Center for City Park Excellence

The Center for City Park Excellence works to make cities more successful through the innovative renewal and creation of parks for their social, ecological and economic benefits to residents and visitors alike.

The Center maintains an outstanding database on park systems of large U.S. cities; produces materials on innovations, solutions and best practices; speaks on urban parks topics to diverse audiences; consults on ways to improve park systems; and advises advocacy groups on ways to become more effective. Use this site to find recources on city parks.

• Analysis: Is your park system meeting the demands of your citizenry? Contact us!
• City Park Facts: View results from our annual survey of city park systems.
• News: Sign up for updates on research, reports and other items. And visit the City Parks Blog
• Find our research and reports listed in different topical areas in the "What's Here" section below.