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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.
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.
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…
Members
City Parks Alliance Membership Network City Parks Alliance members make up a dynamic network of urban park and recreation leaders, city planning and design p…
Webinars
Upcoming Past Webinars for Urban Park Professionals City Parks Alliance features experts in the urban parks space to share their stories of successful pa…
Resources
Resources for Park and Recreation Professionals With help from our members and research partners, we make the following resources and tools available to equ…
ParkXChange Resource Library
Resources for Urban Park Professionals This searchable library hosts helpful park resource documents, including cross-sector MOUs, equity action plans, agreem…
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…
Past Webinars
Upcoming Past Past Webinars View resources from past events like webinar recordings and slide decks. BECOME A MEMBER TODAY
Buffalo Bayou Park
Buffalo Bayou Park links a network of trails, open space, public art, and other amenities while helping the city manage stormwater runoff.
Urban Parks’ Emerging Role as Transportation Infrastructure
By: Catherine Nagel, City Parks AllianceKari E. WatkinsWith more and more people using them to get where they need to go, reclaimed railways and industrial corridors are connecting neighborhoods rather than dividin…
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.
Pullman Peace Playground Project
The story of a neighborhood struggling with poverty and gun violence that rallied to construct a playground. This and other case studies sponsored by REI.
Case Studies: City Parks – A Smart Investment for America’s Health, Economy & Environment
Explore stories of parks whose infrastructure plays a vital role in their cities' social, economic, and well-being.
St. Louis Park Study Tour (June 2023)
St. Louis has been transitioning from the legacy of its manufacturing economy for several decades. New investment in parks and trails—focusing on access, equit…
City Parks Alliance Commends Congress and the Administration on the Passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
City Parks Alliance strongly supports the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for the wide-ranging benefits that they will provide to America’s cities and t…
Community Is Alive in Austin
By: Guest ContributorBy Lisa Casey, Associate and Landscape Architect at Studio Outside in Dallas, Texas. A mentor once described the next level of building professional re…
Submit a Proposal for Greater & Greener 2022
The call for speaker presentations for Greater & Greener 2022 is now open! Share your work with more than 1000+ park practitioners from around the world in…
Building Community Power to Advance Environmental Justice
In partnership with Prevention Institute, City Parks Alliance is hosting a peer conversation about advancing environmental justice in park and green space poli…