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.

  • Member Exclusive
    Plan

    Austin’s Cities Connecting Children to Nature

    Outlines partnership strategies and steps for cross-sector planning to ensure all children have abundant and equitable access to nature.

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    Agreement

    Seattle Schools and Parks & Recreation Joint Use Agreement

    Seattle Parks and Recreation

    This document is a joint-use agreement between Seattle Parks and Recreation and Seattle School District No. 1 for the priority access of parklands for schools.

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    Agreement

    Sue Bierman Park Playground MOU

    City and County of San Francisco Parks and Recreation

    Memorandum of understanding between the listed organizations for the conceptual planning and implementation of renovations to the play area of the Sue Bierman …

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    Agreement

    Huntington Park Playground MOU

    City and County of San Francisco Parks and Recreation

    Memorandum of understanding between the listed organizations for the design and implementation of the Huntington Park Fence and Playground project. Outlines th…

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    Request for Proposals

    Iowa City RFP for Mercer Park

    Iowa City

    This document is a Request for Proposal for the development of Mercer Park from Iowa City.

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    Agreement

    Lafayette Park Playground MOU

    San Francisco Parks Trust

    Memorandum of understanding between the listed organizations for the conceptual planning and implementation of renovations to the play area of Lafayette Park. …

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    Agreement

    Franklin Square 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

    Hamilton & Windsor Hills 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.

  • Case Study

    McKinley Park: Barrier-Free and Accessible

    Learn how this accessible park was built and how it goes beyond ADA Standards for Accessible Design, informed by community input to address a wide variety of s…

  • 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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