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Category Archives: January 2003
The Skatepark Decision, Part 1
Editor’s note: Parks & Rec Business magazine presents the first part of The Skatepark Decision, a year-long series of articles exploring the growing demand for municipal and regional skateparks. The series will cover The Skatepark Decision, from planning to implementation, … Continue reading
A Tale of Two Cities
Games of compare-and-contrast can be fun. They also provide a method to evaluate and learn from those things being compared and contrasted. In the parks and recreation business, the rules of this game often morph. The simplistic compare-contrast approach yields … Continue reading
Fitness Cycles
The biggest lesson learned at Medina and Longmont’s fitness centers inside their new recreation centers was to make them bigger. “If there’s one thing we could change, it would be the size of the fitness facility. We have about 20 … Continue reading
Swim Lessons
Adaptability is an important concept for Medina’s recreation center. The adaptability thread goes from room to room and area to area. In the aquatics area, one of the important adaptable features is the spray ground. “If we see that this … Continue reading
Product Review
To request more information on any of these hot new products, visit our Web site at www.parksandrecbusiness.com and follow the free information link. Or, call the company directly. And, remember, let them know you found them in Parks & Rec … Continue reading
