contents september columns 8 departments 12 Research f NRPA Park and Recreation Salary Survey Says... 12 f Park Pulse: Park and Recreation Amenities Popular Among Vacation Goers 14 Perspectives The Future of Community Recreation Barbara Tulipane, CAE 10 Editor's Letter Hate Has No Place Here Gina Mullins-Cohen 28 Advocacy Educating the New Administration and Congress About Park & Rec Programs Kate Sims 16 Community Center The Parklands of Floyds Fork: Louisville's 21st Century Legacy Park Charles B. Neer 32 Law Review State Playground Program Disqualified Religious Organizations James C. Kozlowski, J.D., Ph.D. 20 Member to Member f Five Steps to Unlock Your Agency's Marketing and Branding Potential 20 Neely Bhatt f Overcoming the Flaws of Needs Assessments 24 Ananda Mitra, Ph.D. 38 Future Leaders To Ph.D. or Not to Ph.D.? Kara Kish 42 Conservation 94 NRPA Update f Certification: A Mark of Accomplishment 94 f Tune in to Our New 'Open Space Radio' Podcast 95 f Connect Hot Topics 96 f Member Benefit: New Emergency Network Provider - ePACT 96 f Member Spotlight: Maria Nardi 97 Quantifying Green Infrastructure's Stormwater Capture Potential Serda Ozbenian 46 Health and Wellness Creating Safe Routes to Parks Dee Meriam, RLA, FASLA, Eric Sauer, Ian Dunn and Tegan Boehmer f Parks & Recreation Crossword 98 f National 'Meet Me at the Park' Grant Recipients Selected 100 f Professional Development Calendar 102 104 Operations 50 Social Equity Whitewashing the Los Angeles River? Gente-fication not Gentrification Robert García and Tim Mok f The Challenge of Renovating Historic Aquatic Facilities 104 f Become a Parks and Recreation Trendsetter 108 110 Products 112 Marketplace 119 Advertiser Index 120 Park Bench Back to School Sonia Myrick Photo courtesy of Fairmount Park Conservancy. ©Albert Yee 6 Parks & Recreation | S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 7 | W W W. PA R K S A N D R E C R E AT I O N . O R G Page 28