S p e c i a l F o c u s
Skate Park? Not in My Back Yard! 18
Why site selection and a public planning process is so important
— by Todd Reese, ASLA
Case Study: Elmhurst's Skate Park 24
Three years of planning and public meetings produce a popular skate park in York Commons
— by James W. Rogers, CPRP
Portable Skate Parks 27
Skate parks drop-in to Chicago neighborhoods
— by Katherine Gierut McGuire
If You Build It, users and Lawsuits Will Come 28
Building your defenses while building your skate park
— by Steven J. Kleinman, JD, and Edward F. Dutton, JD
F e a t u r e s
Grants Outlook 2002 33
An expanded eight-page edition of this annual insert features grant application FAQs and more on greenways and trails planning grants
— by the Grants Division of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources
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On the cover is a skate pork scene created in Corel Draw and Corel Photopaint by Shani Goss, vice president of Goss Graphic Design of Decatur, III. Goss' design work can be seen throughout the new four-color center section of Illinois Parks & Recreation magazine, which begins this issue on page 18. For more about the magazine s new look, see "From the Editor" on page 4.
D e p a r t m e n t s
From the Editor 4
Are You on Board? 6
Advice for becoming a good board member
Eye on the Profession 8
Your catastrophe style, plus "The Last Word"
Partnerships 10
A special event fosters many partnerships in Bolingbrook
Statehouse Insider 12
Veto session recap and how a bill becomes a law
Mixed Media 43
The planning season
Our Natural Resources 45
The Adventurer's Club, plus newsbriefs
People and Places 51
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