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Funding Opportunity Available: Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Grants
Learn how to apply for the ORLP grant program, which provides funds to create and improve state and local parks particularly in underserved communities.
Community Youth Services Partnership Success
Olympia, WA allocated $20K to Parks Dept for employment program targeting low-income youth at-risk or under sheltered and who may lack basic skills.
Board Member Feature: Jayne Miller Discusses Recent Parks Win in Pittsburgh, PA
By: Jayne Miller
Jayne Miller discusses the recent passing of a vital parks funding referendum and how her organization uses public opinion to shape her city's parks.
City Parks Aren’t Luxuries. They Are Critical Infrastructure.
By: Catherine Nagel, City Parks Alliance
Urban parks aren’t extra amenities for cities—they provide fundamental roles that improve quality of life and save money.
We Walk PHL
This free walking program promotes healthy lifestyles and increases the use of local parks. Active Parks case study platform sponsored by REI.
Fairmount Park
Fairmount Park uses park infrastructure to serve multiple functions; offering green space, delivering clean water, improving the city’s air, providing transpor…
Shelby Farms Park and Greenline
Shelby Farms Park is one of the largest urban parks in the U.S. and features open pastures, forested areas, an international award-winning playground, equestri…
Cumberland and Riverfront Parks
These parks fulfill a vital role in managing stormwater and making Nashville safer and more resilient.
Lafitte Greenway
A small investment in the Lafitte Greenway created a means of transportation for local residents, catalyzed development in the area, and increased environmenta…
The High Line
Lauded as one of the most innovative urban reclamation projects in modern history, New York’s High Line has effectively paved the way for using public parks to…
Creating a Just Public Realm
Exclusively for grantmaking foundations, we'll discuss equitable impacts in communities through strategic, systems-based investments in the public realm.
Beyond Location Maps
This case study from LA Parks & Recreation outlines how park agencies can use GIS mapping to achieve their equity goals.
Pullman Peace Playground Project
The story of a neighborhood struggling with poverty and gun violence that rallied to construct a playground. This and other case studies sponsored by REI.
Restoring Pittsburgh Parks
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy and the City of Pittsburgh plan for equity in every park in every neighborhood in Pittsburgh.
City Parks: America’s New Infrastructure – Health & Social Benefits
The health and social-focused video of the five-part series documenting the multi-functional benefits of urban parks.
City Parks: America’s New Infrastructure – Traffic & Transportation
The transportation-focused video of the five-part series documenting the multi-functional benefits of urban parks.
City Parks: America’s New Infrastructure – Resilience
The resilience-focused video of the five-part series documenting the multi-functional benefits of urban parks.
City Parks: America’s New Infrastructure – Economy
The economy-focused video of the five-part series documenting the multi-functional benefits of urban parks.
City Parks: America’s New Infrastructure – Overview
This five-part series documents the multi-functional benefits of urban parks.
Connecting Parks and Health | MAS Summit NYC 2019
By: Catherine Nagel, City Parks Alliance
The 2019 MAS Summit, Fight for Light, seeks stronger protections for the natural resources that are essential to an equitable city and the health and happiness…