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Conference Galvanizes Local Efforts to Improve Parks and Open Space

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
Cleveland's ParkWorks uses its annual conference to bolster the local parks constituency with inspirational speakers and workshops.
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Community Assets

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

The Search Institute provides an entire website dedicated to tools and studies related to building “community assets.”

The Search Institute

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Master Planning Case Study: Frederick Douglass Circle

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

Frederick Douglass Circle, a dangerous traffic intersection at the northwest corner of Central Park, has been an eyesore since the 1940′s. In 1993, residents from an adjacent housing complex approached the Central Park Conservancy (CPC) for help in developing a new design to transform the traffic circle into a memorial to Frederick Douglass. The Conservancy [...]

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What Good Is Community Greening?

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

Research that supports the common sense answers you’ve been using for years — from the American Community Gardening Association.

Fourteen Good Reasons for Community Greening

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Key Factors in Planning, Designing and Maintaining Safer Parks

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A summary of factors involved in an integrated strategy to create safer parks, including design, access, user involvement and more. From Toronto Parks & Recreation's Planning, Designing and Maintaining Safer Parks.
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Sponsored Events

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

This chapter from Trust for Public Land’s Local Parks, Local Financing covers the pros and cons of trading cash for associations with the private sector.

Sponsored Events

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Urban Parks of the Past and Future

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
Galen Cranz, Associate Professor of Architecture at Berkeley, outlines four historical types of urban parks - and her own inspiring vision for the future.
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The Nonprofit Times

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

Website of the popular monthly newspaper covering all aspects of nonprofit work, including volunteers.

The Nonprofit Times

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Crossing Delancey, Conservancy Brings Diverse Groups Together

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A New York City couple uses its deep roots in a community to cross ethnic divides and restore a drug haven into a flourishing and diverse gathering place.
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Building Partners in Brooklyn

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
Prospect Park Alliance President Tupper Thomas, on her experience building one of the U.S.'s premier parks organizations. Project for Public Spaces' Urban Parks Institute
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Understanding Personal Safety

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A look at the issues surrouding the concept, perceptions, and realities of personal safety in parks and other public spaces. From Toronto Parks & Recreation's Planning, Designing and Maintaining Safer Parks.
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Benefits of Urban Open Space

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
As part of a broader urban agenda, investing in open space can serve as an anchor for revitalizing neighborhoods and building healthy communities. From our partner, the Trust for Public Land.
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