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November 9, 2022
Building Community Relationships Through Pop Ups
Equity in Practice: Champaign, Illinois, planners use a pop up park to create a stronger relationship with the Garden Hills neighborhood. -
August 27, 2020
Life Satisfaction and Your Neighborhood Built Environment
Uncovering JAPA: Do walkability, transit, and parks improve life satisfaction? It depends. -
October 4, 2018
Congressional Funding Could Affect Your Local Park
Funding for our parks, green spaces, and the National Park Service are on Congress's agenda. APA is calling on planning advocates to ensure these vital spaces and sources of funding will be protected. -
September 8, 2016
Big Data Gives Bryant Park Visitors a Custom Experience
With a history of catering to its crowds, Bryant Park has taken park service to the next level by tracking the purchasing habits and travel patterns through its users’ mobile devices. -
August 31, 2016
Parks Add Tremendous Value to Life in Tampa
Mayor Bob Buckhorn of Tampa, Florida, explains why parks are so important to his growing city. -
August 24, 2016
Not Happy? Call a Planner!
The Summer 2016 issue of the Journal of the American Planning Association features two articles that encourage planners to work to improve happiness. -
August 16, 2016
The 4 Ways Urban Parks Bring Value to City Life
Vibrant, well-maintained parks bring public health, environmental, economic, and community benefits to cities. Catherine Nagel, executive director of the City Parks Alliance, highlights the value of parks and the need for greater investment. -
June 27, 2016
Parks Without Borders: A Free Vision for Urban Space
New York City Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP, discusses his plan for creating better access to neighborhood parks throughout New York and the country. -
June 20, 2016
Prioritizing Urban and Community Parks Can Boost Health and Social Equity
Parks are integral to health and social equity, and public policy must support the development of urban and community parks. -
May 16, 2016
CPAT Impact on Heritage Trail
The director of the Dubuque County Conservation Board provides an update on the successes of the Heritage Trail since the CPAT project there in late 2012. -
April 5, 2016
Federal LWCF Funding Helped Develop Phoenix's Encanto Park
The federal Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) provides matching state and local assistance grants to help develop parks like Encanto Park near downtown Phoenix.
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