Stories

  • Dec 5, 2025

    Federal Grant Revitalizes Dubuque, IA Comiskey Park – and a Community

    City Parks Alliance

    After dozens of kids cut ribbons June 29, 2023, to inaugurate major additions to Comiskey Park in Dubuque, Iowa’s North End neighborhood, “chaos” ensued, accor…

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  • Oct 22, 2025

    Atlanta, Georgia Chosen as Host City for the 2028 Greater & Greener Conference

    City Parks Alliance

    Atlanta, Georgia (October 22, 2025) –City Parks Alliance is excited to announce that Greater & Greener 2028, the premier event exploring the transformation…

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  • Oct 8, 2025

    Federal Funding Sources: ORLP Grants

    City Parks Alliance

    The Land & Water Conservation Fund's Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) grant program is a smart investment for America’s cities and towns.The OR…

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  • Oct 1, 2025

    From Accessible to Inclusive: A New Era of Play

    City Parks Alliance

    At the Park Circle Playground in North Charleston, South Carolina, kids can explore a sensory tunnel full of colors, lights, and textures, wide enough for a wh…

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  • Jul 11, 2025

    Find City Park Funding

    City Parks Alliance

    Discover new funding sources that can help grow, revitalize, and sustain your parks and recreation initiatives in the City Parks Funding Hub.

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  • Jul 2, 2025

    U.S. Conference of Mayors Adopts City Parks Resolution Urging Strong Support for the ORLP Grant Program

    City Parks Alliance

    On June 22, 2025, the US Conference of Mayors (USCM), at its 93nd Annual Meeting in Tampa, FL, adopted a new city parks resolution that urges the U.S. Departme…

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