Learn-to-swim programs are an essential tool in your aquatics programming kit. Learn about how some facilities are reaching out to new swimmers to bring more people to the pool.

A dog park can be more—much more—than a simple fenced-in area where dogs can roam. Offering a bit more for our canine friends—and their owners—can boost a park’s success in the community.

With new ADA rules set to go into effect, it’s important to understand how recreation, sports and fitness facilities will be affected.

In this first installment in our series on maintenance issues, we take a look at the basic requirements for maintaining sports fields. Whether your fields are synthetic or natural turf, there are steps you can take to maximize their playability.

Many communities take a build-it-and-they-will-come approach to skateparks. But when you also offer programming to introduce new skaters to the sport, you’ll get the most out of your facility.

Many think it’s enough to install ramps to make a playground accessible. But a playground that truly includes disabled children and immerses them in the activity involves so much more.

Less than 10 years after his tragic death on a flight destined to crash in a Pennsylvania field, the city of Fresno, Calif., celebrates Todd Beamer’s legacy with a new park.

When the rules for handling water treatment at splash play areas were updated, the design team of this new sprayground was ready to roll with the changes.