Nearly 40 years after Chinatown's only public park was demolished to make way for the Dan Ryan Expressway, the South Side neighborhood celebrated the dedication of Ping Tom Memorial Park, a new five-acre jewel on the Chicago River.
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A former railroad corridor, the Portland Bayside Trail is being transformed into a greenway through Bayside, helping to redefine the public character and future of Portland, Maine.
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Located between a middle-class neighborhood of single-family homes and two of San Francisco's largest public housing projects, Potrero Hill serves families from across the economic spectrum.
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The Trust for Public Land stepped in to prevent this popular dog park from being sold to developers while the city's dog park community mobilized support for a $17 million park bond measure.
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Working with the town and a local developer, The Trust for Public Land purchased an 80-acre site for a new community park and recreation complex.
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Beginning in 2010, The Trust for Public Land, in partnership with Green Shores NYC, developed a green vision for the East River shoreline in Astoria and Long Island, Queens.
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The Trust for Public Land is fundraising for a feasibility study and master plan for the QueensWay, a 3.5 mile stretch of abandoned and unused elevated rail line in the heart of the borough of Queens.
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TPL created a 35,000-square-foot playground for this Newark school in 2000 and in 2011, developed Quitman's smaller playground into a thriving, interactive space that promotes exercise, learning, and exploration for young students and neighborhood children.
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The Trust for Public Land has worked for several years to secure critical lands at Snoqualmie Point and along Rattlesnake Ridge—important components of the Mountains to Sound Greenway.
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The Reseda River Loop is a multi-phase effort to create safe, usable open spaces for Los Angeles residents to walk, jog, bike and explore nature close to home.
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