Stories

  • 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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  • Jun 12, 2017

    Why Urban Parks Are Essential Infrastructure

    Catherine Nagel, City Parks Alliance

    Urban parks are essential infrastructure for 21st-century cities: they help solve cities' health, transportation, and economic challenges.

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  • Oct 19, 2016

    For Most Americans, Their Closest Park is a City Park

    Catherine Nagel, City Parks Alliance

    City parks promote social wellbeing, help grow local economies, create new transportation options, combat crime, and reduce environmental impacts.

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  • Jun 30, 2011

    Red Fields to Green Fields National Meeting

    City Parks Alliance

    The Red Fields to Green Fields concept consists of tearing down underused, overleveraged real estate to create urban parks and land banks.

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  • Jun 21, 2010

    White House Urban Policy Rep Supports Red Fields to Green Fields

    City Parks Alliance

    The White House had identified three goals for its urban policy: economic competitiveness, environmental sustainability, and social inclusion.

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