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  • Jul 24, 2024

    An urban park embraces its coast in Stamford thanks to the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership

    City Parks Alliance

    The coastline in Stamford, Connecticut, is one of the city’s greatest assets. But residents of the Waterside neighborhood, despite the name, have not had much …

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  • Jul 24, 2024

    An “Urban Village” Park in Diverse Seattle Neighborhood Thanks to the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership

    City Parks Alliance

    The Rainier Valley neighborhood in Southeast Seattle is known as one of the most diverse urban enclaves in the country, home to immigrants and their descendant…

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  • Jul 24, 2024

    In Saint Paul, Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership helps a park change with the times, and the community

    City Parks Alliance

    Saint Paul, Minnesota, school teacher Hannah Reiderer lives right near Fritz Klark Park. But she usually takes her three kids to parks in other parts of town s…

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  • Jul 24, 2024

    Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership program offers park access and all its benefits to urban dwellers nationwide

    City Parks Alliance

    Getting outdoors to play, walk, or just enjoy the fresh air has countless physical, mental, and social benefits, many studies have shown. But underserved commu…

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  • Nov 30, 2023

    City Parks Alliance Joins Rally in Support of “Outdoors for All” Act

    City Parks Alliance

    U.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…

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  • Jan 4, 2019

    The Power of a Neighborhood Park

    Nelson Beckford

    Nelson Beckford of The Cleveland Foundation discusses his lifetime admiration for neighborhood parks and how they benefit the communities they serve.

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