- Edmonton's Parks Funding Runs Short
Edmonton Journal - Residents in the city's new neighbourhoods are being shortchanged of parks and recreation facilities because the city can't afford them. (October 4)
- New Plans To Remake Boston's City Hall Plaza
Boston Herald There's been a long line of well-meaning, badly executed, and poorly funded plans to enliven this notoriously barren place have been. Will this latest "action plan" be any different? (October 4)
- Preserving Long Beach's Parks
Long Beach Press-Telegram The city of Long Beach, CA approved a policy that protects existing parks and compensates lost park space with open space elsewhere in the city. (October 16)
- Parks Boost Home Values, Study Finds
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel A two-park study by a county planner determines that one of the parks generates an extra $30,218 in annual property tax its village. (October 16)
- Calgary Seeks $27M in Parks Proposal
Calgary Herald The City hopes to reinstate a defunct provincial program, responsible for creating some of city's most cherished green spaces, to generate millions of dollars for its parks system. (October 14)
- Trail Funding Depends on Use, Design
McCook Daily Gazette Two consultants are traveling across Nebraska compiling an inventory of trails, and learning what works and what doesn’t in trail development, financing, operation and management. (October 17)
- Open Land Plan Sought
Trenton Times With more than 80 percent of a New Jersey township's 40 square miles developed, residents and city officials are at odds over what remaining land gets preserved - or developed. (October 16)
- A Greenbelt Vision for Oregon Metro Area
The Oregonian A proposal has been put forth for two towns in the metro-Portland area to retain their character by implementing a "Greenbelt and Small Towns Concept." (October 10)
- City Envisions 63 Miles of Greenways
WTHR, Indianapolis A citizens' committee has proposed an ambitious network of trails and paths for the city of Greenwood. (October 23)
- Salem Voters Consider Two Parks Measures
Salem Statesman-Journal In a city that hasn't raised taxes for parks in fifty years, the November ballot could provide a welcome boost. (October 21)
- Closed Columbus Park House To Be Restored With Grants
Downtown Express The historic pavilion in Lower Manhattan's Columbus Park, fenced off for the past five years, will receive a much-needed renovation thanks to more than $1.4 million in recent grants. (October 17)
- Public or Mormon Plaza? Battle Splits Salt Lake City
New York Times A dispute over allowable speech, behavior, and activities in the city's most-visited public space is likely to reach the U.S. Supreme Court. (October 27)
- Misplaced Generosity Threatens Great Public Space
Project for Public Spaces The Salt Lake Olympics Committee turned down a deteriorating park for a $5 million makeover, in favor of making unwelcome changes to the already successful Gallivan Center. (October 14)
- Take Back Toronto's Waterfront
The Globe and Mail Though the rich and powerful seem determined to rob Toronto of its finest asset, this writer sees hope in the recent Toronto Waterfront Design Initiative. (October 24)
- NY Senator Schumer Supports Buffalo Waterfront Park
Buffalo Business First Plans to turn a nearly 300 acre stretch of Buffalo's prime waterfront land into a mixed-use urban park has picked up new momentum and support from Sen. Charles Schumer. (October 29)
