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  • Dec 19, 2024

    City Parks Alliance and its Mayors for Parks Coalition Applaud Passage of the Explore Act/Outdoors for All Act

    City Parks Alliance

    First – and only – permanent and dedicated urban parks bill ensures more Americans will have access to safe, quality parks.On December 19, 2024, Congress passe…

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  • Dec 16, 2024

    The 8th ORLP Application Round is Now Open

    City Parks Alliance

    12/16/2024The Department of Interior has opened the eighth application round for the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) grant program, and applicatio…

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  • Sep 25, 2023

    “Something unexpected that sparks joy”: A reflection on the St. Louis Park Study Tour

    Guest Contributor

    Note: Chester Kano, an architect and the Chief of Development Division with the County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation, was a participant in …

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  • Dec 3, 2020

    Low-Income Communities Need Park Funding Too | Next City

    Next City

    It is crucial to ensure that all communities receive the benefits of parks. City managers and park professionals interested in investing in these results shoul…

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  • Jun 4, 2020

    City Parks Alliance Statement on Racial Equity and Justice

    City Parks Alliance

    We must reexamine and recommit to our values as people, and as institutions, and do better collectively to end racism and seek justice.

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  • Mar 4, 2020

    Denver Parks’ Happy Haynes Testifies for the Outdoors for All Act at the House Natural Resources Committee Hearing

    Happy Haynes, Denver Parks and Recreation

    Read Haynes' Outdoors for All Act testimony transcript, presented before the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

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