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
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.
Case Study
Brooklyn Bridge Park
City Parks Alliance
Where commercial piers once occupied Brooklyn’s East River shoreline, residents and tourists now enjoy a world-class waterfront park.
Case Study
Rose Kennedy Greenway
City Parks Alliance
As a destination for tourists, a gathering space for residents, and an economic driver, the greenway has reconnected the city with its waterfront.
Case Study
Atlanta BeltLine
City Parks Alliance
The BeltLine has become a critical piece of infrastructure, connecting Atlantans with each other and the surrounding greenspace and managing stormwater.
Report
Case Studies: City Parks – A Smart Investment for America’s Health, Economy & Environment
City Parks Alliance
Explore stories of parks whose infrastructure plays a vital role in their cities' social, economic, and well-being.
Report
City Parks Infographics
City Parks Alliance
This report highlights how cities are using Land and Water Conservation Fund grants to create measurable environmental, economic, and public health returns on …
Report
A Smart Investment for America’s Health, Economy, and Environment
City Parks Alliance
This report highlights the physical, mental, and environmental benefits that city parks provide and demonstrates how funds from the LWCF’s Outdoor Recreation L…
Technical Tool
Active Parks, Healthy Cities Toolkit
City Parks Alliance
Share Active Parks, Healthy Cities with your colleagues, elected officials, local agencies, and partners.
Report
Smart Investment for Health, the Economy, and the Environment
City Parks Alliance
City parks play a vital role in the social, economic and physical well-being of America’s cities and their residents.
Member Exclusive
Agreement
Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Lease Agreement
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conservancy, Inc.
Lease agreement outlining the dissolution of the MOU between the listed organizations and the continuation of lease agreements.