Reports & Tools

Documenting the Potential of City Parks

City Parks Alliance and research partners are exploring the role of parks in addressing critical emerging issues facing cities. Together with economists, engineers, policy experts, advocates and practitioners, we are delivering practical, replicable solutions for cities, agencies, and residents. City Parks Alliance members and others can draw upon these reports, videos, and infographics to demonstrate the power of city parks in a broad new context of economic, environmental, and social opportunity.

Reports and Other Tools

  • 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

    Neighborhood Park Service: Strategies to create an equitable and activated park system for the District of Columbia

    Sumner M. Redstone Global Center for Prevention and Wellness, with assistance from Catherine O’Donnell, GW Climate and Health Institute

    This report provides policy recommendations for how the NPS and Congress can leverage greenspaces to create a better park system in Washington, DC.

  • Report

    State of Finance for Nature in Cities 2023: Time to Assess

    United Nations Environment Program, Report authors: Eugénie L. Birch; Mauricio Rodas; Samuel Geldin; Amanda Lloyd

    This report examines the critical need and the challenges and opportunities for Nature-based Solutions in cities.

  • Report

    The Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Report

    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…