- Pittsburgh Campaign Helps People Get Into the Out-of-Doors
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - A coalition of groups has created an awareness campaign to let people know what's in their own backyard. (April 8)
- Park Revival Leads to Neighborhood Rebirth
New York Times - The Garfield Park Conservatory has anchored the revitalization of Chicago's historic West Side. (April 7)
- Dogs & Parks in Raleigh/Durham
Raleigh-Durham News-Observer An assessment of the off-leash situation in Raleigh/Durham's Triangle area, including People for Unleashed Parks, a grass-roots effort pushing to get more dog parks established in the Triangle. (April 22)
- San Francisco Lags in Downtown Park Environs
San Francisco Chronicle The key to the character of a city, says the author, is the interaction between parks and buildings - and San Francisco's downtown does not fare well in this regard. (March 20)
- Denver Thinks Ahead
Rocky Mountain News - Parks and Recreation officials have drafted the "Game Plan," a city-wide blueprint for park development spanning the next 50 years. (April 11)
- Hong Kong's Billion-Dollar Idea
Yahoo News - Long bemoaned for its lack of public amenities, one of the most famous harbors in the world may soon have a park to match. (April 20)
- Grant Will Help Park Make the Grade
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - A $400,000 UPARR grant would be used to resurface Hellrung Park, a below-grade open space that has developed a reputation for being unsafe. (April 18)
- Patterson Park Pagoda Has Storied Return
The Baltimore Sun - After 10 years and half a million dollars, this 60-foot Victorian tower - an East Baltimore landmark - re-opens in this Baltimore park, resplendent with stained-glass windows. (April 28)
- Using Bugs to Catch Beetles
New York Newsday - In Central Park, high-tech acoustical devices will listen for signs of the Asian Long-horned Beetle, a species that has victimized trees throughout New York City. (April 25)
- The Trouble With Partnerships
Waterwire.net - The public/private model pioneered by the Central Park Conservancy has been a boon to many parks, but not all partnerships are worth keeping.
- Restored Haven for Birders Opens in Prospect Park
New York Times - After a $5 million restoration, the 97-year-old boathouse in this Olmsted masterpiece re-opens as the Audubon Society's first urban center. (April 26)
- Boston's Big Dig: What Comes Next?
Boston Globe - This special, ongoing feature covers the evolving plans for the 30-acre parcel in the middle of downtown Boston freed up by the Central Artery Project. A great site to bookmark!
