City Parks 2010: Dog Parks
Data on dog parks per 100,000 residents in U.S. cities.
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CCPE Publications
The Center for City Park Excellence publications cover a range a topics from park renewal and city planning to the economic and health benefits of parks and open space.
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City Parks Facts 2010: Acreage and Employees
Data showing total parkland as percentage of city land area, park acreage per 1,000 residents, and park acreage by city and agency.
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Complete Communities: Green Space and Affordable Housing
"Complete Communities: Green Space and Affordable Housing" is an article by the Center for City Park Excellence that was originally published by Communities & Banking magazine.
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Converting Landfills to Parks (Places, 2006)
In a time of severe urban space and resource constraints, closed landfills present excellent new park sites and communities from coast to coast have been jumping at the chance to convert them.
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Covering Reservoirs with Parks (Urban Land, 2009)
Covering the reservoirs can provide much needed park space in densely populated cities.
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Creating Dog Parks - Without Rancor (CCPE, 2005)
In what might be the hottest trend in city parks, "Creating Dog Parks - Without Rancor" looks at how cities are adding off-leash dog areas, and how many exist in cities across the country, based on TPL's annual survey of park systems.
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Denver Park Value Report
This study of the park system of Denver shows that the city's parks generate considerable economic value to both to the local government and to Denver residents.
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Developer Exactions and the Creation of New City Parks (CCPE, 2005)
Many communities require developers to donate land or pay in-lieu fees (developer exactions) for the acquisition of parkland. This Report shows results from a six month study on the use of development exactions in twelve cities.
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Dog Park Stats
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Downtown Parks in Minneapolis
This report prepared for the Minneapolis Downtown Greening Initiative describes the users, uses and features of successful downtown parks.
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