Parks: The Great Unifiers

Executive Summary

Published annually since 2012, Trust for Public Land’s ParkScore® index ranks the park systems across the country’s 100 most populous cities. This year, with growing division, disconnection, and distrust in our communities, the importance of investing in spaces that bring us together seems to have struck a particular chord with Americans across the country. For the first time, we are supplementing our annual rankings with national polling to better understand this dynamic and the role people hope for parks to play in bringing us back together.

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