Know the number of people using a park in realtime ; be able to show how capital improvements improve the desirability of a park by knowing how many more people come than did in the past .

Be able to observe trends and usage patterns to inform present and future design decisions and measure the success of prior designs .

See how different design interventions change the usage patterns and popularity of a park and individuals spaces within it .

Know the types of use happening in a park and be able to design and program accordingly .

Know how long people spend time in a park overall and how popular certain spaces are compared to others or how popularity changes based on the time of day .

Use park usage data to inform maintenance schedules for parks and ultimately save money because of increased efficiency scheduling .

and it can all be done with technology now !

References can be found at BSLAnow . org / Parks Thanks to Ed Krafick of National Parks & Recreation

Do you see these technologies becoming key in the future ? Most popular responses

36 % 36 % 52 % 50 % 40 %

Probably Maybe Maybe Maybe Maybe

Data reflects opinions of BSLA Members who completed the BSLA Survey : Parks and You ! over the summer of 2016 . Graphics courtesy of Sigurd Sandzen

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