ERA provides market-based economic planning services to public recreation agencies. Our research findings and recommendations are used to identify community needs based on changing market conditions and demographic characteristics, guide investment in new or expanded facilities, frame policy decisions, identify funding and management strategies, and to measure the economic contribution of parks and recreation resources to local economies.

Representative Clients & Projects		Services
Concessions CalTrans- High Speed Rail Authority Illinois Association of Park Districts New Jersey Transit Pearl River Flood Control District Port of San Diego WE Energies Revenue Generation State Park Revenue Enhancement Packages, WV Positioning Study for Wilson Lodge / Oglebay Park, WV    Lake Lanier Islands Development Plan, GA    Round Rock Waterpark Market Feasibility Assessment, TX    Decatur Park District Master Plan Update and Operational Assessment, IL    Market and Financial Feasibility for Escondido In-line Hockey and Skate Park, CA Park and Rec Area Planning Middle Bass Island State Park Resort Market and Financial Assessment, OH Master Plan for Cape Henlopen State Park, DE Master Plan for Mission Bay Park, San Diego Balboa Park – Central Mesa Holding Capacity Study, San Diego Management Plan and Funding Strategy for Piedmont Park, Atlanta    Golden Gate Park Master Plan, San Francisco Park System Planning Future Expansion of Equestrian Facilities, East Bay Regional Park District, San Francisco Allegheny County Comprehensive Parks and Recreation Plan, PA Winnipeg Public Recreational Facilities Master Plan, Canada Parks and Greenways Master Plan, Nashville Metro Parks Fairfax County Recreation Centers Feasibility Study, VA San Juan Capistrano Park System Master Plan, CA Golf Course Planning Feasibility Analysis for Laurel Hill Golf Course, Fairfax County, VA Golf System Positioning Strategy, Miami Beach Feasibility Analysis for Lederach Golf Club, Lower Salford Township, PA Feasibility Analysis for SilverRock, La Quinta, CA Redevelopment Plan for Harding Park, San Francisco Bowes Creek Public Golf Course Market Assessment, Elgin, IL Specialty Recreation Statewide Recreation Needs Analysis, CA Land Between the Lakes Regional Tourism Development, TN, KY Economic Impact of Park and Recreation Agency Spending, IL Landfill Recreational Development Opportunities, Chicago Recreation Needs Assessments, US Marine Corps\ US Air Force Services Agency		Community Needs Assessment Facility and Program Feasibility Analysis    Revenue Facility Development Partnership and Funding    Strategies Operations, Programs and    Concessions Audits Park Master Plans    Economic Impact Assessments    Land Acquisition and Value    Analysis

Practice Areas ::

• Real Estate
• Entertainment and Leisure
• Economic Policy and Planning
• Community Revitalization
• Development Policy
• Downtowns
• Impact Analysis
• Parks
• Public Assembly Facilities
• Public-Private Partnerships
• Tourism
• Transportation
• Resort