How Cities Use Parks for Smart Growth
"How Cities Use Parks for Smart Growth" was included in City Parks Forum Briefing Papers 10 publication produced by the American Planning Association, 2005.
read more »
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.
Search books and reports by topic and date:
Local Parks, Local Financing - Volume II
Paying for Urban Parks Without Raising Taxes. This report on park financing focuses on funding techniques beyond traditional tax allocations.
read more »
Marketing Urban Parks (CCPE, 2010)
Secrets of the private sector: How parks and recreation agencies can flex their marketing muscles.
read more »
Nassau and Suffolk Counties Park Benefits
This Report examines the economic benefits and fiscal impact of parks and open space in Nassau and Suffolk Counties, New York.
read more »
Nature Over Traffic (Urban Land, 2007)
In the United States a movement is underway to conceal urban highways with parks.
read more »
New Brunswick Park System Report
This report by The Trust for Public Land explains how a conscious park, open space, and recreation strategy could help play a major role in New Brunswick’s ongoing revitalization efforts and help to further “brand” and sell the city as a great place to live, work, and visit.
read more »
Newark Access to Parks by Income--Map
Map showing access to parks by income in Newark.
read more »
Newark Children's Access to Parks--Map
Map showing distribution of children under 14 and the location of parkland.
read more »
Newark Open Space Analysis Report
After decades of disinvestment, Newark, New Jersey, is on the rebound. To successfully recover, however, the city and its partners will have to invest strongly in parks. Using Maps, tables and interviews to show how Newark is underperforming in comparison with Other cities, it makes specific recommendations for progress in the future. Published 2003.
read more »
Newark Parkland and Buffer--Map
Map showing parkland and buffers in Newark.
read more »
