Substantive, cost-sensitive guidelines are offered for determining basic playground needs, performance specifications, and site location, as well as construction techniques, for playgrounds servicing multi-family dwellings. (MJB)

Five steps for establishing a cross-country ski trail are presented. (MJB)

The looming energy crunch forecasts an uncertain future for state park activities. (Editor)

Suggestions are presented for designing indoor and outdoor tennis facilities that will inhibit vandalism. Recommendations include using high-quality materials that will be difficult to damage, adopting and posting rules for court use, and constructing self-contained power sources. (CB)

The Campbell County Parks and Recreation Department discovered that higher costs, more details, insurance difficulties, and longer construction periods were the rule when a water slide was planned and constructed. The project is described. (MT)

Modern playgrounds provide a system of linked play modules used with creative accessories to yield a series of interaction options for children. These designs offer opportunities for physical development, mental enhancement and imaginative play, and they are easy to maintain. (JD)

Specific suggestions about financing and designing municipal golf courses are presented. (JMF)

When the process of remodeling a golf course is undertaken with professional and thorough planning, creative design, and proper construction techniques, the finished product can provide many years of challenging and esthetically pleasing golf play. (JD)

The essential mission of park and recreation professionals should be to improve the quality of life for all citizens through creative, meaningful, leisure experiences. (JD)

The design, layout, and orientation of sports facilities should be planned, and sites selected, so that the majority of the players will not be affected by the direct rays of the sun. (JD)

Providing data on operating expenditure and revenue generating patterns, this article reviews the origins, design, and operation of a successful new sports recreation facility. (DS)

Major challenges for recreation facility planning in an age of increasing costs are reviewed with emphasis on the need to combine imagination and technology to produce environmentally-sensitive, energy-efficient, aesthetically pleasing recreation designs. Major planning considerations are: operational efficiency, greater facility use,…

A new complex in Buena Park, California, houses all community activities for senior citizens, including adult day care, nutrition programs, classrooms, meeting rooms, recreational activities, and a nurses' station. Community involvement in planning the facility and its programs is discussed. (PP)