Coronavirus Will Force a National Dialogue on Our Relationship with Parks and Public Spaces and their Role as Essential Civic Infrastructure

Catherine Nagel, Executive Director of City Parks Alliance, issued the following statement today in response to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic: “As the country responds to COVID-19, we are all adapting to changes in our lifestyles, and in our communities. To help stop the spread of the virus many of our institutions are closed, and […]

The Power of a Neighborhood Park

P.S. 162 John Golden in Queens, New York and Fairview Park in Ohio City (Cleveland, Ohio) are two neighborhood parks that hold a special place in my heart. At P.S. 162 in my hometown, I learned how to ride a bike, played tag and then handball, and simply hung out. It was the neighborhood backyard. […]

Urban Parks’ Emerging Role as Transportation Infrastructure

Originally published at Governing. Photo credit: Flickr/Bart Everson. In recent decades, once-struggling cities have been reimagining themselves by evolving from 20th-century-style manufacturing centers to 21st-century hubs of commerce and culture. While each city realizes its own evolution in its own way, one important ingredient of these transformations is consistent among them all: city parks. Like the […]

Reps. Barragán and Turner Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Create Funding for Urban Parks

July 13, 2027, WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representatives Nanette Diaz Barragán (CA-44) and Mike Turner (OH-10) today introduced the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) Grant Program Act, a bipartisan bill to create a dedicated source of funding for projects that expand outdoor recreational opportunities in cities across the country, particularly in underserved areas. “I am […]