Green infrastructure

Woonasquatucket River Adventure Park, Providence, RI

Woonasquatucket River Adventure Park

We're transforming a vacant brownfield along the Woonasquatucket River into a vibrant, climate-smart adventure park. Located in the heart of Providence’s Olneyville neighborhood—a community where roughly 40 percent of families live below the poverty line—the park will provide outdoor activities for at-risk youth and help the city address the impacts of climate change.

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Visitors enjoy a walk along the Big Lake Trail in City Park, New Orleans

Climate-Smart Cities™–New Orleans

Few American cities are more vulnerable to climate change-related flooding, heat, and storms than New Orleans. The Trust for Public Land’s Climate-Smart Cities team is working with public agencies, neighborhoods, funders, and researchers to help New Orleans develop green infrastructure where it’s needed most.

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George W. Nebinger Elementary School, Philadelphia

George W. Nebinger Elementary School

The students at George W. Nebinger Elementary School in the Queen Village neighborhood of Philadelphia are getting a new schoolyard. This South Philly school is located in one of the oldest neighborhoods in the city, in a dense residential area that lacks adequate green spaces for children to play in.

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Planning Urban Heat Island Mitigation in Boston

This report outlines Boston’s urban heat island impacts, green infrastructure mitigation strategies, the results of a vulnerability analysis, and provides locally-specific recommendations for mitigation.

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GIS mapping Chattanooga

Healthy, connected Chattanooga

To help guide the next generation of greening work in Chattanooga, The Trust for Public Land employed geographic information systems (GIS) planning and research to develop a resiliency plan for the City.

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Climate Smart Cities, Boston

Climate-Smart Cities™–Boston

As communities seek new strategies to protect residents, infrastructure, and quality of life, The Trust for Public Land is helping by bringing its nationally recognized Climate-Smart Cities program to metro Boston.

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Long Island Sound, NY

Did NYC's coastal green infrastructure protect property during Hurricane Sandy?

This study investigates the role that New York City coastal green infrastructure, such as beaches and marshes, played in mitigating building damages during hurricane Sandy in 2012. 

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Residential units line the shoreline of Jamaica Bay, NY

Vulnerability to coastal storms in New York City neighborhoods

This study investigates the role that New York City coastal green infrastructure, such as beaches and marshes, played in mitigating building damages during hurricane Sandy in 2012.

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Survive and Thrive

Survive and Thrive: Climate-Smart Cities™

With climate scientists predicting an increase in the frequency of such extreme weather events, planners must decide how best to prepare communities for the challenges to come. That’s where The Trust for Public Land’s Climate-Smart Cities™ program comes in.

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The 606, Chicago

The benefits of green infrastructure for heat mitigation and emissions reductions in cities

In this paper, we survey the most recent peer-reviewed literature on green infrastructure to assess its demonstrated effectiveness in moderating urban temperatures and, as a result, lessening energy consumption and associated greenhouse gas emissions.

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