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City Parks Alliance Launches Transportation-Focused Video
City Parks Alliance releases the latest video in the five-part video series, focused on the role of linear parks in providing transportation options to city re…
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…
Brooklyn Academy of Science and the Environment for Student Learning
This program develops critical thinking in students by using field studies to teach the scientific method of inquiry and respect for the environment.
Unified School District MOU
Memorandum of understanding between the listed organizations for the shared use of sports fields under the ownership of the San Francisco Unified School Distri…
The Power of a Neighborhood Park
By: Nelson BeckfordNelson Beckford of The Cleveland Foundation discusses his lifetime admiration for neighborhood parks and how they benefit the communities they serve.
Reclaiming and Maintaining Vacant Lots
Vacant lots that are reclaimed as natural areas have the potential to add significant amounts of green space in cities. They can also contribute to biodiversit…
City Parks: Important Foundation for Youth
By: Catherine Nagel, City Parks AllianceNeighborhood parks are a portal to experiencing the natural world, a community hub for families and neighbors, and a place for outdoor learning.
Raleigh’s Capital Area Greenway Trail System
Learn how a determined group of citizens, united around a public goal of preserving their neighborhood and city, successfully worked with the government to imp…
FY22 Board Giving Regatta
City Parks Alliance continues to lead the North American urban parks movement, ensuring our cities are equitable, healthy, and prosperous. Now more than ever, …
The Innovative, Strategic Process of Creating Chicago’s Millennium Park
Learn how Millennium Park's innovative creation process has increased tax revenue, stimulated real estate development, attracted tourists, and boosted local bu…
Maintaining Quality Parks: Strategies for Growing Municipal Budgets
Municipal budget cuts have left many city park and recreation agencies with limited resources to sufficiently maintain and operate their park systems, leading …
Measuring Park Use to Better Understand Your Park System
Despite the historically high use of parks during the pandemic, many park organizations may lack a data-driven picture of how park use is changing and how this…
City Park Champions
City Park Leadership Across Sectors City Parks Alliance convenes and empowers leaders from business, government, philanthropic, and advocacy organizations wi…
How to Capitalize on Park Demand after COVID: Springing Open Safely
With warmer temperatures springing wide open, pent-up demand for parks offers opportunities to increase park use and build strong support for parks through fri…
Cleveland Park Study Tour
Join us to learn more about Cleveland’s innovative cross-agency and cross-sector partnerships and how they are working to improve the park system and quality o…
Youth Employment in Parks
Are you looking for innovative and productive ways to engage your community with your park? Share ideas with your peers during our next peer-to-peer conversati…
The Play Fair Campaign
This conversation revolved around how city-wide park nonprofit organizations are positioning themselves in relation to their public and nonprofit partners and …
Turning Crisis into Opportunity
As public sector budgets face significant cuts, how are citywide park nonprofits pivoting to respond? Join us for a conversation with your nonprofit peers who …
Creative Strategies for Generating Revenue
City Parks Alliance is hosting a joint Peer-to-Peer meeting for Nonprofit Park Operators + Citywide Park Nonprofits. Raising revenue is on everybody’s mind, so…
Urban Park Grant Opportunity (ORLP) Technical Assistance
NOTE: This technical assistance webinar includes information on the 2022 ORLP grants. For the most up-to-date information, mark your calendar for the 2023 ORLP…