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<br />r ~~f <br />1\ .. -- -- u - -=~--11 <br /> <br />I: - ¡! <br /> <br />:1 mately 101 acres, exists along the San Marcos River. The City has a Ii <br />II, <br />' I, <br />II total of 268 acres of parkland, with the river park system comprising 38 :¡ <br /> <br /> <br />:1 percent of this total. But few'parks are d;"'nt'faTlÿ"',q"iJcá-fêèf'lh' ñefghb'or:-! <br /> <br />:, <br /> <br />¡¡ '~';h-óó-èfš'.}wfi'ere they are easi ly ';,'a~c:_essjbl e by chi 1 dren; ,San' Marcos shaul d <br />. 11 begin expanding 'the City park 'system through the- development of a net-' <br />;1 <br />" <br />Ii . , , <br />-~ n work of neighborhood playgrounds añd vest pocket parks.' Vacant lots can <br />II <br />:¡ usua lly be converted to vest pocket parks and can be uti 1 i zed as ooen <br />I! ' <br /> <br />;¡ space for small children in developed areas where availability of land <br /> <br />¡! is a limiting factor. <br />! <br />II d. :'The need to develoo the San Marcos River as a mul ti- <br /> <br />II use recreation areà: Development of the San Marcos River from City Park <br />'I <br />;: to IH-35, can be achieved by the implementation of the San Marcos River - <br />:¡ ., <br />it, Plan,' developed under the direction of the Soil Conservation Servfce and <br />I . <br />i , <br />:¡ Texas A&"1 University in 1978 (see San Marcos River Plan Element). :¡ <br />:1 " <br />" <br />~: Centrally located, the San Marcos River Park can :, <br />I: <br />feature picnic areas, barbeque grills, swimming, fishing piers. play- <br /> <br />Ii ground equipment, a nature center, botani.cal gardens, and a hike and <br />¡i <br />¡: bike t ra i 1 . <br />;1 <br />II <br />:: e. The need to establ ish a major bicycle route system <br />,: <br />,: <br />throuqhout the City: The bicycle route system could be utilized as a <br />I: <br />i: connector for the neighborhood parks system. The route would be located <br />I' <br />I' <br />;: mainly on major arterials that allow adequate shoulder to accommodate <br />Ii both auto and bi ke travel. In appropri ate 1 ocat ions, thi s System can be , <br />II , <br />!I " <br />II utìlized as a jogging trail as well. The gridiron of streets in the ,I <br /> ' <br />II older sections of San Marcos provide quieter streets for bike routes :¡ <br />II' that parallel the arterials (see Transportation Section). ¡i <br />I ,: <br />,! <br /> <br />I, :1 <br />I IX-39 !i <br />I II <br /> <br />, '-L."o-O-,<.-",-.,-" <br />