- Public-Private Partnership Increases and Diversifies Use
A public-private partnership reversed a decade of neglect in Hartford's central park through successful capital projects, diverse programs and effective fundraising.
- Activities and Concessions Turn Problem Park Into Town Square
A success story about how programming and concessions helped the city of Sacramento transform a problematic area into a vibrant town square.
Project for Public Spaces
- An Old Game Brings New Life to San Rafael's Albert Park
A community-based planning process reveals traditional activities, such as bocce, that transform a forgotten park into a true community place.
- City and Neighborhood Collaborate to Revive Community Center
The Rainier Community Center in Southeast Seattle bustles with programs, classes, counseling and games for all ages, from senior pickleball players to Internet web page designers.
- Concessions Overhaul Brings Major Expansion and New Exhibition
The story behind a successful capital campaign for Roger Williams Park, a 430-acre Victorian jewel in Providence, Rhode Island.
- Collaboration With Teens Creates Popular Skate Park
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.
- Garage Below Supports Park Above in Boston
By building a park on top of a sunken parking garage, a downtown restoration corporation generates revenue and creates an oasis in Boston's dense business district.
- Greenway Vision Saves River and Generates Investment
An article chronicling how Denver civic and political leaders organized the reclamation of the South Platte River into a regional greenway system, spurring not only parkland and environmental benefits but also redevelopment of large tracts of industrial land downtown.
Project for Public Spaces/Urban Parks Institute
- Crossing Delancey, Conservancy Brings Diverse Groups Together
A New York City couple uses its deep roots in a community to cross ethnic divides and restore a drug haven into a flourishing and diverse gathering place.
- Gulf Coast Trail Nurtured by Strong Marketing Program
The Pinellas Trail was financed before construction was even approved, due to an astute marketing and promotional effort by its founders.
- Local Churches Pitch in to Maintain Indianapolis Parks
A Success Story from the Urban Parks Institute.
- Management Innovation Results in Cleaner City Playgrounds
Thanks to quicker detection of problems and the use of welfare workers, New York City's playgrounds are cleaner and their equipment is in better structural condition. A Success Story from the Urban Parks Institute.
- Neighborhood Reclaims Meridian Hill Park in Washington, DC
This success story shows how a group of volunteers in Washington, DC worked to turn a neighborhood park with an astonishing murder rate into a haven and center of community activity.
Project for Public Spaces' Urban Parks Institute
- WaterFire Art Installation Lights Up Downtown Providence
The story behind an award-winning fire-and-music installation by artist Barnaby Evans, which has had an impressive cultural and economic impact on downtown Providence.
- Playground Builder Excels in Corporate Sponsorships
KaBOOM! organizes individuals, community groups and corporations to build playgrounds in under-served neighborhoods, using significant support from corporate monetary and in-kind contributions.
- New "Market Square" Park Reconnects Residents and Merchants to Downtown
A public square in downtown Ossining, New York, was created out of the momentum around a farmer's market - and helped change people's perceptions about downtown. A Success Story from the Urban Parks Institute.
- Parks Gain Independence with New Facilities and Concessions
In Prince William County, Virginia, a division was established to finance and run park programs, resulting in a wider range of user services and the greater independence of parks from the county budget. A Success Story from the Urban Parks Institute.
- The Chattanooga Riverpark: Transforming a City and its Economy
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.
- Riverside Park and the Riverside Park Fund: A Partnership Encourages Community Participation
A true partnership encourages community use and stewardship over a park on the west side of Manhattan. A Success Story from the Urban Parks Institute.
- Creative Discovery Garden Flourishes in New Park
A design process that gathered input from schools and in-kind donations from businesses and organizations turned a children's play area, and the environmental restoration project surrounding it, into a backyard, a schoolyard and a science classroom.
- The Big Backyard: Neighborhood Park Becomes Center of Community Activity
With locally-inspired activities that fly in the face of traditional park programs, from bread-baking to puppet shows, Toronto residents created a community place out of a park neglected by locals and city officials alike.
- Neighborhoods First: Putting Community Back into the Chicago Park District
A Success Story from the Urban Parks Institute.
- Reclaiming the Heart of Santa Fe:
Parkland Acquisition
A Success Story from the Urban Parks Institute.
- Small Grants Reap Large Rewards in Savannah, Georgia
A Success Story from the Urban Parks Institute.
- A Partnership Leads to Community Enhancement
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.
- Louisville Olmsted Park Conservancy: Stronger Partnerships Aid Fundraising
A Success Story from the Urban Parks Institute.
- Prospect Park Concessions: Raising the Quality of the Park Experience
A Success Story from the Urban Parks Institute.
