Events

Upcoming Events

City Parks Alliance events offer networking and learning opportunities for parks and recreation professionals and others working to maximize the benefits of parks and greenspace in America’s cities.

Member Exclusive
Webinar
Parks as Catalysts for Inclusive Economic and Community Development
May 4, 2021Virtual
Parks and greenways provide numerous benefits to communities, from health to climate resilience, community building to nature connection. In order for those be…
Webinar
Measuring Park Use and Leveraging Data to Make the Case for Park Investments
June 2021Virtual
Join us for Measuring Park Use and Leveraging Data to Make the Case for Park Investments. We’ll share more topic details and speaker information leading up to …
Summer Series
Building a Diverse Workforce for 21st Century Parks
June 2021Innovation Round
For decades, environmental and parks organizations have struggled to diversify their staff and leadership. Where they have diversified, people of color often c…
Summer Series
Building Community Ownership through Engagement
June 2021Innovation Round
Ensuring public spaces reflect and support local residents and diverse cultures requires building deep community connections. In historically marginalized nei…
Summer Series
Parks Driving Large-Scale Equitable Development
June 2021Panel Discussion
There is broad consensus in the urban parks field that every resident deserves access to quality parks and recreation resources close to home. But there is le…
Summer Series
Reclaiming Contested Park Space: Partnering with First Nations
June 2021Panel Discussion
Most of the parks in North America sit on lands formerly occupied by Native American Tribes, also known as First Nations. But few cities acknowledge that histo…