contents march departments 14 We Are Parks and Recreation f Keeping the Hearth of Parks and Recreation Glowing Through Mentorship 14 f Directors School - Definitely Worth It 15 f Remembering Harry 'Hal' G. Haskell Jr. 16 f Member Benefit: Summer Camp Safety Solutions 17 18 10 Perspectives A Vision for Equity in Park Design Kristine Stratton 12 Editor's Letter Putting People into Park Design Gina Mullins-Cohen 20 Finance for the Field Designing Parks to Enhance a Community's Tax Base John L. Crompton, Ph.D. Research The New NRPA Evaluation Resource Hub Kevin Brady 19 columns 22 Advocacy Understanding Congress' Appropriations Process Kyle Simpson Park Pulse Parks and Recreation: A Powerful Economic Driver in Communities Nationwide 24 Health & Wellness Designing Quality Play Spaces Jennifer Stromberg 48 Operations The 10th NRPA Parks Build Community Project Begins Suzanne Nathan 26 Conservation Transforming Urban Infrastructure in Lakeland, Florida Anna Cawrse, PLA, ASLA 50 Products 28 Social Equity 51 Park Essentials 55 Advertiser Index 56 Park Bench Granny's Got Game! Lindsay Collins Who Can Access the Greenway? Jeongseup Lee and Jamie Rae Walker 30 Law Review City Lifeguard Videotaped Women in Staff Changing Room James C. Kozlowski, J.D., Ph.D. Page 26 Cover image: Image Courtesy of Stoss Landscape Urbanism and Great Rivers Greenway 8 Parks & Recreation | M A R C H 2 02 0 | PA R K S A N D R E C R E AT I O N .O R G