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  • Aug 24, 2024

    An urban park embraces its coast in Stamford thanks to the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership

    City Parks Alliance

    The coastline in Stamford, Connecticut, is one of the city’s greatest assets. But residents of the Waterside neighborhood, despite the name, have not had much …

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  • Aug 24, 2024

    An “Urban Village” Park in Diverse Seattle Neighborhood Thanks to the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership

    City Parks Alliance

    The Rainier Valley neighborhood in Southeast Seattle is known as one of the most diverse urban enclaves in the country, home to immigrants and their descendant…

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  • Aug 24, 2024

    In Saint Paul, Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership helps a park change with the times, and the community

    City Parks Alliance

    Saint Paul, Minnesota, school teacher Hannah Reiderer lives right near Fritz Klark Park. But she usually takes her three kids to parks in other parts of town s…

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  • Aug 24, 2024

    Cities Are Trying to Close the Park Equity Gap. This Federal Program Can Help.

    City Parks Alliance

    Getting outdoors to play, walk, or just enjoy the fresh air has countless physical, mental, and social benefits, many studies have shown. But underserved commu…

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  • Mar 29, 2024

    Looking for More Federal Civic Infrastructure Funding? We’ve Got Ideas.

    City Parks Alliance

    Caption: Town Branch Commons in Lexington, Kentucky transformed a previously car-centric corridor into a multi-modal, environmentally responsive greenway. Ima…

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  • Jul 17, 2023

    US Conference of Mayors Adopts New City Park Resolution, Urges “Robust” Federal Investment

    City Parks Alliance

    On June 5, 2023, the US Conference of Mayors (USCM), at its 91st Annual Meeting in Columbus, OH, adopted a new city park resolution that urges Congress to prov…

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