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i <br />Boating Park and that will improve Durango's reputation as a whitewater destination. <br />The City is also seeking improvements that can be economically implemented and <br />maintained. These improvements should be designed to be permanent and should <br />not create an increased flood risk. <br />l I Associated Design Criteria <br />• Integration with the City of Durango, inter -urban trail systems and <br />with local downtown businesses, living areas, and existing parks. <br />• Low cost, low oversight, and low maintenance. <br />• Improvements should be designed to increase tourism and to directly <br />augment existing tourist opportunities in the region. <br />• The improvements must serve as an attraction and improve the <br />quality of life for in -town users, spectators and other users of the <br />river corridor and the trail system. <br />• The improvements must serve to market Durango as a stunning <br />destination with attractive recreational opportunities and to further <br />establish Durango's reputation as a whitewater destination. <br />• The Park must be designed to function as an attraction that would <br />invite users from out of the region for recreation, events, and <br />competition. <br />r <br />�. 11 <br />the same note the City also has an interest in protecting local property and citizens <br />from flood risk, maintaining or improving the fish habitat and riparian zone in this <br />region, and preserving Durango's reputation as a pristine mountain destination. The <br />City has also expressed a wish that any in- stream improvements leverage existing <br />I <br />facilities within the City. This includes proximity to existing parking and restroom <br />_i <br />facilities, easy access to other tourist attractions in and around the City, and direct <br />I <br />connection to trails along the river corridor. Other desires expressed by the City <br />include expandability, the creation of a visual attraction, and the ability to host a <br />marquis whitewater event that will augment current events held at the Smelter <br />Boating Park and that will improve Durango's reputation as a whitewater destination. <br />The City is also seeking improvements that can be economically implemented and <br />maintained. These improvements should be designed to be permanent and should <br />not create an increased flood risk. <br />l I Associated Design Criteria <br />• Integration with the City of Durango, inter -urban trail systems and <br />with local downtown businesses, living areas, and existing parks. <br />• Low cost, low oversight, and low maintenance. <br />• Improvements should be designed to increase tourism and to directly <br />augment existing tourist opportunities in the region. <br />• The improvements must serve as an attraction and improve the <br />quality of life for in -town users, spectators and other users of the <br />river corridor and the trail system. <br />• The improvements must serve to market Durango as a stunning <br />destination with attractive recreational opportunities and to further <br />establish Durango's reputation as a whitewater destination. <br />• The Park must be designed to function as an attraction that would <br />invite users from out of the region for recreation, events, and <br />competition. <br />r <br />�. 11 <br />