The Premiere International Urban Parks Conference
For more than a decade, Greater & Greener has been the leading international conference for urban park leaders, city planning and design professionals, public officials, advocates, funders, and innovators to explore the role of parks and recreation in addressing some of the biggest challenges facing 21st-century cities. The highly curated sessions, workshops, and tours facilitate an honest dialogue around solutions, cross-sector and peer-to-peer networking, and tools for building successful park partnerships.
Greater & Greener explores how urban parks can be designed, developed, programmed, funded, and sustained to meet increasing city demands. By expanding the discussion to new audiences and emphasizing the relevance of urban parks to engage leaders from across sectors, Greater & Greener aims to inspire reimagining of parks in a broad new context of economic, environmental, and social opportunities.
Our Host City: Philadelphia, PA
Birthplace of America and a city of firsts, Philadelphia embodies founder William Penn’s vision for a “green country town.” Its 10,200 acres of parkland include seven large watershed parks and more than 300 neighborhood parks, playgrounds, and recreation centers, public spaces that have played central roles in its development and resurgence in more recent times. Join more than 1,000 park leaders from around the world as we explore the future of Philadelphia’s parks – driven by a 21-century vision grounded in equity, access, and sustainability – and the creative ways the city is evolving to meet the needs of its diverse communities.
2022 Conference Tracks
Addressing the Emerging Issues of Today’s Park and City-Building Professionals
Greater & Greener conference tracks have been carefully curated to foster an honest dialogue around social equity, cross-agency and cross-sector partnerships, funding models, and repeatable solutions for parks. Sessions are developed with input from all sectors of the park community: City Parks Alliance members, parks and recreation agency leaders, other government agencies, designers, researchers, advocates, and other leaders in the park and city-building fields.
June 15-18, 2024
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is a fast-growing city that is transforming its urban waterfront into a destination for tourists and residents and yet smartly reconnecting it to its historic city center. Seattle is likewise looking to creatively tap into private spaces for public use and exploring new park funding mechanisms to guarantee maintenance and programming capital for its parks.
About City Parks Alliance
City Parks Alliance is the only independent, nationwide membership organization dedicated solely to urban parks. Our mission is to engage, educate and nurture a broad-based constituency to support the creation, revitalization and sustainability of parks and green spaces.
Greater & Greener is a biennial conference, presented by City Parks Alliance, that celebrates and explores the many ways urban parks help cities meet the unique challenges of the 21st century.
City parks help ensure healthy communities that are equitable, economically competitive and resilient. Join City Parks Alliance today to enjoy discounted rates for Greater & Greener, year-round membership benefits, and unparalleled networking opportunities.
