Recreation, Parks & Culture

Recreation, Parks, Culture Master Planning – Cost Recovery Analysis – Facility Feasibility Studies – Operational Assessments – Market Analysis for New Facilities – Needs Assessments – Community, Stakeholder Consultation – Alberta – British Columbia – BC – Saskatchewan – Recreation Consultants

Our experience ensures that plans work conceptually and operationally

Our team's experience in municipal government management gives us insight into the operational impacts of our recommendations. We are dedicated to meaningful community engagement, sound analysis and strategies that inspire confidence.

Recreation, Parks and Culture Master Planning

Our plans offer results that are clear, defensible and useful.  Expedition works closely with leading architects, landscape architects and cultural planning experts to address the unique needs of every master planning project. Our technical experts are part of the process from beginning to end.

Community and Stakeholder Consultation

Quality stakeholder consultation can make or break important recreation development projects.  Our innovative engagement techniques ensure that every stakeholder has a voice, including difficult to reach user groups and individuals. 

Needs Assessments

Assessing public demand for facilities, programs and services is an ongoing challenge for the public sector.  We will work with you to ensure needs are accurately measured and results are interpreted in a way that is straight forward, objective and concise.

Cost Recovery Analysis

Whether you are building a new facility or would like to optimize your existing facilities, we can help you achieve the highest possible return on investment.  Our proven cost recovery analysis process will ensure you increase revenue, decrease costs and enhance your service offering.

Operational Assessments

Whether it is at the business unit level, departmental level or organizational level, strong operational planning is required to implement quality public services.  Expedition can help you improve processes, increase efficiencies and create operational synergies within your organization.

Feasibility Studies

Our team will work closely with your organization to analyze public demand for facilities, programs and services through our integrative feasibility study process. Should your project prove feasible, we will create a compelling case for investment that helps justify public expenditures and ensures that resources are allocated efficiently.

Market Analysis for New Facilities

Our team has extensive experience in completing market analysis with a focus on major multi-purpose leisure centres. We will ensure success by integrating best practices from successful past projects with solutions unique to your situation.

Customized to your unique project

Expedition Recreation Analysis Tools

We utilize proprietary tools and processes to thoroughly evaluate your project.  These adaptable and practical techniques have been developed internally by Expedition’s specialized team of recreation, parks and culture experts.

Recreation Program Impact Criteria

Our Recreation Programming Impact Criteria assesses the financial, social and logistical impacts of prospective recreation programming.  The tool utilizes a zero-based review process in order to determine which programming is best suited for your recreation facility. The method has proven effective and utilizes over 23 criteria to ensure your community’s needs are met.

Sustainability Scorecards

Achieving financial sustainability requires much more than simply assessing revenue generation and cost drivers.  Our Sustainability Scorecard takes a more holistic view of sustainability to include financial capacity, organizational development, social impact and product development through the use of over 20 indicators  and performance measures.

Partnership Viability Criteria

Choosing partners in recreation, parks and culture can be a daunting challenge.  That is why we created our Partnership Viability Criteria which is used by our clients to evaluate future partners.  Indicators and performance measures are customized based on your organization’s unique needs.