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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. -
May 5, 2021
Somerville Greenway a Key Part of Metro Boston's Rich Mobility Network
Boston's Somerville Community Path and the Alewife Linear Park provide multiple mobility options year-round. -
April 28, 2021
Transforming Boston's Moakley Park to Equitably Address Climate Change
Moakley Park Resiliency Plan creates a modern 21st century community park to address climate change needs and prioritizes social, cultural, economic, and environmental equity. -
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. -
July 25, 2017
Pilot Projects Promote Equity and Green Infrastructure in Parks
Updates on Great Urban Parks Campaign pilot projects in Baltimore, Denver, Pittsburgh, and Atlanta. -
June 26, 2017
Bipartisan Urban Parks Legislation Introduced in the House
Bipartisan legislation introduced in the House would increase investment in urban and community parks across the country. -
October 25, 2016
Building a Cleaner, Greener Baltimore
Rep. John Sarbanes explains why federal, state and local efforts to improve access to green space in the City of Baltimore will lead to a healthier, more sustainable future. -
September 23, 2016
APA Members Celebrate PARKing Day
A collection of member-submitted photos from PARKing Day 2016. -
September 21, 2016
D.C.'s Canal Park Serves Up History and Hot Dogs
2016 Policy and Advocacy Conference attendees made their way to the southwest riverfront Monday night for an outdoor reception in Canal Park, cohosted by the Capitol Riverfront Business Improvement District. -
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
Mayor Buckhorn: 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. -
August 2, 2016
Congress Is Home: Take Advantage of the August Recess
August recess — the time when members of Congress are home in their districts — is here. This is a great time for planning advocates to acquaint their representatives with federal planning issues. -
July 28, 2016
Twin Cities' Parks Ranked the Best — Again
In June, Minneapolis and St. Paul were named the two best cities for parks by the Trust for Public Land. Their two most iconic parks, the Grand Rounds and Rice Park, were named APA Great Public Spaces in 2009 and 2011. -
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. -
May 2, 2016
Playability and the Play Everywhere Challenge
KaBOOM! is launching the Play Everywhere Challenge, which will provide $1 million to fund creative ideas to create playful installations in everyday places. -
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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