CHAPTER ONE • EXECUTIVE SUMMARY NAPERVILLE PARK DISTRICT INDOOR RECREATION SPACE NEEDS ASSESSMENT
SIMILAR PROVIDER ANALYSIS
CURRENT INDOOR SPACE UTILIZATION ANALYSIS The Naperville Park District’s Indoor Recreation Space Needs Assessment provides important insights regarding the capacity, usage patterns and programming needs of current facilities, while exploring the potential need for additional indoor space. As the demand for indoor recreation programs continues to grow, particularly in underserved areas like south Naperville, recommendations were developed to help optimize current facility use while guiding the potential future development of additional indoor space. KEY SPACE UTILIZATION FINDINGS • Fort Hill Activity Center operates at or above 70% capacity throughout the year. This is the industry benchmark for optimal use. However, high demand and physical location limit Fort Hill’s ability to expand programming or accommodate additional users. To help further illustrate recreational interest more locally, the project team conducted research on other indoor recreation facilities in and around Naperville. The information from similar providers focuses on the types of amenities and offerings they provide from a recreation perspective. Similar providers include public and private fitness facilities, other park districts and school districts, as well as nonprofit organizations. Fifty-one similar providers were researched to obtain information about the amenities and offerings they provide. The following five types of facilities were researched: • Fitness • Indoor Aquatics • Gym, Turf, and Event Space • Tennis and Pickleball • Activity and Recreation • Alfred Rubin Riverwalk Community Center (ARRCC) operates below capacity, particularly on the upper level, which serves mostly the 60 and older age group. This facility could consider taking on additional programming, especially in the fitness and wellness categories, developing adult and teen offerings during non-peak times, repurposing underused rooms and reimagining them into multi-generational, flexible spaces, and opening the facility for more rentals and events by refreshing Community Hall. However, parking constraints at the facility must be considered when evaluating alternative programming and increased use. • While the 95th Street Center has the capacity to offer more fitness and enrichment programs, it is limited by its location since programming noise levels need to be minimized during the day to accommodate the building’s other tenants. • School gymnasiums, several of which are made available to the Park District through Intergovernmental Agreements with both school districts, are helpful but use limitations prohibit the District from growing high- demand programs like Naperville Youth Basketball. • Likewise, the Park District uses Naperville North High School’s indoor aquatics facility for swim programs. However, shared use of that space restricts its availability and limits the District’s opportunity to grow learn- to-swim and aquatic exercise programs.
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