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The Public Value of Urban Parks

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

A report from the Urban Institute examines the hidden life of urban parks in creating stronger neighborhoods.

The Public Value of Urban Parks

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User Survey: Prospect Park Alliance, Brooklyn, NY

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Brooklyn's Prospect Park Alliance developed this simple questionnaire to solicit community input on plans to move and redesign Wollman Skating Rink.
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Small-Grant Programs

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Here are some examples of small-grants programs around the country and information about how they work.
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Five Priniciples for Media Outreach

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
Expert advice on how to work with the media, from Steve Coleman of Washington Parks & People.
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Maintenance Partnerships: Sample Agreement

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Parkway Partners, a New Orleans parks nonprofit, offers a sample agreement used with organizations or individuals who wish to provide park maintenance.
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The Chattanooga Riverpark: Transforming a City and its Economy

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How a park helped this once-faded industrial town become one of the most talked-about cities in the Southeast. A Success Story from the Urban Parks Institute.
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Planning, Designing and Maintaining Safer Parks: Introduction

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An excellent guide that shows how physical and social factors affect perceptions of safety and actual safety in parks - and how to use a range of integrated tools to enhance park safety. From Toronto Parks & Recreation.
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A Partnership Leads to Community Enhancement

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A partnership helps a vocational high school in Chicago extend its student-run food service to the Garfield Park Conservatory across the street. A Success Story from the Urban Parks Institute.
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Preventing Graffiti

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Tips and techniques for keeping graffiti writers at bay - and getting more community involvement in your park to boot. From the Urban Parks Institute.
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Assets Management: Chicago Communities Find Hidden Strengths

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Most communities, even when money's tight, are sitting on unacknowledged treasures in the form of other assets - such as human capital. This article shows real-life examples of assets-based management at work. The Neighborhood Works Journal
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Written Agreements

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A primer on the various types of agreements nonprofits can create with their partners, from the most formal to the most flexible. Excerpted from Project for Public Spaces' Public Parks, Private Partners.
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Inappropriate Activities

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Discourage "undesirable" situations in your park by evaluating and changing the physical conditions that support those situations. From Toronto Parks & Recreation's Planning, Designing and Maintaining Safer Parks
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