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Issue #18: Park it Here

Creating Great Urban Parks
"If urban parks can evolve from their current, primarily recreational role, into a new role as a catalyst for community development and enhancement, parks will be an essential component in transforming and enriching our cities. A park and its surrounding area can be not only a place to understand and relate to nature, but it can also be a place for social and cultural exchange. ...Read More

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Trust for Public Land. As the nation's leading conservation group creating parks in and around cities, The Trust for Public Land has launched its Parks for People initiative in the belief that every child should enjoy convenient access to a nearby park or playground. Parks offer many benefits, not... read more


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