http://cityparksblog.org A Chronicle of the Urban Parks Movement Tue, 29 May 2012 21:28:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://cityparksblog.org http://cityparksblog.org/2010/01/19/parks-as-boosters-of-city-tourism/ http://cityparksblog.org/2010/01/19/parks-as-boosters-of-city-tourism/#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:17:25 +0000 Ben Welle http://cityparksblog.org/?p=1367 ]]> Sometimes a picture speaks volumes. Here at this blog, we like it when we can use images that say something so we don’t have to. In this case, we just came across the cover of Alaska Airlines magazine, which features an article on San Francisco’s parks. The article (mainly about the city’s parks) isn’t available on-line, but the cover communicates the point: good parks are boosters of city tourism.

]]> http://cityparksblog.org/2010/01/19/parks-as-boosters-of-city-tourism/feed/ 0 Ben http://cityparksblog.org/2008/09/26/travellers-picks-for-park-cities/ http://cityparksblog.org/2008/09/26/travellers-picks-for-park-cities/#comments Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:41:33 +0000 Ben Welle http://cityparksblog.wordpress.com/?p=116 ]]> Travel + Leisure is out with its 2008 America’s Favorite Cities survey, which asked travelers to rank 25 top U.S. cities in 45 categories, ranging from food and shopping to people, culture, nightlife, and more. (Reportedly more than 125,000 opinionated travelers voted.) “Parks and access to the outdoors” is one area the magazine surveys on, and the top 5 cities (through travelers eyes) are: 1) Portland; 2) Honolulu; 3) San Diego; 4) Seattle and 5) Minneapolis/St. Paul. (See the full rankings.)

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