There’s a nice story by public radio station KPCC in Los Angeles on “Fitness Zones” being built in the city’s parks. TPL has been working with the city to bring exercise equipment that is simple, durable and still attractive to use for exercising. The article touches on how they could be of some help in [...]
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A new sculpture park on the outskirts of downtown Des Moines is changing the face of this Iowa city. The New York Times ran a story in their Real Estate section on Des Moines, making substantial mention of the park: At the center of the Western Gateway neighborhood is a 4.4-acre public park and sculpture [...]
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Debate continues on role of condos in Brooklyn Bridge Park. (NY Times City Room) Colorful, modern sculptures planned for New York Ave. medians near the White House in DC. (Washington Post) Philadelphia portion of East Coast Greenway getting funding from stimulus TIGER grants. (Philly.com) Some funding tied to plans for high-speed rail in another segment. (WashCycle) [...]
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The Baltimore Sun has come out in favor of imposing a plastic bag fee there similar to the one recently imposed in Washington, D.C. The Sun recommends that a 5-cent fee “should be seen as an investment in a cleaner, greener Baltimore, not just another revenue stream for the city’s general fund.” It recommends that [...]
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First Lady Michelle Obama urged the nation’s governors to act against childhood obesity in an address to the National Governor’s Association this past weekend, mentioning parks and playgrounds as one area where leaders can make a difference. Obama recently announced the Let’s Move initiative and a new presidential task force to come up with policy [...]
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There is a symbiotic relationship between parks and population density. For those living in compact housing around a park’s borders, there is respite, a place to recreate, a back yard where little private outdoor space exists and an amenity that increases property values. For the park, there’s the “eyes” that make it safer, more property [...]
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Last month the NY Times reported that consumers may be spending less, but they are doing more. Going to the park and specifically canoeing on Biscayne Bay in Miami are mentioned. (NY Times) According to Grist, Vancouver’s parks aren’t good enough to make its “why the city is green” list, but a view of the [...]
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If Paris has the Eifel Tower and New York the Statue of Liberty, then LA has the Hollywood sign. Earlier this week, TPL announced that the view of the world-famous Hollywood Sign will be protected by purchasing Cahuenga Peak, the 138 acres behind and to the left of the sign which could have been developed [...]
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A new initiative by First Lady Michelle Obama called Let’s Move will try to tackle the childhood obesity problem in the United States. Citing an obesity rate that has tripled in the last thirty years and $150-billion in related treatment costs, the First Lady is making this one of her primary tasks while in the [...]
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With snow falling everywhere east of the Missouri River, we thought it a good time to further mention some things that make parks lighten the load of winter’s cold and ice. Most of this actually involves embracing it. One example is the Winter Carnival or Festival. Whether it be St. Paul’s Winter Carnival, Ottawa’s Winterlude [...]
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