Well-maintained, safe, and comfortable restrooms are an important amenity within your park, providing comfort and convenience for park visitors, as well as promoting health and hygiene. But planning the right number of restrooms to serve the people using your park can be a challenging task. While your park might see smaller numbers of visitors on a day-today basis, with numbers dwindling in the colder months and rising in the warmer months, while some events will bring an influx of visitors. 

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What once was an old roller rink has been reimagined into a vibrant community fitness destination with something for everyone! The recent transformation of Riverside Park in Coral Springs, Florida, has brought the community an exciting Ninja course, plus an obstacle course, intergenerational fitness area, and more! This rejuvenated park is inspiring new ways to promote health and wellness in public spaces.

Our 17th Annual Salary Survey

Our annual Salary Survey takes a closer look at the salary and career information of nearly 1,000 professionals who responded to the Industry Report survey. 

Inclusive Strategies From Top Playground Designers

Inclusion is more than just a buzzword. Learn more about how play equipment manufacturers are creating products that allow people of all abilities to play together.

Get Back to Basics With Learn-to-Swim Programs

Learn-to-swim programs are the foundation of all aquatic programs. Find out more about how to run efficient and effective swim lessons.

Nonconventional Structures Make More Possible

You can expand your aquatic, sports and recreational programming beyond the warmer season through the use of nonconventional structures. With their ability to let the outside in, and keep the outside out, these structures can help save costs while improving your reach.

Nearly a thousand professionals working in recreation, sports and fitness facilities responded to our extensive survey, telling us about everything from their hiring and construction plans to their programming options, operational budgets and more. Here, we summarize the responses. 

In this section of the Industry Report, we cover all things aquatic, looking at the results of the survey from respondents at aquatic facilities of all kinds, from small local pools through complex waterparks and more.

In this section of the Industry Report, we discuss the responses from parks and recreation districts, departments and facilities. 

Here, we consider the latest trends uncovered by the responses to the Industry Report survey from professionals working for colleges and universities.