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.

Technical Tool
Park Sign: Be Smart Stay 6 Feet Apart
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
Signs explaining rules to observe during the COVID-19 epidemic.
Technical Tool
Closed/No Social Gathering Park Signs
San Francisco Recreation and Parks
These physical signs dictate park closures and advise on social gathering best practices during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Report
Fundamentals of Funding for Local Parks and Greenspace
Trust for Public Land
TPL’s 10-Minute Walk Program has compiled a list of common funding mechanisms for parks, along with a high-level summary of what they can fund.
Report
Ecology for Health: Design Guidance for Fostering Human Health and Biodiversity in Cities
San Francisco Estuary Institute
This document provides science-based guidance for designing urban spaces that foster both human health and urban biodiversity.
Member Exclusive
Agreement
Klyde Warren Park Food Vendor Service Agreement
Klyde Warren Park
This agreement lists the technical and policy requirements each vendor must agree to before commencing service in Klyde Warren Park.