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2012 Webinar Series
Building Effective Park Partnerships: Strategies and Innovations for Urban Park Leaders and Stewards
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Funding Opportunities
- National Awards Initiative for Integrated Design and Research
Deadline:
June 29, 2012 at 3:00 pm EDT
Open Spaces Sacred Places: The Healing Power of Nature
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The TKF Foundation has announced the final phase of the Open Spaces Sacred Places (OSSP) National Awards Program. The program was enacted in 2 phases, a Planning Grant Phase, now closed, and an ...
Frontline Parks
- Louisville Waterfront Park
Louisville, KYWaterfront Park is a popular community greenspace situated on the Ohio River. Once a blighted landscape of industry with no public access to the river, the park has become a regional jewel.
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- City Parks Alliance 2012 Webinar Series
From Pushcarts to Real Estate: Creating Opportunities for Earned Income
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February 29, 2012 at 2:00 PM EST
City park managers are increasingly looking to commercial activity to generate revenue for ... - Signature Park Survey Released
City Parks Alliance and HR&A Advisors surveyed 58 dedicated park stewardship organizations across North America to understand their role in park management and the opportunities they create for signature city ...
more > - The Nation's Mayors Seek President's Continued Support for Land and Water Conservation Fund
Washington, DC - 50 mayors across the country urged President Obama this week to support federal funding of urban parks and green space as a strategy for creating jobs and ...
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We recently came across an article by Randall Arendt discussing how greenway networks are the “useful bridge between ‘new urbanism’ and conservation design.” His article talks about using greenways as the connector to parks, neighborhoods, schools and mixed-use centers, allowing for urban...
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“Parklets” are undeniably one of the hottest trends in urban parks, and the epicenter of the movement is San Francisco. This article provides some insight into the design process, with profiles of the designers of some of the city’s notable...
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Each month, City Parks Alliance recognizes a “Frontline Park” to promote and highlight inspiring examples of urban park excellence, innovation, and stewardship across the country. The program also seeks to highlight examples of the challenges facing our cities’ parks as...
Action Alerts
- Ask Your Mayors to Show Their Support for the Land and Water Conservation Fund
City Parks Alliance is working to build continued support from our nation’s mayors for this important source of non-taxpayer-funded investment in our communities. In June, the U.S. Conference of Mayors adopted a resolution supporting the Land and Water Conservation Fund as critical to the goal that “everyone in urban America ...
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