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Smart Investment for Health, the Economy, and the Environment
City parks play a vital role in the social, economic and physical well-being of America’s cities and their residents.
Seattle Audit of Parks and Recreation Concessions Agreements
This document from the Seattle Office of City Auditor provides an overview of the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation's Lease and Concession Agreements.
Fundamentals of Funding for Local Parks and Greenspace
TPL’s 10-Minute Walk Program has compiled a list of common funding mechanisms for parks, along with a high-level summary of what they can fund.
Los Angeles Parks Mounted Assistance Unit MOU
Memorandum of understanding between the listed organizations for the further development of mounted assistance volunteer programs to ensure the safety of park …
Master Community Food Habitat Agreement
This is a land use agreement template used by Denver Urban Gardens as an initial framework upon which all of their agreements are built.
Park People Sparking Change
Explores impacts in under-served neighborhoods to spark change in local parks; identifies strategies by community members and partner organizations.
Paula Sliefert Joins City Parks Alliance Board of Directors
By: City Parks AllianceCity Parks Alliance welcomes Paula Sliefert, senior marketing manager at The Toro Company, to the board of directors. For more information about The Toro Compa…
RFP for Seattle’s Boulevard System
This document is request for proposal for the preparation of a National Register of Historic Places- Multiple Property Documentation for Seattle's Olmsted park…
Parks for All
Action Plan For Canada’s Parks Community
A Special Message on the Power of Parks During the COVID-19 Crisis
By: Catherine Nagel, City Parks AllianceThe role of our local parks and recreation as essential infrastructure has never been more apparent with shutdowns and isolated residents in need of community.
Infrastructure Principles: Parks are Infrastructure
Parks are essential infrastructure and require investment to meet 21st-century challenges and function as green infrastructure.
Portland Parks and Recreation Concessions Guidelines
This document contains detailed guidelines for concession sales and commercial activities in Portland parks from the Portland Department of Parks & Recreation.
Community Is Alive in Austin
By: Guest ContributorBy Lisa Casey, Associate and Landscape Architect at Studio Outside in Dallas, Texas. A mentor once described the next level of building professional re…
Inequalities in urban greenness and epigenetic aging: Different associations by race and neighborhood socioeconomic status
This research article studies the association between exposure to greenness and epigenetic aging in a large, biracial U.S. urban cohort.
MOU between San Francisco Parks Alliance and San Francisco Recreation & Park Department
This MOU outlines the relationship between San Francisco's citywide park nonprofit and its recreation and park department.
Construction Contractor Agreement Template
Template for construction agreement with contractors.
Process of Partnership Development Between Verde Landscape, Forest Park Conservancy, West Multnomah Soil, Water Conservation District, and Portland Parks and Recreation
Documents the process in which four organizations formed a partnership to establish a model to achieve common and individual goals related to economic and work…