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Evaluating Park Safety: The Safety Audit Process

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
A tool based on users' experiences and feedback, which can help in assessing a park in terms of fear of crime and perceptions of safety. From Toronto Parks & Recreation's Planning, Designing and Maintaining Safer Parks.
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What If We Just Threw Them A Party?

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
A look at a signature annual event in New Orleans, which raises money for a parks organization - and makes the most of in-kind donations.
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Publicizing Your Event

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment

Attract new volunteers and raise your profile with these tips on flyers, media contacts and other ways to promote an event, from Partnerships for Parks.

Planning Successful Events

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Greenway Vision Saves River and Generates Investment

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | 1 Comment
An article from the Urban Parks institute chronicling how Denver civic and political leaders organized the reclamation of the South Platte River into a regional greenway system, spurring not only parkland and environmental benefits but also redevelopment of large tracts of industrial land downtown.
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Zone Gardening: A Report from Central Park

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
A change in management style helped Central Park make dramatic improvements in its overall park maintenance.
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Crime Prevention through Design

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An annotated bibliography (of print resources) on environmental design and security. Annotated and posted by Sean Michael of Washington State University.

Crime Prevention through Environmental Design

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New “Market Square” Park Reconnects Residents and Merchants to Downtown

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A public square in downtown Ossining, New York, was created out of the momentum around a farmer's market - and helped change people's perceptions about downtown. A Success Story from the Urban Parks Institute.
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Olmsted Crescent Marketing Plan

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Learn from this savvy plan, which brings together numerous partners as a collaborative to create promotional benefits that no organization could achieve on its own. Submitted by the Olmsted Cresent, a consortium of cultural resources and institutions in Buffalo, New York.
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The New York Council of Dog Owner Groups

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment

Representing over 10,000 dog owners, NYCDOG is dedicated to improving communities by promoting the establishment and maintenance of humane off leash recreation opportunities, responsible dog ownership and respectful park stewardship.

The NYC Council of Dog Owner Groups

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Concessions Overhaul Brings Major Expansion and New Exhibition

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
The story behind a successful capital campaign for Roger Williams Park, a 430-acre Victorian jewel in Providence, Rhode Island. An Urban Parks Success Story.
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How Partnership Organizations are Structured

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Issues to address regarding your organization's staff, as well as the board and its composition. From Project for Public Spaces' Public Parks, Private Partners.
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Gulf Coast Trail Nurtured by Strong Marketing Program

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The Pinellas Trail was financed before construction was even approved, due to an astute marketing and promotional effort by its founders. An Urban Parks Institute Success Story.
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