Resources

Resources for Park and Recreation Professionals

With help from our members and research partners, we make the following resources and tools available to equip parks and recreation departments, municipalities, urban design and landscape architecture firms, and advocacy organizations to enhance capacity and build equitable, healthy, and engaged communities.

Report
Transit to parks initiatives in the U.S. and Canada: Practitioners’ perspectives
Transport Policy
This study explores motivations, facilitators, and challenges related to transit to parks initiatives in the U.S. and Canada.
Report
Riding transit to parks in Utah: Motivations, constraints, negotiations, and policy recommendations
Transportation Research
This research studied the motivations, constraints, negotiations, and policy changes for riding transit to parks in Utah’s Wasatch Front region.
Report
Leading Together: A New Model for Thriving State Parks
Potrero Group
This report examines how a new nonprofit partner is enhancing the CA park system's ability to meet unprecedented challenges and scale innovation.
Member Exclusive
Agreement
Master Community Food Habitat Agreement
Denver Urban Gardens
This is a land use agreement template used by Denver Urban Gardens as an initial framework upon which all of their agreements are built.
Member Exclusive
Request for Proposals
Denver Parks and Recreation RFP for Park Stewardship Crews
Denver Parks and Recreation
This RFP seeks organizations that provide volunteers, youth, and pre-apprenticeship crews for park stewardship projects.
Member Exclusive
Agreement
Denver Parks and Recreation Letter of Partnership
Denver Parks and Recreation
This informal letter outlines roles, responsibilities, and expectations for partnership between the department and Sloan's Lake Park Foundation.
Member Exclusive
Agreement
Cooperative Agreement Between City and County of Denver and Environmental Learning for Kids
City and County of Denver
This agreement outlines the roles and responsibilities of each party related to a facility and the educational programs held there.
Member Exclusive
Agreement
Klyde Warren Park Food Vendor Service Agreement
Klyde Warren Park
This agreement lists the technical and policy requirements each vendor must agree to before commencing service in Klyde Warren Park.
Member Exclusive
Technical Tool
Milwaukee Parks Foundation Grant Application Guidelines
Milwaukee Parks Foundation
Milwaukee Parks Foundation offers grants to grassroots groups seeking to improve parks. Application guidelines and evaluation criteria are outlined.
Member Exclusive
Technical Tool
Milwaukee Parks Foundation Project Tracker Template
Milwaukee Parks Foundation
This project tracker is used by Milwaukee Parks Foundation and Milwaukee County Parks to track progress, funding, and tasks for joint projects.