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
Managing High-Quality Parks Environments: Models and Lessons from Selected Parks in New York City, Chicago, and Cincinnati
University of Buffalo
This report examines the management features of the 21 parks to identify lessons for how to create and maintain a premier waterfront gathering place.
Case Study
Parks That Protect: Leveraging Waterfronts for Resilient Communities
Urban Land Institute
Explores seven leading-edge waterfront park projects from around the world built to protect adjacent neighborhoods from climate threats.
Member Exclusive
Technical Tool
Water Rising: Equitable Approaches to Urban Flooding
US Water Alliance
Report highlights cities that experienced flooding, summarizes context of climate change, describes priority actions for equitable resilience.
Case Study
Shelby Farms Park and Greenline
City Parks Alliance
Shelby Farms Park is one of the largest urban parks in the U.S. and features open pastures, forested areas, an international award-winning playground, equestri…
Case Study
Cumberland and Riverfront Parks
City Parks Alliance
These parks fulfill a vital role in managing stormwater and making Nashville safer and more resilient.
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.
Member Exclusive
Request for Proposals
RFP for Seattle’s Boulevard System
City of Seattle
This document is request for proposal for the preparation of a National Register of Historic Places- Multiple Property Documentation for Seattle's Olmsted park…
Member Exclusive
Agreement
Anacostia Waterfront Initiative MOU
Government of the District of Columbia
Memorandum of understanding regarding the large-scale revitalization of the District of Columbia's waterfronts under the "Anacostia Waterfront Initiative" proj…
Case Study
Seattle Shoreline and Salmon Habitat Assessment
Seattle Parks identified the most viable sites by considering both the needs of migrating juvenile salmon and the potential conflicts with human uses at variou…