Livermore Area Recreation and Park District Parks, Recreation, and Trails Master Plan 2026

The Livermore Area Recreation and Park District is implementing the Parks, Recreation, and Trails Master Plan 2026, which serves as a comprehensive ten-year programmatic guide for the development, management, and enhancement of parks, trails, and open spaces across a 243.5 square mile area in the Livermore Valley. This plan updates the previous 2016 framework and establishes a flexible roadmap for future decision-making through adopted policies, service standards, and priorities designed to address infrastructure deficiencies and population growth. A key component of the planning framework includes specific access goals to ensure neighborhoods are within 0.5 mile of a neighborhood park or 1.0 mile of a community park or open space. To comply with the California Environmental Quality Act, the project includes a Draft Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration to analyze potential environmental impacts on air quality, biological resources, and cultural, paleontological, and tribal resources. The process involves a public review period from September 11, 2026, to October 12, 2026, to gather comments on the proposed environmental mitigations. The project is managed by the Livermore Area Recreation and Park District, with key coordination provided by David Weisgerber and consulting support from LSA.