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.

  • Case Study

    Pullman Peace Playground Project

    KaBOOM!

    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.

  • Member Exclusive
    Technical Tool

    Restoring Pittsburgh Parks

    Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy

    Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy and the City of Pittsburgh plan for equity in every park in every neighborhood in Pittsburgh.

  • Video

    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.

  • Video

    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.

  • Video

    City Parks: America’s New Infrastructure – Resilience

    The resilience-focused video of the five-part series documenting the multi-functional benefits of urban parks.

  • Video

    City Parks: America’s New Infrastructure – Economy

    The economy-focused video of the five-part series documenting the multi-functional benefits of urban parks.

  • Video

    City Parks: America’s New Infrastructure – Overview

    This five-part series documents the multi-functional benefits of urban parks.

  • Case Study

    Buffalo Bayou Park

    City Parks Alliance

    Buffalo Bayou Park links a network of trails, open space, public art, and other amenities while helping the city manage stormwater runoff.

  • Case Study

    Confluence Park

    City Parks Alliance

    Once an industrial dumping ground, Confluence Park is now the premier outdoor recreation destination and educational resource for the city of Denver.

  • Case Study

    The 606

    City Parks Alliance

    Chicago’s 606 is the world’s first raised, multi-use trail and is a prime example of multi-use infrastructure.

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