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What City Planners Can Learn From St. Paul’s Parque Castillo
By: Catherine Nagel, City Parks AllianceLearn about the new concept of creative placemaking and Parque Castillo's new installation celebrating the life of activist Nicholas Castillo.
Explore Act Passes the House; Nonprofit & Business Groups Urge Swift Action by Senate
By: City Parks AllianceToday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act. This bill contains the Outd…
Infrastructure Member Toolkit
City Parks Alliance has recently shared a letter with Congress outlining key park priorities that should be included in the upcoming budget reconciliation pack…
Contract Specialist II
SummaryParks' mission is to steward, enhance, and acquire parks to inspire healthy communities. We seek to cultivate strong relationships with community partne…
NashVitality Community Health Program, Nashville
NashVitality aims to improve citizens' quality of life through health, programming, and green initiatives.
City Parks Alliance’s Strategic Plan 2023-2028
By: City Parks AllianceThe past few years have thrown parks into the spotlight. Parks are safe havens, critical urban infrastructure, and manifestations of equity, or too often the l…
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…
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 (…
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…
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.
Closing the Gap: Public and Private Funding Strategies for Neighborhood Parks
Public and Private Funding Strategies for Neighborhood Parks
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.
Process of Partnership Development Between Verde Landscape, Forest Park Conservancy, West Multnomah Soil, Water Conservation District, and Portland Parks and Recreation
Documents the process in which four organizations formed a partnership to establish a model to achieve common and individual goals related to economic and work…
Virginia Beach Essential Services Child Care Guidelines for Staff
The City of Virginia Beach Parks & Recreation Department offers free child care services to designated personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Greater & Greener 2024
Join us for Greater & Greener 2024: An International Urban Parks Conference.
Greater & Greener 2022
Greater & Greener 2022: An International Urban Parks Conference comes to Philadelphia, PA from June 18-21, 2022.
Healthy Development Without Displacement
In this new paper, we explore: What can people working on “healthy community” issues—like active transportation, parks, healthy food, planning, public health, …
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.