Updating the Parks and Recreation Plan for Medical Lake Using the City's Natural and Historical Resources Featuring Three Scenarios of Analysis: Ecology, Economic Development, and Multimodal Connectivity

Faculty Mentor

Jason Scully

Presentation Type

Oral Presentation

Start Date

5-7-2024 12:25 PM

End Date

5-7-2024 12:45 PM

Location

PAT 306

Primary Discipline of Presentation

Urban and Regional Planning

Abstract

Medical Lake partnered with the Eastern Washington University department of Urban and Regional Planning Studies in September of 2022 to gather data on the city’s existing trails and parks in order to better assess and update their Parks and Recreation Plan. Dr. Jason Scully, Professor and Former Interim Planning Director Louis Mueler led a team of graduate students in the research that provided perspectives Medical Lake was seeking from EWU. The final report featured the methodology of using three main perspective scenarios of analysis for Medical Lake: Ecology, Economic Development, and Multimodal Connectivity. Research data for the purpose of delving into each scenario was gathered in the field in person, as well as gathered from other sources including analysis of necessary research literature, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). National, city and county databases were used to create GIS layers and map out the historical trails. These layers and maps helped illustrate graphically the opportunities for improvement in Medical Lake Parks and throughout the city. Before Medical Lake was a town even, it was a sacred place to the local tribes, “Skookum Lemichin Chuch,” which translated roughly to “strong healing water” and gave Medical Lake its eventual name, as a place to go for tourists who wanted a spa experience, However, mining legend has it, stripped the water of its healing properties and tourists stop arriving to the Lake. Medical Lake is now striving for ways to improve its economy. This report was written and researched before the fires that devastated Medical Lake. It still explains the results of the research of the graduate students cohort that rely meaningfully on Medical Lake’s rich historical, cultural and ecological heritage, and bring its transit into supporting economic growth with a positive outlook for the future.

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Updating the Parks and Recreation Plan for Medical Lake Using the City's Natural and Historical Resources Featuring Three Scenarios of Analysis: Ecology, Economic Development, and Multimodal Connectivity

PAT 306

Medical Lake partnered with the Eastern Washington University department of Urban and Regional Planning Studies in September of 2022 to gather data on the city’s existing trails and parks in order to better assess and update their Parks and Recreation Plan. Dr. Jason Scully, Professor and Former Interim Planning Director Louis Mueler led a team of graduate students in the research that provided perspectives Medical Lake was seeking from EWU. The final report featured the methodology of using three main perspective scenarios of analysis for Medical Lake: Ecology, Economic Development, and Multimodal Connectivity. Research data for the purpose of delving into each scenario was gathered in the field in person, as well as gathered from other sources including analysis of necessary research literature, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). National, city and county databases were used to create GIS layers and map out the historical trails. These layers and maps helped illustrate graphically the opportunities for improvement in Medical Lake Parks and throughout the city. Before Medical Lake was a town even, it was a sacred place to the local tribes, “Skookum Lemichin Chuch,” which translated roughly to “strong healing water” and gave Medical Lake its eventual name, as a place to go for tourists who wanted a spa experience, However, mining legend has it, stripped the water of its healing properties and tourists stop arriving to the Lake. Medical Lake is now striving for ways to improve its economy. This report was written and researched before the fires that devastated Medical Lake. It still explains the results of the research of the graduate students cohort that rely meaningfully on Medical Lake’s rich historical, cultural and ecological heritage, and bring its transit into supporting economic growth with a positive outlook for the future.