Park Bench Chat: Federal Funding for Achieving Park Equity

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10-Minute Walk Series

Federal Funding for Achieving Park Equity

This is a three-part series hosted by Trust for Public Land’s 10-Minute Walk program to support communities and cities as they seek funding to build equitable parks and communities. We hope to see you at an upcoming event!

Creatively Using Federal Funding for Parks

On April 5, 2023 we hosted a dynamic conversation about how ARPA, EPA, and DOT funding can be used to advance park equity. During this hour-long virtual event, we explored how cities are leveraging federal funding to seamlessly advance their city’s parks goals along with transportation, environmental, and quality of life goals. This webinar will also explore new sources of funding and changes to existing federal programs that are available for parks-related projects.

Speakers:

Mayor Linda Gorton, Lexington, Kentucky
Scott Martin, Administrator, Chattanooga Department of Parks & Outdoors
Brian Zimmerman, CEO, Cleveland Metroparks

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Federal Funding for Achieving Park Equity

Our first webinar of the three-part series was hosted on January 10, 2023 and featured park and equity leaders who discussed the influx of federal funding available to cities and communities for parks and green space investments.

Featured speakers:

Chair Brenda Mallory, White House Council on Environmental Quality
Mayor Danene Sorace, City of Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Juan Perez Saez, Executive Director, Environmental Learning for Kids
Diane Regas, President & CEO, Trust for Public Land (moderator)
Bill Lee, Senior Vice President of Policy, Advocacy & Government Relations, Trust for Public Land

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