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Calculating Demand
Park planning has become increasingly data-driven in recent years. For instance, the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) collects and analyzes a high volume and variety of data to prepare major plans and studies, with key examples including the 2016 Parks Needs Assessment (PNA), Community Parks and Recreation Plans (CPRP) for the most park-poor communities, and the 2022 Parks Needs Assessment Plus (PNA+).
Time To Re-Focus
On December 6, 2022, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted the 2022 Parks Needs Assessment Plus (PNA+) Final Report as its 30x30 plan. The goal is to conserve 30 percent of lands and coastal waters by 2030 to address climate change and protect biodiversity.
Data-Driven Possibilities
Recreational areas bring communities together. They are shared spaces in which to play, to connect with each other, and to take a moment to slow down.
We’re In This Together
As recreation-service providers, we strive to fill gaps in programming for customers who might not have access to programs from other organizations. Core to filling these gaps is research. Many times, we may
Making Data Sing
With the advent of software in parks and recreation in the late 1980s and subsequent proliferation, it is the ancillary byproduct that now garners much promise moving forward.