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Detroit: Parks & Rec Improvement Plan
Learn about Detroit's equity-focused park planning team, which used equity data to create an improvement plan for 40 neighborhood parks.
Using Climate Mitigation and Disaster Relief Funds to Build Resilient Communities
Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and more severe. Parks and green spaces that are designed for resilience play an important role in preventin…
Funding Parks and Trails Through Land Trust Partnerships
Land trusts play an important role in the conservation and preservation of natural assets in a community while increasing access to recreational opportunities.
Building Your Network of Park Advocates for Stronger Budgets
Learn how park and rec professionals are harnessing the current enthusiasm about parks and directing it toward action.
Funding Opportunity Available: Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Grants
Learn how to apply for the ORLP grant program, which provides funds to create and improve state and local parks particularly in underserved communities.
Board Member Feature: Jayne Miller Discusses Recent Parks Win in Pittsburgh, PA
By: Jayne MillerJayne Miller discusses the recent passing of a vital parks funding referendum and how her organization uses public opinion to shape her city's parks.
Creating a Just Public Realm
Exclusively for grantmaking foundations, we'll discuss equitable impacts in communities through strategic, systems-based investments in the public realm.
Restoring Pittsburgh Parks
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy and the City of Pittsburgh plan for equity in every park in every neighborhood in Pittsburgh.
Brooklyn Bridge Park
Where commercial piers once occupied Brooklyn’s East River shoreline, residents and tourists now enjoy a world-class waterfront park.
Rose Kennedy Greenway
As a destination for tourists, a gathering space for residents, and an economic driver, the greenway has reconnected the city with its waterfront.
Funding Brownfields to Parks
Learn about projects that have successfully funded transforming brownfields into parks and positively impacted their surrounding communities.
How Cities Like Birmingham, Alabama, Are Unlocking New Funding for Parks and Green Space
By: Matthew EldridgeArticle from Urban Institute on how connecting parks to social benefits can generate new support and funding.
Mitigating the Effects of Fees on Low-Income Residents
Explore the equity implications of park fees and explore creative models that ensure all park users, regardless of income, can access park resources.
City Parks Infographics
This report highlights how cities are using Land and Water Conservation Fund grants to create measurable environmental, economic, and public health returns on …
Closing the Gap: Public and Private Funding Strategies for Neighborhood Parks
Public and Private Funding Strategies for Neighborhood Parks
A Smart Investment for America’s Health, Economy, and Environment
This report highlights the physical, mental, and environmental benefits that city parks provide and demonstrates how funds from the LWCF’s Outdoor Recreation L…
Greater & Greener 2022
Greater & Greener 2022: An International Urban Parks Conference comes to Philadelphia, PA from June 18-21, 2022.
Westminster Little Dry Creek InterGovernmental Agreement
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…
Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Legislation
A Commonwealth of Massachusetts Act authorizing the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conservancy to operate, manage and maintain the Rose Kennedy Greenway Park…
Schenley Park Visitor Center Lease Agreement
Lease agreement between the listed organizations for the restoration, operation, and maintenance of the Schenley Park Visitor Center. The contract outlines the…
