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Going Pesticide Free in Parks
The Portland Tribune does a nice job of explaining a pilot program to go pesticide free in a few of Portland’s parks. The basic message is that if you want to go pesticide free it will require both...
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Parks, Schools and Affodable Housing for Kids in Cities
We wrote before on how small urban parks can help draw families into compact neighborhoods, specifically mentioning the great parks of Portland’s Pearl District. And now we learn that Portland Public...
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Turning Cemeteries for the Dead into Parks for the Living
A second excerpt from the recently released book published by Island Press called Urban Green: Innovative Parks for Resurgent Cities. In this post, we look at cemeteries used as parks and some best...
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“Dr. Park, I presume?”
This post looks at the role that doctors play in park prescription programs, while a later follow-up will look more deeply about the contributions of park departments that have partnered with clinics....
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Ask the Expert: Are Artificial Turf Fields Safe?
Rain damage at Glenhaven Park in Portland. Credit: Portland Parks and Recreation. After a damp, cold winter that morphed into a damp, cold spring, Portland was recently forced to close all of its grass...
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Pack Square Park and Holly Farm Park Selected as “Frontline Parks”
Each month, City Parks Alliance recognizes two “Frontline Parks“ to promote inspiring examples of urban park excellence, innovation and stewardship across the country in the face of shrinking municipal...
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Pavement in the Park: How Removing Parking Adds Acreage
A seventh excerpt from the recently released book published by Island Press called Urban Green: Innovative Parks for Resurgent Cities. In this post, we look at some cities who have created parkland by...
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From Dumps to Destinations: Converting Landfills to Parks
A tenth excerpt from the recently released book published by Island Press called Urban Green: Innovative Parks for Resurgent Cities. In this post, we look at some cities who have created parkland from...
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Proceed Without Caution: Cities Add Parkland by Closing Streets and Roads to...
A thirteenth excerpt from the recently released book published by Island Press called Urban Green: Innovative Parks for Resurgent Cities. In this post, we look at some cities who have added parkland by...
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Cities Can Have Health Promoting Park Systems Through Proximity,...
The closer the park and the easier to get to, the more likely it will be used. Conversely, people who live far from parks are apt to utilize them less. These obvious truths have implications for public...
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Voters in Three Cities Approve Spending for Parks
Voters in Newark, Cleveland and Grand Rapids have overwhelmingly approved local taxes to pay for better parks in their cities, The Trust for Public Land announced. On November 5th: Newark, N.J., voters...
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Seizing the Day with Parke Diem
By Matthew Shulman In a single weekend, how many people could you rally to restore your city’s parks? How about 1,400? That’s what the Portland Parks Foundation recently accomplished through Parke...
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Community-Led Park Partnerships: It’s Not Just the Money
The Cully neighborhood is considered the most “parks-deficient” neighborhood in Portland. Citywide, 40 percent of residents live within a quarter-mile of a park. In Cully, only 24 percent do, with...
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Change the Culture and the Rest Will Follow: Park Departments and Equity
If a Google search of parks and equity was your only measure of who is taking on this issue, it would seem that New York is miles ahead of other cities, as it appears over and over in the search...
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Off-Leash Dog Parks
Infographic from City Park Facts, 2017 Off-leash dog parks continue to grow in number in the 100 largest cities in the US, with 731 reported in the 2017 edition of City Park Facts, an increase of 29...
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Community Gardens
Infographic from City Park Facts, 2017 Community Gardens continue to grow in the parks of the 100 largest US cities. In 2017, there are a total of 1,138 community garden sites with 23,883 individual...
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City Park Facts: The largest city parks
Many people often think of one of the most famous city parks, Central Park in New York City, as one the biggest. Nope. Not even in the top 20 largest city parks. The biggest city park in the 100...
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