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Community Center campus, tennis and basketball courts, Center Recreation Complex, bikeways, walking trails, the skate park, outdoor basketball courts, multi-use athletic fields and neighborhood parks and playgrounds; • Acquire land for active and passive recreation, including playing fields; consideration should be given to recreational uses whenever the Town looks to acquire additional open space; • Provide integration of recreational activities, such as the CPA-supported West Lexington Greenway for bicycles and walkers, with other Town Departments, such as the Conservation Department; • Provide high quality, year round, accessible balance of recreation and leisure activities (active and passive, structured and unstructured, indoor and outdoor) for residents of Lexington; and • Collaborate with Town Departments in continuous planning and implementing recreation and leisure opportunities for residents of all ages and abilities at the Community Center. RECOMMENDATIONS • Acquire and create additional athletic fields to meet the increasing needs of the community. • Acquire and create new active recreational resources, including playing fields and playgrounds, with special attention to universal access, as well as adult/senior and toddler recreational needs. • Increase recreational access/use of open spaces and natural resources (where appropriate), including areas for hiking, bicycling, cross-country skiing, and fishing. • Preserve,protect, and improve Lexington's recreational infrastructure through rehabilitation and restoration of existing recreation facilities as outlined in the Recreation 5-Year Capital Plan, the Open Space and Recreation Plan, the 2014-2016 Recreation Strategic Plan, and the 2017 Recreation Facilities and ADA Compliance Study. • Take preservation, rehabilitation, and restoration measures to extend the life and use of existing recreational facilities, such as neighborhood parks and playgrounds, tennis courts, as well as larger projects including the Center Recreation Complex, Irving H. Mabee Town Pool Complex, Old Reservoir, Pine Meadows Golf Club, and Community Center campus. 21