mountain Trails Plan
  • Resurfaced and lined Washington Park Basketball Courts
  • Repurposed tennis courts at Preston Park into Futsal Court
  • Planted over 50 trees
  • Planted 3,300 tulip bulbs Downtown
  • Performed 120 playground inspections
  • Repaired/replaced seven pieces of playground equipment
  • Installed two new benches and trashcans on Lick Run Greenway
  • Installed new trashcans at Fern Park, Tinker Creek Greenway, and at the pumptrack at Wasena Park
  • Installed four new benches on Garden City Greenway as part of the deferred-maintenance program
  • Completed maintenance on Morning Dove Trail at Morningside Park
  • Hung 227 hanging baskets in Downtown and Grandin Village
  • Planted over 28 trees in parks
  • Planted over 3,000 annual flowers and spread over 7,000 yards of mulch
  • Playgrounds replaced at six parks: Garden City, Raleigh Court, River’s Edge South, Staunton, Washington Upper, and West End
  • New playground base installed at Countryside Park
  • Installed two new technical trail features on Enchanted Forest trail at Carvins Cove
  • Installed new futsal court at Preston Park
  • Athletic courts replaced or resurfaced at three parks: Melrose, Fallon, and Thrasher
  • Parking lots paved and lined at Wasena Park and East Gate Park
  • Repaving completed on sections of Tinker Creek Greenway and Lick Run Greenway
  • Maintained over 3,700 annual flowers and over 200 hanging baskets in parks and downtown Roanoke
  • Planted 29 trees in city parks
  • Completed armoring maintenance on Songbird and Enchanted Forest trails at Carvins Cove
  • Completed hard court repair at the following parks: Melrose Park, Fallon Park, Thrasher Park, Raleigh Court Park, Eureka Park
  • Completed tread repair and a reroute on Arrowhead trail at Carvins Cove
  • Replaced playground slides at Horton Park and Mill Mountain Park
  • Volunteers constructed a new nursing station at Wasena Park
  • Two new TRACK Trails were designated by the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation: Lick Run Greenway and Garden City Trail to the Blue Ridge Parkway Trail
  • Seven new interpretive signs were installed along Roanoke River and Lick Run Greenways with staff and Kiwanis volunteers
  • Construction underway for a new trail at Morningside Park: Blackbird
  • Replaced seven trash cans along Mill Mountain Greenway in Mill Mountain Park
  • Planted twenty trees in parks
2021

2021 PROJECTS

  • A greenway centerline was added to Roanoke River Greenway from Vic Thomas Park to Piedmont Park
  • Several basketball courts around the city were repaired
  • Reroutes completed on Jacob’s Drop and Kerncliff trails at Carvins Cove
  • Piedmont Park, Fishburn Park, Shrine Hill Park, and Grandin Court Recreation Center parking lots were paved
  • An Eagle Scout has installed new bike fix stations at the Tinker Creek Greenway Dale Avenue North and South trailheads
  • Two new trashcans were installed on Garden City Greenway
  • Three new trashcans were installed on Tinker Creek Greenway
  • An Eagle Scout has installed a new technical feature on Enchanted Forest at Carvins Cove
  • Parks Maintenance staff resurfaced numerous benches in several parks throughout the system
  • 236 total trees have been planted by the Urban Forestry section throughout the parks system
  • Feature maintenance is complete on OG at Carvins Cove
  • Tree stewards planted 70 tress along Garden City Greenway as part of reforestation project
  • An Eagle Scout has installed a new blueway kiosk and boat rack at 13th Street/Bennington access point
  • Landscape Management planted over 3,000 annual flowers and in maintaining 277 hanging baskets throughout the City
  • Mill Mountain Trails Plan Amendment completed and adopted
  • An Eagle Scout installed new bike fix stations at Vic Thomas Park and Bridge Street Trailhead along Roanoke River Greenway
  • Fallon Park Basketball Court resurfacing and improvements complete
  • 51 total trees planted by the Urban Forestry section
  • Mill Mountain Wildflower Garden improvements complete
  • Kennedy Park hard court fence repaired and gates re-installed
  • New water fountain installed at 10th Street Trailhead for Lick Run Greenway
  • Timber guardrail repaired along Roanoke River Greenway in Wasena
  • Installed new Blueway maps at the following Roanoke River access points: Wasena Park, the Launch at Reserve, and Bennington
  • Completed the Barnhardt Creek Bridge and the Liz Belcher Plaza on Roanoke River Greenway
  • Completed tread repair on Buck, Hi Dee Hoe, Hemlock Tunnel, and Lakeside trails at Carvins Cove
  • Build new trail, Corridor 15, from the Mill Mountain Trails Plan
  • Build a new trail, Bluebird, at Morningside Park
  • Installed a Storywalk at Belmont Park
  • Replaced slides on the playground at Preston Park
  • Added new wayfinding signs on Read Mountain Greenway and sections of Roanoke River Greenway
2020

