Countywide Park Facilities Adopted Service Level Standards Applied to Reston New Urban and Suburban Areas

One of the most contentious points in the current Reston Master Planning process is just how many of each type of park facility should be built in Reston's emerging transit station areas (TSAs).  In fact, the County has population-based Adopted Service Level Standards for park facilities listed in a table in the County's Parks and Recreation Policy Plan.  It is important to note that these standards are NOT "suburban" or "urban"; they are "countywide."

Below is a table showing these facility standards as they apply to Reston's TSAs as projected by the County for two decades hence as well as an estimate of the population in the rest of Reston then.  The requirements for new park facilities is huge. 

Meanwhile, the County has only called for one athletic field each in the Wiehle and Reston Town Center TSAs in the latest draft Reston Master Plan when the standard is for 35 athletic fields of various types.

Here is that table in its entirety:

 

   Countywide Adopted Service Level Standards for Park Facilities Applied to Reston's Station Areas