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The 606
Chicago’s 606 is the world’s first raised, multi-use trail and is a prime example of multi-use infrastructure.
Effective Cross-Agency Collaboration on Green Infrastructure
Climate change presents unique challenges to cities, and these challenges increasingly demand innovative solutions and partnerships. Join us to hear how parks …
How New Private Funding Strategies Are Helping Build More Urban Parks
By: Catherine Nagel, City Parks AllianceNo longer just ball fields and picnic tables, today’s parks serve multiple purposes, spurring collaborations between parks departments and other public agencie…
Greater & Greener Conference
The Premier International Urban Parks ConferenceFor more than a decade, Greater & Greener has been the leading international conference for urban park lead…
Upcoming Events
Upcoming Past Upcoming Events City Parks Alliance events offer networking and learning opportunities for parks and recreation professionals and others work…
Silver Linings: Lessons Learned, New Opportunities for Public Spaces in a Post-Pandemic Time
In May 2020, City Parks Alliance hosted a Funders Learning Network peer conversation to discuss how grantmakers were thinking about parks and public spaces in …
Making Urban Parks More Than Just a Place for Play
By: Catherine Nagel, City Parks AllianceCity parks are more than gathering places. They are valuable infrastructure for our county’s urban communities, as vital as highways, bridges, and wastewater t…
Amplify Your Support for City Park Leaders: Become a Sponsor
Put your company in front of our network of 12,000+ urban park leaders.
Greater & Greener 2019: Exploring Natural Connections
Greater & Greener explores how urban parks can be designed, developed, programmed, funded, and sustained to meet increasing city demands.
Opportunity to Host a Workshop in Your City
This webinar covers the basics and answers questions about applying to bring a City Parks Alliance workshop to your community.
Investing for Equitable Outcomes
Exclusively for grantmaking foundations, we'll discuss challenges around inclusive development, mitigating gentrification, and catalyzing cross-sector partners…
Funding Parks Through Cross-Agency Partnerships
Speakers from Brownsville, TX, and Westminster, CO, share how they have funded innovative park and trail projects through cross-agency partnerships.
City Parks Aren’t Luxuries. They Are Critical Infrastructure.
By: Catherine Nagel, City Parks AllianceUrban parks aren’t extra amenities for cities—they provide fundamental roles that improve quality of life and save money.
Connecting Parks and Health | MAS Summit NYC 2019
By: Catherine Nagel, City Parks AllianceThe 2019 MAS Summit, Fight for Light, seeks stronger protections for the natural resources that are essential to an equitable city and the health and happiness…
Policy Regarding Disposition of Urban Park Land and Open Space
Policy to protect, preserve and enhance urban parks, recreation areas and open space in every community to ensure no net loss of such resources.
Parks Maintenance Assistant
Salary$37,312.08 - $51,749.36 AnnuallyLocationMesa, AZJob TypeFull TimeJob Number13820Department(H420)Parks, Recreation and Community FacilitiesOpening Date04/…
Security Audit Consultant
Austin Parks Foundation seeks a security audit consultant to provide a full security audit of the City of Austin park system. Applications are due May 31st.htt…
The Movement for Black Lives & Building Belonging in Parks
As uprisings against police brutality and structural racism swept the country, Fort Greene Park emerged as a central location for protest gatherings in Brookly…
City Parks Alliance Statement on Racial Equity and Justice
We must reexamine and recommit to our values as people, and as institutions, and do better collectively to end racism and seek justice.