Planning and evaluation are essential to our success, and in order to create good plans and evaluate ourselves in a meaningful way, we need your help. Public support and citizen engagement are crucial, and your feedback is a valuable part of our planning process.
We invite you to get involved in your Park District, review our planning and evaluation documents. If you have any ideas, suggestions, or questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Ongoing Planning and Evaluative Processes
Facilities Assessment & Strategic Concept Planning Study 2026
In 2025, Champaign Park District hired Williams Architects to assess facilities and make suggestions and recommendations for potential future updates.
2025 Champaign Park District – Parks and Recreation Survey
In 2025, Champaign Park District hired Probolsky Research to conduct a statistically significant survey of Champaign residents. The survey was conducted in December of 2025 and results were presented to the Champaign Park Board in early 2026.
2026 Statistically Valid Survey Report
2026 Open-Link Community Survey Report
Master Plan: Comprehensive Plan (2019-2029)
In 2019, the Park District produced the Comprehensive Plan to guide planning, programming, staffing, operations, and capital outlays throughout the next ten years. The Comprehensive Plan identifies strengths and weaknesses of the Park District while setting forth general guidelines and benchmarks for forthcoming strategic plans and master plans. The final result is a set of agency initiatives that identify desired future outcomes for the Park District and help steer future planning decisions and documents.
Standard Program Evaluations Report
Three times a year Park District staff conduct evaluations of our programs and events to ensure effective, efficient, and high-quality services. Community participation in our program evaluations is crucial to our success! Program coordinators and event planners use the information we gather from participants to make recommendations for future years, to change program content and scope, and to retire programs that have run their course. Staff enter program evaluation data into a standardized program evaluation report that is shared with leadership.
