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An Old Game Brings New Life to San Rafael’s Albert Park

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
A community-based planning process reveals traditional activities, such as bocce, that transform a forgotten park into a true community place.
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A Library’s Appeal: ‘Affinity Groups’ as a New Means of Fund-Raising

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
In closely watched experiment, "affinity groups" of volunteers raise millions for California institution.
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Collaboration With Teens Creates Popular Skate Park

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
A look at how teens came to help plan, design - and manage - a skate park in New York's Riverside Park. A Success Story from the Urban Parks Institute.
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Building Business Partnerships

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
Tip sheets from New York City's Partnerships for Parks on building positive relationships with for-profit entities. Also includes sample letters written by groups who have formed successful partnerships with local businesses.
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Neighborhoods First: Putting Community Back into the Chicago Park District

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A Success Story from the Urban Parks Institute.
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Barton Springs and Creek: A Case Study

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A case study about the successful efforts of a coalition of groups to preserve the "Soul of Austin" - Barton Springs - and its watershed.
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Local Parks, Local Financing: Increasing Public Investment in Parks and Open Space

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

Another excellent report in TPL’s series on park funding. Consultant Kim Hopper discusses the financial tools communities use to create parks, protect open space, and support recreational facilities. Includes examples.

Financing Local Parks

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Funding Sources for Greenway Projects

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | 1 Comment
An array of opportunities from local, state and federal and private sources, courtesy of North Carolina's Apple Country Greenway Commission.
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What Makes A Great Playground?

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If you're tired of the jungle-gym-and-swingset formula, then this report has some refreshing news for you.
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Volunteers in Parks Case Study: Riverside Park

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
Research from the Urban Parks Institute

Riverside Park is an Olmsted-designed linear park that runs along the Hudson River, serving as a “backyard” for a variety of neighborhoods ranging from very wealthy to quite poor. The Riverside Park Fund, a private nonprofit membership organization, was founded in 1986 by community, civic and business leaders to [...]

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Focus Group Questionnaire & Moderator’s Guide

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
Two tools used for collecting information about communities along the Baltimore, MD's Gwynns Falls Trail. Developed by Ellen Smith of Baltimore's Parks & People Foundation, with help from Paul Jahnige of Community Resources and Chris Walker of the Urban Institute.
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Economic Benefits of Open Space

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
The Trust for Public Land's report on the economic benefits of open space argues that open-space conservation is an investment with economic benefits. The accompanying bibliography contains more than 100 citations on these benefits.
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