Planning and Design - Eppley Institute for Parks & Public Lands

Eppley’s park and recreation planning and design services balance the needs and desires of a community with practical, real-world constraints and economic realities. Through extensive research and analysis, continuous community involvement, public engagement, and a combination of local and national expertise, we create plans that are widely supported and successfully implemented.

Eppley planning projects provide practical solutions designed for our partners’ specific needs. Eppley’s capabilities include:

Site Plans

System-Wide Plans

Comprehensive Plans
Master Plans
Strategic Plans

Public Engagement and Meeting Facilitation

Our planning projects are designed to meet each partner’s specific needs. Many projects include:

Community Needs Assessment—key stakeholder interviews, focus groups, public meetings, surveys, and other public involvement strategies

Programs and Facilities Needs Assessment—inventory of existing programs and facilities, evaluation of current participation, analysis of industry trends, and identification of desired levels of service

Standards Development and Benchmarking—comparison against other, similar communities to establish a point of reference for setting local standards
Strategy Development—a planning process that creates a list of specific action items with target completion dates for meeting goals, objectives, and organizational strategies