Stories

  • Nov 15, 2017

    City Parks Alliance Launches Transportation-Focused Video

    City Parks Alliance

    City Parks Alliance releases the latest video in the five-part video series, focused on the role of linear parks in providing transportation options to city re…

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  • Sep 18, 2017

    City Parks Alliance Launches Five-Part Video Series, “City Parks: America’s New Infrastructure”

    City Parks Alliance

    City Parks Alliance is proud to release the first video in a five-part series documenting the multi-functional benefits of urban parks.

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  • Jul 20, 2017

    City Parks Alliance Applauds Interior Department Announcement of $13.3 Million for Local Parks and Recreation

    City Parks Alliance

    City Parks Alliance applauds the announcement of $13.3 million in grants to benefit disadvantaged urban communities.

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  • Jul 17, 2017

    How New Private Funding Strategies Are Helping Build More Urban Parks

    Catherine Nagel, City Parks Alliance

    No longer just ball fields and picnic tables, today’s parks serve multiple purposes, spurring collaborations between parks departments and other public agencie…

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  • Jul 13, 2017

    Let’s Pass a Law to Fund Urban Greenspaces

    Guest Contributor

    Read Congresswoman Barragán's thoughts on the importance of urban green spaces and her historic introduction of the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Act.

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  • Jun 26, 2017

    U.S. Conference of Mayors Supports Land and Water Conservation Fund and Urban Park Funding Resolution

    City Parks Alliance

    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…

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