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INTRODUCTION Open space is a limited and valuable resource The City continues to explore ways to provide more that provides multiple benefits to those living and open space and a more equitable distribution across working in Santa Ana. It provides a place of relaxation our many communities. The demands for new open and reprieve from the urban environment. It also space and the pressures on existing open space will offers a place to gather, celebrate, learn, or exercise, rise alongside planned growth on our corridors and whether one is alone, with friends or family, or with around current and future activity centers. other members of the community. Open space is so important that its presence (or absence) can profoundly shape the physical, social, mental, and economic health and well-being of our communities. The City boasts dozens of parks and joint use facilities, hundreds of recreational programs and classes, and miles of off-street trails weaving through neighborhoods and along the Santa Ana River. These varied resources provide hundreds of acres for public open space and recreation. To create more open space in an urban environment where nearly every parcel is developed requires new approaches, creative solutions, and strong partnerships. A parks master plan is underway to better define and guide the City's strategies and investments in the coming years. The City will also continue to engage with regional partners to expand the public use and connectivity of the Santa Ana River Parkway. Party in the Park (Memorial Park) In partnership with the City of Santa Ana, Santa Ana Unified School District, and County of Orange, Active Learning created and leads Party in the Park (held annually at Memorial Park) to promote healthy and active lifestyles through games, activities, dance classes, and more. Photo courtesy of Active learning Irsr,� CITY OF SANTA ANA GENERAL PLAN