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Cycling along the Towpath Trail in Cleveland, OH

Methodology for assessing the benefits of active transportation projects

The Trust for Public Land’s Climate-Smart Cities program has been working with cities to plan comprehensive active transportation networks that allow people to reach destinations by bike and foot safely and conveniently. This report, developed in partnership with ICF International, describes our methodology for assessing the environmental, public health, and economic benefits of active transportation investments.

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The Trust For Public Land joins Council Member Rosie Mendez and New York City to unveil state-of-the-art green infrastructure playground in Manhattan

September 20, 2016

The Trust for Public Land, Council Member Rosie Mendez and New York City today unveiled a state-of-the art-playground on a formerly cracked asphalt lot at PS 15 The Roberto Clemente School, in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan. 

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Ke Alahula - a familiar or well-worn path

Ke Alahula

Imagine a 30-plus-mile multiuse path along O‘ahu’s South Shore connecting Waikiki to West O‘ahu that would provide some 600,000 residents with easy access to the island's shorelines and green spaces; a path where hikers, bikers, walkers, and runners could exercise and connect with nature in and around Oʻahu’s urban coastal neighborhoods.

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Smart Growth for Dallas Identifies Locations for New Parks in Dallas

September 15, 2016

The Trust for Public Land, buildingcommunityWORKSHOP, and The Texas Trees Foundation today presented the initial results of their Smart Growth for Dallas partnership to the City of Dallas Park and Recreation Board.

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In a heat wave, parks are literally the coolest

August 17, 2016 | 1 comment

It’s 2 o’clock on a hot summer afternoon. You’re getting ready to meet some friends at the park for a game of basketball. Which t-shirt would you grab from the closet?

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What do kids really think of the new Boeddeker Park?

August 12, 2016

When we met Jaeya Bayani, we knew you needed to hear from her. The San Francisco 8th grader has a lot to say about Boeddeker Park, whose dramatic transformation was made possible by Trust for Public Land supporters...

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A mock Pokemon card of a squirrel
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Park hotspots' real-life creatures have superpowers, too

July 12, 2016 | 5 comments

Pokemon Go is the virtual reality craze sweeping the nation—with some surprising side-effects. Even the most screen-addicted players say the game is encouraging them to venture out...

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A family walks down a path at Colwood Park in Portland, Oregon
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For park planners, creative compromise is par for the course

July 8, 2016 | 2 comments

The mayor of Portland calls the transformation of a private golf course into a public park “a land-use miracle”—but it wasn’t a hole in one. 
 
When the owner of the 18-hole golf course in Portland’s Cully neighborhood first proposed selling the property for industrial development...

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Fishtown Recreation Center, Philadelphia

Fishtown Recreation Center

The Fishtown Recreation Center in North Philadelphia is getting a makeover.

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American flag flying in front of mountains
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For military communities, conservation can be a win-win

June 15, 2016

Protecting land brings all kinds of people together—in our work across the country, we’ve seen creative collaborations between everyone from hikers and birders to utility districts and railroads. But there’s one type of conservationist you might find especially surprising: military bases. ...

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