Take a look inside the Springfield YMCA’s new downtown branch

In the planning stages of its new, 87,500-square-foot downtown branch, the Springfield YMCA conducted six focus groups and surveyed more than 8,000 people.Some recommendations were obvious, such as the desire to give a dedicated space for kids to play basketball. The younger members previously shared court space with adult members.”It was not working out real well,” admitted Lynn Eck, the Springfield YMCA’s development director. “Sometimes the adults were acting […]