contents december departments 12 We Are Parks and Recreation New Coalition Ensures San Francisco's Park System Flourishes 12 The Top 5 for 2023 14 Announcing the Newly Accredited and Reaccredited CAPRA Agencies 16 City of Globe Community Center Pool Revitalized 17 Parks and Recreation Promotes Economic Vitality 18 NRPA Premier Membership: The Gift of Professional Development for Staff 19 20 Research Combating Park Access Inequity Melissa May and Michele White 21 Park Pulse Parks and Recreation Provides Myriad Winter Activities 50 Operations From Condemned Pool to Award-Winning Regional Aquatics Center Dennis Berkshire 51 Products 52 Park Essentials 55 Advertiser Index 56 Park Bench Pearland Parks and Recreation Hits a Home Run for Adaptive, Inclusive Play Monica Montoya-Phelps columns 8 Perspectives Building an Equitable Future Together Jesús Aguirre 10 Editor's Letter A Year of Growth and Renewed Purpose Vitisia Paynich 22 Advocacy Unleashing the Power of Parks Dan McCarthy 24 Health and Wellness Partnering With Food Banks to Support Nutrition Security Maureen Neumann 26 Equity Cultivating Desirable Competencies in Park and Recreation Providers Dr. June N. Price-Shingles 28 Conservation Optimizing Fleet Management for Sustainability Stephanie Whyte 30 Law Review Premises Liability Requires Unreasonably Dangerous Condition James C. Kozlowski, J.D., Ph.D. Page 22 The Outdoors For All Act aims to make the outdoors accessible to all and empowers individuals to be catalysts for positive change in their own communities. Cover image: Photo courtesy of Andrew van Tilborgh Parks & Recreation is printed using soy ink on at least 10 percent post-consumer recycled paper and is mailed in a wrap - only when required - that is plant based and certified compostable. If you are interested in helping us go even greener, email us at prmagazine@nrpa.org and ask to opt out of receiving the print magazine. Parks & Recreation is always available to read in an ezine format at ezine.nrpa.org. 6 Parks & Recreation | DECEMBER 2 0 2 3 | PARK S ANDRECRE AT ION . OR Ghttp://ezine.nrpa.org