How important is measuring park use for urban planners? Should
it be of concern to planners when a neighborhood park is empty
or underutilized? I live next to Jaycee Park, a park that is
exploding with noise daily. This recently renovated park proves
the importance of parks as essential for community building.
When parks cater to the surrounding residents, use increases, as
I can tell when I look out my window, over to Jaycee Park.
Increased park use brings neighbors together and can catalyze
sustainability because it’s easier to implement change in a
community when the residents are united. The rising popularity
of technology has unsurprisingly drawn children away from parks,
and in front of the TV, i-gadgets, or computers. So how do we
make all parks in Tempe as busy as the previously mentioned
Jaycee Park? The solution begins with Tempe planners and city
officials analyzing neighborhoods around parks in order to
redesign or improve the park according to the surrounding
demographics. A study shows that sign