contents february departments columns 9 Community Center 6 Perspectives NRPA Takes Top Honors 9 A Banner Year Susan Trautman, CPRP A Park for All Abilities 10 NRPA Connect Hot Topics 14 Notable News 15 16 Research Update Freedom to Fail, Space to Grow Cait Wilson, Jim Sibthorp and Dan Richmond 8 Editor's Letter Great Expectations Gina Mullins-Cohen 26 Advocacy 2016: The Year of Park Champion Advocacy Jayni Rasmussen 20 By the Numbers Free Play Across the Globe 28 Law Review Physician Nixes Post-Injury Return to Football James C. Kozlowski, J.D., Ph.D. 22 People for Parks Part Two: Marielle Anzelone Plans a PopUP Forest in Times Square Sonia Myrick 24 Member to Member Guiding the Way to Playground Design Gary Sorge and Donna Walcavage 56 NRPA Update Golden Myths 56 NRPA Sustainability in Action 58 Member Benefits: Can Data Help Predict the Future of Your Community? 60 Test Your Park and Recreation Knowledge 60 Member Spotlight: Janet Bartnik, CPRP 62 Professional Development Calendar 63 34 Future Leaders Lessons from the Road to Leadership Tiffany Johnson 36 Conservation Friends Groups: People with Passion for Parks Jimmy O'Connor 38 Health and Wellness The Power of the Permit David Tyahla 40 Social Equity Latino Residents Champion for Green Justice in Little Village Mariela Fernandez, Ph.D., and Antonio Lopez 64 Operations Streamline Purchasing with Cooperatives Page 40 66 Products 68 Marketplace 71 Reader Service and Advertiser Index 72 Park Bench Having a Heart Samantha Bartram 4 Parks & Recreation | F E B R UA R Y 2 0 1 6 | W W W. N R PA . O R G