2023 PROJECTS
- Planted 52 trees in parks and along greenways
- Refurbished the mill wheel at Mason Mill Park
- Created pickleball courts at Fallon Park
- Replaced 8 park and greenway signs
- Planted 227 hanging baskets in Parks
- Completed Corridor 13 of the Mill Mountain Trails Plan, extending Fern Park Trail to Yellow Mountain Road
- Added wayfinding signage along Mill Mountain Greenway and Roanoke River Greenway
- Completed reroute on Wood Thrush Trail on Mill Mountain
- Completed playground replacements at Fishburn Park and Strauss Park
- 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:
- Trail 40 B from the Carvins Cove Trail Management Plan is under construction
- Rock N Roll trail construction continues
- Third Deck construction continues
- 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