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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.

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  • Case Study

    Green City, Clean Waters: Philadelphia’s Green Stormwater Infrastructure Solution

    Read how Philadelphia built 172 stormwater tree trenches, 25 stormwater bump-outs, 48 rain gardens, 50 porous paving sites, and 132 other green stormwater infr…

  • Report

    Active Parks, Healthy Cities: Recommendations from the National Study of Neighborhood Parks

    City Parks Alliance

    This report curates multiple case studies for each of the four major findings from cities of different sizes and geographies for park and recreation profession…

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    Report

    Building Bridges: A Community-Based Stewardship Study for an Equitable East River Park

    The Trust for Public Land, James Lima Planning + Development

    Identifies park stewardship structures that depart from typical “conservancy” mode and makes recommendations on park equity and funding mechanisms.

  • Member Exclusive
    Agreement

    City Park Irrigation Improvement MOU

    Los Angeles Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners

    Memorandum of understanding for the City Park Irrigation Improvement Program.

  • Member Exclusive
    Agreement

    Denver Drainage Ditch Fundraising MOU

    City of Denver Board of Water Commissioners

    Memorandum of understanding to fund and carry out repairs to drainage ditches in Denver.

  • Member Exclusive
    Agreement

    Barclay Elementary School Yard Regreening Agreement

    Maryland Port Administration

    Right of entry agreement that enables contractors to access school grounds to regreen paved surfaces for the MPA "Schoolyard Regreening" project.

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    Agreement

    Curtis Bay School Yard Regreening Agreement

    Maryland Port Administration

    Right of entry agreement that enables contractors to access school grounds to regreen paved surfaces for the MPA "Schoolyard Regreening" project.

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