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.

  • Case Study

    Detroit: Parks & Rec Improvement Plan

    City of Detroit Parks and Recreation

    Learn about Detroit's equity-focused park planning team, which used equity data to create an improvement plan for 40 neighborhood parks.

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    Technical Tool

    Restoring Pittsburgh Parks

    Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy

    Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy and the City of Pittsburgh plan for equity in every park in every neighborhood in Pittsburgh.

  • Case Study

    Brooklyn Bridge Park

    City Parks Alliance

    Where commercial piers once occupied Brooklyn’s East River shoreline, residents and tourists now enjoy a world-class waterfront park.

  • Case Study

    Rose Kennedy Greenway

    City Parks Alliance

    As a destination for tourists, a gathering space for residents, and an economic driver, the greenway has reconnected the city with its waterfront.

  • Report

    City Parks Infographics

    City Parks Alliance

    This report highlights how cities are using Land and Water Conservation Fund grants to create measurable environmental, economic, and public health returns on …

  • Report

    Closing the Gap: Public and Private Funding Strategies for Neighborhood Parks

    Public and Private Funding Strategies for Neighborhood Parks

  • Report

    A Smart Investment for America’s Health, Economy, and Environment

    City Parks Alliance

    This report highlights the physical, mental, and environmental benefits that city parks provide and demonstrates how funds from the LWCF’s Outdoor Recreation L…

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    Agreement

    Westminster Little Dry Creek InterGovernmental Agreement

    City of Westminster

    This is an inter-governmental agreement between the City of Westminster, the Urban Drainage and Flood Control District and Adams County regarding the design, c…

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    Policy

    Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Legislation

    Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conservancy, Inc.

    A Commonwealth of Massachusetts Act authorizing the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conservancy to operate, manage and maintain the Rose Kennedy Greenway Park…

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    Agreement

    Shenandoah Park Improvement Funds MOU

    National Recreation and Park Association

    Memorandum of understanding between the listed organizations for privately-subsidized improvements to Shenandoah Park, to be enacted by the City of Miami Parks…

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