Contact your elected representative to sign onto The Urban Revitalization and Livable Communities Act, introduced by Rep. Albio Sires (D-NJ) and 133 co-sponsors, would authorize $445 million to be appropriated annually for FY 2011 – FY 2021.  Funding would be provided through matching federal assistance grants and could be used by parks and recreation agencies to rehabilitate existing, and develop new, urban parks and community recreational infrastructure as well as for the continued investment in programs that improve public health, increase daily physical activity, reconnect children with nature, reduce crime, provide safe healthy alternatives for at-risk youth, encourage environmental stewardship, and foster local economic development.