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Report: Despite Funding Cuts, Urban Parks Grow

December 9, 2011 by City Parks Blog
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The Trust for Public Land has released its most recent data on city park systems from across the country, showing that the 100 largest cities added more than 120 parks in the past year.Despite aggregate increases in acreage and facilities across the U.S., many city park departments are struggling with funding shortages. Operational... [read more]

U.S. City Parks Added 5,000 Acres Last Year

October 15, 2009 by The Dirt ASLA
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The Trust for Public Land released a report stating that the 77 largest city park systems in the U.S. cover more than 1.3 million acres, and also added 5,000 acres of parkland over the past year. According to the Trust for Public Land, ”big-city park departments last year offered 56 million urban residents 10,419 park... [read more]