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Sunnyvale Parks Commission urges council study on how city measures park use
Summary
The Parks & Recreation Commission voted to recommend that City Council study ways to collect reliable park and field usage data — a step commissioners said is needed to guide future decisions on lights, synthetic turf and capital projects.
The Sunnyvale Parks and Recreation Commission voted 4–0 (one excused) to ask City Council to pursue a study into methods for collecting park and athletic‑field usage data that could inform future capital investments and policy decisions.
Commissioners debated three leading ideas: commissioning a consultant to perform a full field‑usage study (estimated by staff at roughly $200,000–$250,000), using technology‑based sampling (for example anonymized cell‑data services) as a lower‑cost alternative, and directing operational changes such as selectively…
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