2020 PROJECTS

  • Several new recycling cans installed in Wasena, Smith, and River’s Edge parks
  • An Eagle Scout has installed a new changing room at Carvins Cove Bennett Spring Parking Lot
  • A new blueway kiosk and canoe rack has been installed at Wasena Park
  • A new trails is complete and open at Carvins Cove: “Midway Cruise” or trail 40b in the trails plan
  • An Eagle Scout has installed in a new greenway kiosk at the Roanoke River Greenway Bridge Street Trailhead
  • Construction of a changing room at the Bennett Springs Trailhead
  • Installed and dedicated the Blue Star Memorial Monument at Mill Mountain Park
  • Added 10 trashcans to greenway mutt mitt stations
  • Repaired benches on Star Trail
  • Tread, ditch, and culvert maintenance work on Brushy Mountain trail at Carvins Cove
  • Rerouted Little Bell trail at Carvins Cove
  • Planted 35 trees in parks
  • An Eagle Scout completed a new greenway kiosk on Lick Run Greenway in Washington Park
  • Crews rerouted the Upper Comet Trail at Carvins Cove
  • Planted 69 trees throughout the parks system
  • Repainted and replanked benches in Lee Plaza and Elmwood Park
  • Trimmed and pruned trees along all greenways
  • An Eagle Scout completed a new greenway kiosk on Roanoke River Greenway near Blue Ridge Drive
  • Landscape Management planted over 2,500 annual flowers and is maintaining 277 hanging baskets throughout Downtown and the City in collaboration with DRI
  • Added new wayfinding signage to Mill Mountain Greenway, Roanoke River Greenway, and Lick Run Greenway.
  • An Eagle Scout installed a new bike fix station at Fern Park and Mill Mountain Park
  • Completed the renovation of River’s Edge North Park
  • Planted six trees in parks
  • Restriped a court at Fishburn Park to accommodate Pickleball
  • New mutt mitt stations added at Municipal Building and Fishburn Mansion
  • An Eagle Scout has installed a greenway kiosk at the top of the Monument Trail on Mill Mountain
  • Reroute complete on a portion of Buck Trail at Carvins Cove
  • Read Mountain Greenway is open to the public
  • An Eagle Scout has installed a greenway kiosk at the Tinker Creek Greenway (Dale Avenue North Trailhead)
  • Planted 10 trees in parks
2019

2019 PROJECTS

  • River’s Edge Sports Complex North under design for renovation
  • Engineering and design underway for Tinker Creek Greenway from Wise Ave Trailhead/Fallon Park to Mason Mill Park
    • 30% design plans submitted Fall 2018
  • Carvins Cove:
  • Roanoke Parks and Recreation 2018-2023 five-year Master Plan
  • New wayfinding signage along Lick Run Greenway
  • Eagle Scout Project: Changing Room at Carvins Cove Timberview Parking Lot
  • Eagle Scout Project: Bike Fixstations at Lick Run Greenway at Washington Park and Mill Mountain Park at Riverland Road Trailhead
  • Eagle Scout Project: Changing Room at Carvins Cove Bennett Springs Parking Lot
  • Eagle Scout Project: Shrine Hill Park/Murray Run Greenway kiosk
  • New benches along Roanoke River Greenway in River’s Edge Park South and Wasena Park
  • Mill Mountain Trails Plan Update 
  • New greenway maps and kiosks

Completed:

  • Morningside Park :
    • Beginner Trail Complete
  • New wayfinding along Garden City Greenway