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Partnerships 101

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
Strengths and weaknesses of public-private partnerships, and information on how private investment can improve parks, from parks consultant Leon Younger.
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Making Your Park Safer

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

Advice from New York City’s Partnerships for Parks on activities that can crowd out crime, what to do about specific crime problems, and working with the police. Some info is NYC-specific, but it’s an overall excellent resource.

Making Your Park Safer

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Outsourcing

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

A relatively new concept in the urban park business, outsourcing is now a high-growth industry. A chapter from Trust for Public Land’s Local Parks, Local Financing.

Outsourcing

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Market Research and Park Use

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
User and non-user surveys can help you understand a community's park needs and perceptions. Includes key points to keep in mind when designing a survey.
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Bus Shelters

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
Deciding which type of shelter to use requires an analysis of an area's existing and anticipated conditions, plus knowledge of ideal shelter location and design.
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What Nonprofits Do For Parks: Activities

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
An in-depth look at the myriad ways in which nonprofits provide support for parks, including fundraising, marketing and outreach, advocacy, maintenance, and other activities. Excerpted from Project for Public Spaces' Public Parks, Private Partners.
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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

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