contents july departments 9 Letters Every Kid in a Park 10 Where Work Meets Play: A Research-Based Approach to the Design and Evaluation of Smale Riverfront Park 12 From the Director's Chair 16 NRPA Connect Hot Topics 18 Notable News 18 19 By the Numbers Americans' Favorite Summer Outdoor Activities 20 Member to Member Colorado Springs' Comeback Karen Palus, CPRP, CYSA 52 NRPA Update Data-Based Park and Recreation Stories 52 Embracing Data in Operational Decision-Making 54 Facing Fears 56 Member Benefit: Understanding Participant Waiver/Releases and Consent Forms 57 Test Your Park and Recreation Knowledge 57 Member Spotlight: Jenny Hagauer 58 Professional Development Calendar 60 62 Operations Riverfront Renaissance in Nashville 62 Regulating Air Quality for Indoor Pools 64 66 Products 68 Marketplace 71 Reader Service and Advertiser Index 72 Park Bench Weed Busters Sonia Myrick Parks & Recreation 6 Perspectives Firmly Grounded, Looking to the Future Barbara Tulipane, CAE 8 Editor's Letter 10 Community Center 4 columns | J U LY 2 0 1 6 | W W W. PA R K S A N D R E C R E AT I O N . O R G Safe Spaces Gina Mullins-Cohen 22 Advocacy Technology + Recreation = Prime Out-of-School Time Kevin O'Hara 24 Law Review Recreational Use Statutes in State Supreme Courts James C. Kozlowski, J.D., Ph.D. 30 Future Leaders Success Through the Lens of 'The Greatest' Neelay Bhatt 32 Conservation Design Is Key to Making Recycling Work Alec Cooley 34 Health and Wellness Returning Youth Sports to the Kids Joseph Lovell 36 Social Equity GreenLatinos Host Historic National Summit at Grand Teton National Park Mark Magaña and Robert García Page 30