Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation
Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Master Plan
| Location: | Year Completed: | Project Type: | Partners: |
| Carmel, Indiana | 2024 | Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Master Plan | Next Practice Partners ETC Institute Baker Tilly Municipal Advisors |
CCPR is recognized as one of the best and most innovative park and recreation agencies in the nation, receiving the National Gold Medal for Excellence in Park and Recreation Management in 2014 and 2020, the highest honor for a municipal park and recreation system. A frequent collaborator of PROS’, Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation (CCPR) sought to update their 2020 Master Plan (also constructed in partnership with PROS) to maintain their systematic excellence in the Department’s upcoming years.
This inclusive process involved various outreach methods such as community focus groups, an intercept survey at pop-up events, key stakeholder interviews, public forums, and a statistically valid needs analysis survey, alongside an online survey open to all residents and visitors. Merging insights gleaned from these interactions with the community with technical analysis, the final Master Plan serves to guide the management and development of the park system for the next five+ years to ensure continued high-quality experiences and services for the community.
PROS worked in conjunction with CCPR, Next Practice Partners, the ETC Institute, and the Baker Tilly Municipal Advisors to deliver an updated master plan that uplifts the sustained excellence that CCPR has seen in its first three decades of service. Within this master plan, bold new opportunities and strategies for the next five years are identified to sustain and expand upon Carmel’s nationally recognized parks and continue meeting expectations of the residents and visitors it serves.
“PROS Consulting has proven to be responsive, innovative, and sensitive to the unique needs and interests of our community. Based on the recently completed Parks and Recreation Master Plan, I am confident it will provide us a sound framework for decision-making for the next five years and beyond. PROS has assisted us to become CAPRA Accredited and the NRPA Gold Medal award-winning park system CCPR is today on many planning projects and has played an integral role in CCPR’s planning efforts for nearly two decades.”
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