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. . I RECREA TIO:O; There are extensive recreational resources in the city and vicinity of Fort Collins. The City has a highly developed park system. There are currently 33 parks, 17.8 miles ofrccrcational trails, 13 open-space areas, seven recreation facilities, and 45 holes of golf (City of Fort Collins' Parks and Recreation Master Plan, adopted February 1988) in the Cily'sparks and recreation system. Additionally, the Cilyhas the permission of the Poudre School District to use school facilities for City recreation programs. Of the City's 33 parks, 25 are fully developed, comprising 450 acres. Recreational development is planned at three additional parks. The City has three developed trails. They are the Foothills Trail (5.8 miles), the Poudre River Trail (1 miles), and the Spring Crcck Trail (5 miles). The latter two trails are paved. The City has 13 properties identified as. open space. These properties comprise approximately 978 acre.>. Most of these open spaces include water features. The service areas of four City parks ern:ompass parts of the Dry Creek flood plain. These are Lee Martinez Community Park, with a service radius of 114 mile; and AHa Vista and Romero Mini Parks, wlticb are located ....ithin the Dry Creek flood plain. Lee Martinez Park is located west of Dry Creek. Greenbriar Park is located east of Dry Creek and is undeveloped. 3-9 r . There are no City-owned parcels of open space and no City trails within the Dry Creek flood plain. The Poudre River Trail and adjoining open spaces are located from 1f2 10 I mile west of Dry Creek. The City of Fort Collins Parks and Recreation Master Plan evaluated existing recreation facilities, and prescnl and future recreational needs. The plan, which was adopted in 1988, proposes several improvements which could affcct the Dry Creek basin. These include a community park and neighborhood park north of the basin, open space along the Cache La Poudre River, and a trail connecting the Poudre River Trail with urban growthprojecte.d IOdevtlop inthenortheaslern sa:tion of the Fort Collins area. NORlHEAST AREA TRANSPORTATION PLAN A transportll.lion study for the Nonheast area of thc City of Fort Coilins was prepared in ]992 by a Citizens Advisory Committee for the City of Fort Collins. This tr.lJtsportation study addresses a variet)' of transportation problcms and develops conceptual solutions and recommendations. A principal city arterial called the Northeast Arterial is proposed 10 function as a downtown bypass (or truCk traffic. Several locations were developed and are primarily located in the Dry Creek Basin. The City Council has not reached a decision on the alternative for the northeast arterial projcct, formcrly known as the Fort Collins Bypass. ).10 .