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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…
Friends of the Park Handbook
A guide to forming a "Friends of the Park" group and helpful tips and resources for how to reach your group's goals.
Parks for All
Action Plan For Canada’s Parks Community
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.
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…
Manager of Operations
MANAGER OF OPERATIONS Boston Harbor Now (BHN) is an organization committed to re-establishing Boston as one of the world’s truly great coastal cities – ensuri…
Seasonal Parks Maintenance
SummaryDo you love the great outdoors and are passionate about preserving and enhancing the natural beauty of our public lands? Do you want to make a meaningfu…
Park and Conservation Organizations Applaud Department of Interior’s $16 million in Grants to Improve Local Parks and Recreation in Disadvantaged Urban Communities
Today, the National Park Service announced its fourth round of Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program (ORLP) awardees which will distribute $16 million …
Control Room Technician
SummaryKing County Parks is looking for Part-Time Control Room Technicians to join their team at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center (WKCAC), located i…
6 Reasons Why You Don’t Want to Miss City Parks Alliance’s Summer Series
By: Karen NozikHas there ever been a better time to talk about city parks? Never before have urban parks and green spaces proved so essential to the health and well-being of …
Why Attend
City Parks Alliance’s Summer Series will include more than a dozen events over the span of two weeks, starting June 14 through June 25, 2021. It will be an int…
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.
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.
East Bay Regional Park District Master Plan
This document is a comprehensive master plan from the East Bay Regional Park District in 1997.
Austin Adopt-a-Park Program: Technical Assistance Panel Report
Urban Land Institute (ULI) Austin, as part of the ULI Cohort for Park Equity, convened a panel of experts to examine equity issues as they relate to the city’s…
The Common Ground Framework: Building community power through park and green space engagement
This paper explores how parks and green spaces can increase a community’s power, particularly communities of historically excluded groups.
The 606
Chicago’s 606 is the world’s first raised, multi-use trail and is a prime example of multi-use infrastructure.
Park Study Tour: St. Louis, MO
This tour will focus on how cities can dramatically restore and conserve park grounds, as well as park partnerships and public access to parks.
“Something unexpected that sparks joy”: A reflection on the St. Louis Park Study Tour
By: Guest ContributorNote: Chester Kano, an architect and the Chief of Development Division with the County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation, was a participant in …
City Parks Alliance Summer Series 2021
June 14–25, 2021Two weeks of interactive programming and conversations on the urgent issues facing citiesThe COVID pandemic and resulting economic recession ha…