Table 6.
Proportion of observations in park areas during which specific characteristics were observed during summer (SU) and autumn (AU) (total area visits = 8384).
| Park Area | Accessible * % | Usable % | Equipped % | Supervised % | Organized % | Occupied % | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SU | AU | SU | AU | SU | AU | SU | AU | SU | AU | SU | AU | |
| Free Use Areas (n = 5856 visits) | ||||||||||||
| Playgrounds | 93 | 92 | 94 | 92 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 48 | 58 |
| Soccer (hard courts) | 85 | 88 | 91 | 87 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 12 | 65 | 58 |
| Basketball | 93 | 90 | 99 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 80 | 64 |
| Jogging Trails | 98 | 95 | 98 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 84 |
| Fitness Stations | 97 | 100 | 98 | 100 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 42 |
| Sheltered Space | 98 | 95 | 99 | 98 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 64 | 49 |
| Open Space | 78 | 84 | 81 | 84 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 48 | 53 |
| Walking Trails | 100 | 94 | 100 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 65 |
| Foot Massage Paths | 99 | 100 | 99 | 100 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 43 |
| Gateball Courts | 21 | 14 | 95 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 24 |
| Roller Skating Rinks | 90 | 92 | 98 | 92 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 43 |
| Overall: Free Use Areas | 86 | 86 | 96 | 90 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 56 | 53 |
| User-Fee Areas (n = 2528 visits) | ||||||||||||
| Archery * | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 25 |
| Climbing Wall * | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 13 | 25 | 37 | 50 |
| Indoor Sport Courts * | 6 | 1 | 99 | 96 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 39 | 72 | 80 |
| Lawn Bowl * | 0 | 0 | 100 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 34 | 44 |
| Soccer (turf fields) * | 14 | 0 | 100 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 52 | 30 |
| Swimming Pool *,~ | 0 | 0 | 88 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 83 | 75 |
| Tennis * | 4 | 9 | 94 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 60 | 49 |
| Overall: User-Fee Areas * | 3 | 1 | 97 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 51 | 50 |
* Area typically required a fee for use; ~ Swimming pools were unoccupied in Park #3 when the pools were closed at 11 a.m. Pools in Park #1, were closed during autumn season due to re-construction.