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Parks Departments Regulate Private Fitness Classes
By
Emily Attwood,
April 2013
Santa Monica's Palisades Park is one of the city's most popular green spaces. Perhaps a little too popular. Stretching along the California coast, the park is an excellent place for a jog or leisurely stroll or just to relax and enjoy the ocean view. ...
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Smoking Bans Take Effect in Parks and Other Outdoor Areas
By
Emily Attwood,
June 2012
Aligning itself with policies already in place in New York City, New York state parks, beaches and playgrounds went smoke-free in April.
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Parks Providers Respond to a Growing Interest in Community Gardening
By
Nicholas Brown,
June 2011
Yielding obvious benefits at relatively minimal costs, urban community gardening has had its champions for decades.
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Park District Uses GIS to Map Public Opinion
By
Nicholas Brown ,
May 2011
What started as a minor public relations effort has resulted in an innovative new master-planning tool for the largest urban regional park district in the United States.
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Cable Access: Parks and Recreation Television
By
Nicholas Brown,
December 2010
Agencies are turning to television as a low-cost means to market their services.
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Criminals Continue to Try to Elude Background Checks and Coach Youth Sports
By
Nicholas Brown,
July 2010
Criminals continue to try to coach youth sports, putting children and recreation providers at risk.
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Basketball Game Shootings Reignite Metal Detector Debate
By
Michael Popke,
May 2009
Shootings at high school and rec center basketball games reignite the debate about using metal detectors on spectators.
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Playground Designers Face Hard Choices When Specifying Surfacing
By
Paul Steinbach,
May 2009
From impact attenuation to accessibility, playground operators face a number of hard choices when specifying safety surfacing.
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Adults Struggle to Overcome Lifelong Fear of Swimming
By
Michael Popke,
May 2009
Helping adults overcome a lifelong fear of the water requires as much attention to comfort and confidence-building as it does to skills development.
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With budgets in Crisis, Municipalities Look to Partner With Nonprofits
By
Nicholas Brown,
May 2009
With municipal budgets in crisis, operational partnerships with nonprofits can help keep recreation centers active.
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