Both pickleball and tennis players will one day have multiple courts dedicated to each of their respective sports in the four quadrants of the city if a proposed master plan is adopted.⁠ ⁠ The growing demand for courts, fueled by the booming popularity of pickleball, prompted the city last summer to look at conditions and numbers of existing courts, gauge demand with a public survey and come up with a master plan.⁠ ⁠ If approved by the Lincoln Parks and Recreation Department Advisory Board, the plan will guide how Parks and Rec approaches updates and additions to its existing courts, but given funding challenges, the plan won’t be fully realized for years.⁠ ⁠ “There’s no money to do this,” city parks planner Sara Hartzell told the advisory board, which must approve the plan. “From here, we put the master plan in our 10-year facilities plan and start working on funding.”⁠ ⁠ 🔗 Read more at the link in our bio. ⁠ ⁠ ✏️: Margaret Reist & 📷️: Noah Riffe / Lincoln Journal Star