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Five best practices for successfully monitoring park visitation with count data
Monitoring visitor volumes is a valuable tool for planning, managing, and renovating a park system. Accurate knowledge of trail and facility usage can help make informed operational decisions, improve maintenance, and justify future investments.
One Year In: Counting A Million Visitors In Los Angeles Parks
In Los Angeles, parks have long been places of solace and escape for residents of the notoriously dense city. During the summer of 2020, the Los Angeles Department of
Counting The Impact Of The Pandemic On Parks And Trails
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, park and trail managers have seen visitation like never before. Parks have become “essential spaces” for people to safely recreate and have fun during this difficult time.
Gathering Place--A Data-Driven Park
Gathering Place is a world-class, open space park on the banks of the Arkansas River in Tulsa, Okla. The 66.5-acre park is designed to “welcome all Tulsans to a vibrant and inclusive space that engages,