ParkXChange Resource Library

Resources for Urban Park Professionals

This searchable library hosts helpful park resource documents, including cross-sector MOUs, equity action plans, agreements for park maintenance and operations, dog park and concession management, green infrastructure development and maintenance, community benefits, arts and cultural programming and events, as well as other resource guides and technical tools to support park partnerships.

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Healthy Development Without Displacement
Prevention Institute
In this new paper, we explore: What can people working on “healthy community” issues—like active transportation, parks, healthy food, planning, public health, …
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Equity Criteria for Capital and Rehabilitation — Neighborhood and Regional Park Project
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
The City of Minneapolis and the Park and Recreation Board enacted 20 Year Neighborhood and Regional Park Plan ordinances to achieve a shared goal of closing a …
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Equity Criteria for Allocating Recreation Center Funding
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
In building a more equitable park system, it is important for the MPRB to target investment of public funds into parks in racially diverse and low-income neigh…
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Criteria Based System for MPRB Regional Park and Trail Capital Project Scheduling
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
This document outlines an approach for quantifiably evaluating regional parks and trails, in order to ensure that investments are equitably targeted and suppor…
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Criteria-Based System for MPRB Capital and Rehabilitation Project Scheduling
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
In selecting projects to be funded by the 20 Year Neighborhood Parks Funding Plan, the MPRB has developed a set of equity-based criteria for prioritizing capit…
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A New Way of Working for Cities
Civic Commons Learning Network
This one-page flyer outlines the Reimagining the Civic Commons project, a national initiative to foster engagement, equity, environmental sustainability, and e…
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Anchorage Youth Employment in Parks Program
This program high school students with an employment program that allows them to build social skills and capabilities for further leadership in the community a…
Case Study
Los Angeles Summer Night Lights Crime Prevention Program
Parks that are peak gang activity areas can be transformed into vibrant community spaces after dark with organized activities for at-risk youth and families.
Case Study
New Communities Program – Park and Neighborhood Revitalization in Chicago
The New Communities program helps ensure that residents and businesses benefit from neighborhood revitalization and participate in planning for the neighborhoo…
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…

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ParkXChange Resource Library

Resources for Urban Park Professionals

Healthy Development Without Displacement

Equity Criteria for Capital and Rehabilitation — Neighborhood and Regional Park Project

Equity Criteria for Allocating Recreation Center Funding

Criteria Based System for MPRB Regional Park and Trail Capital Project Scheduling

Criteria-Based System for MPRB Capital and Rehabilitation Project Scheduling

A New Way of Working for Cities

Anchorage Youth Employment in Parks Program

Los Angeles Summer Night Lights Crime Prevention Program

New Communities Program – Park and Neighborhood Revitalization in Chicago

McKinley Park: Barrier-Free and Accessible

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