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City Parks Alliance Launches Five-Part Video Series, “City Parks: America’s New Infrastructure”
City Parks Alliance is proud to release the first video in a five-part series documenting the multi-functional benefits of urban parks.
Restoration of Pittsburgh’s Schenley Plaza
Explore how the plaza was reinvented into a thriving public space by involving the public in planning and engaging potential funders in the process early on.
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…
2022 Outdoor Participation Trends Report
This research study examines interest in outdoor recreation after the COVID pandemic disruption.
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, …
Partnering with Communities to Build Inclusive Park Spaces
Developing park projects and programs that center the voices and needs of everyone in the community is a perennial challenge for park professionals. This type …
Atlanta Community Shines at Mattie Freeland Park
By: City Parks AllianceBy Theresa Gang, City Parks Alliance Senior Membership Manager While visiting Atlanta, Georgia, this past October for our board meeting, we received an…
Equity in the Fourth Bluff District
Memphis River Parks Partnership discovers transferring park ownership to local non-profit greatly assists equity in developing urban parks.
The Spectrum of Community Engagement to Ownership
Leaders across multiple sectors can use this spectrum to assess and revolutionize community engagement efforts to advance community-driven solutions.
City Parks Alliance Joins Rally in Support of “Outdoors for All” Act
By: City Parks AllianceU.S. REP. NANETTE DIAZ BARRAGÁN LEADS RALLY IN SUPPORT FOR “OUTDOORS FOR ALL ACT” WITH CHIEF EXECS FROM THE NATIONAL RECREATION AND PARK ASSOCIATION, SIERRA CL…
“Parks make our cities work”: City Parks Alliance Rallies for Outdoors for All Act
By: City Parks AllianceYesterday, City Parks Alliance Executive Director Catherine Nagel joined Representative Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-Calif.-44), Representative Brian Fitzpatrick (…
2023 Year in Review
By: City Parks Alliance“Parks make our cities work.” I shared those words at a press conference in late November on the steps of the US Capitol building, calling for passage of the O…
Funding Advocacy and Power Building for Park and Greenspace Equity
This event is open to representatives of grantmaking foundations only.
Park Pride’s 19th Annual Parks & Greenspace Conference
Exclusive Registration Discount for City Parks Alliance Members
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…
Past Webinars
Upcoming Past Past Webinars View resources from past events like webinar recordings and slide decks. BECOME A MEMBER TODAY
Parks and the Urban Infrastructure Network
By: Catherine Nagel, City Parks AllianceMami HaraParks can meet critical infrastructure needs at the federal and local levels, helping to solve many community and climate challenges.
U.S. Conference of Mayors Supports Land and Water Conservation Fund and Urban Park Funding Resolution
The USCM approved a new resolution that supports reauthorization and full funding of the LWCF while emphasizing the need for additional urban park funding legi…
Girls Play, LA
The City of Los Angeles's Department of Parks & Recreation's "Girls Play, LA" focuses on fitness for girls in under-served communities.
Why City Parks Matter
CITY PARKS PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING OF AMERICA’S CITIES AND THEIR RESIDENTS.As cities become more densely populated a…