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"I just want an accessible swing for my granddaughter."That was grandmother Patty Bomba's original request two years ago. And through countless hours of hard work and community outreach, Patty was
Skatepark in Action
Part 2 in this year-long series explores the installation and post-installation phase of skatepark implementation at the Glen Ellyn, Ill. Park District -- a first-person account.Editor's note: Parks
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A Working Model
The purchasing division of Cleveland Metroparks acquires materials, commodities and services to support over 20,000 acres of natural land, golf courses, nature centers, reserved group picnic areas
10 Years AfterЙ
The land is identified and ready, an excellent master plan is in place and the potential for your new park is endless. Then the referendum that will fund the major park facilities fails. What do you
The Front Porch
"If the world had a front porch like we did back then, we'd still have our problems but we'd all be friends."This Tracy Lawrence tune kept running through my head as I packed my family into the
The Mitigation Connection
With increasing competitiveness for grants among applicants, an economic recession affecting local support for parks operations and projects, and state-level cutbacks nationwide for prioritizing
The Thrill of Victory
Technology is billed as a panacea to almost every potential management and programming quagmire. While it lives up to its promise and beyond, computer power is only as good as the people behind