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Placemaking for an Aging Population: Guidelines for Senior-Friendly Parks
People over age 65 in the U.S. remain highly underserved in regards to parks. This report draws from different sources to understand how parks can be best desi…
About Us
City parks play a vital role in the social, economic, and physical well-being of America’s cities and their residents. Nearly 80 percent of the American popula…
Ecology for Health: Design Guidance for Fostering Human Health and Biodiversity in Cities
This document provides science-based guidance for designing urban spaces that foster both human health and urban biodiversity.
State of Finance for Nature in Cities 2023: Time to Assess
This report examines the critical need and the challenges and opportunities for Nature-based Solutions in cities.
Denver Parks’ Happy Haynes Testifies for the Outdoors for All Act at the House Natural Resources Committee Hearing
By: Happy HaynesRead Haynes' Outdoors for All Act testimony transcript, presented before the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
A Framework for Assessing Equitable Health Outcomes of Parks
Provides a framework for identifying how park systems improves health outcomes for users and understand how parks address health disparities.
Associations of Greenness, Parks, and Blue Space With Neurodegenerative Disease Hospitalizations Among Older US Adults
A study of Medicare beneficiaries suggests that nature may also help protect against the risk of developing certain neurodegenerative disorders.
Reimagining the Civic Commons: Value Capture in the Commons
A resource for organizations grappling with how to sustain operations, reinvest in communities, and ensure equitable access for all.
DeKalb County Parks & Recreation Master Plan 2010-2020
This document is an extensive master plan from the DeKalb County Parks & Recreation Department in Georgia for 2010-2020.
Greenspace in American Cities: How Access to Parks and Nature Can Improve Health and Well-Being
This report highlights disparities in greenspace access and outlines policy solutions that can ensure that all communities have access to public land.
Grant Application – Western Reserve Land Conservancy to the Clean Ohio Fund
This is a winning grant application to the Clean Ohio Fund for land acquisition for the Lower Big Creek Project.
NRPA Park and Recreation Professionals’ Guide to Fundraising
This guide outlines the fundraising process for park and recreation agencies to work with business entities, conduct special events and help raise money.
White House Urban Policy Rep Supports Red Fields to Green Fields
The White House had identified three goals for its urban policy: economic competitiveness, environmental sustainability, and social inclusion.
Closing the Gap: Public and Private Funding Strategies for Neighborhood Parks
Public and Private Funding Strategies for Neighborhood Parks
Sample Concession Contract Big Basin Redwood State Park
This document is a sample contract between the State of California Department of Parks and recreation, and a concessions operator for a camp store, gift shop, …
Development Fees and Park Equity in Los Angeles
This case study evaluates whether the equity-motivated changes in Los Angeles’ park fees ordinance (known as Quimby) resulted in equity gains.
Philadelphia: Rebuilding Community Infrastructure
Rebuild, funded by a sugary beverage tax, aims to revitalize neighborhood parks, recreation centers, playgrounds, and libraries.
Key Park Equity Policies: Toward a 10-Minute Walk Park Equity Policy Framework
This report outlines policy solutions and examples that help create scaled, sustainable change and address the park equity divide.
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.