Since 2020, those who raise funding for parks have been increasingly thinking about how issues of equity, access, and belonging in public spaces may surface in…
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February , 2024
Park Master Plans: Lenses and Lessons from Toronto’s Island Park
Master plans are critical tools for policymakers and park practitioners, as well as essential documents for park partners for fund-raising, awareness, and advo…
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February , 2024
Wildlife (and Pest) Management for Climate Change
The pandemic and climate change are changing the way park practitioners need to manage conflicts with wildlife and other critters.In this Peer Conversation, yo…
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February , 2024
Using Green Infrastructure to Create Community Spaces
This Peer Conversation will discuss innovative solutions to stormwater management challenges. These solutions can serve as essential community gathering spaces…
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February , 2024
Protecting Your Vision Through Park Design, Construction, and Programming
Completing large-scale capital projects involves managing budgets, revising timelines, securing contractors, and countless other resource-intensive tasks. The …
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February , 2024
Building Lasting Connections Between Youth and Parks
Many people, especially young people, feel increasingly disconnected from nature. This disconnect is particularly prominent in underresourced, environmental ju…
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February , 2024
Solutions for Public Restrooms and Parks
Restrooms are the separation between the public sphere and private activities; thus, keeping certain people out of public restrooms serves to also keep them ou…
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February , 2024
Using Technology & Data to Enhance Accessibility
In this Innovation Round, participants will learn about projects and approaches to provide more equitable access to parks and public spaces. Speakers will shar…
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February , 2024
Using Trails & Greenways to Make Access More Equitable
This Peer Conversation will explore how community engagement, design solutions, and art can be used to make access to trails and greenway systems more equitabl…
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February , 2024
Equity in Practice: A Certificate Program to Advance Equity in Park and Recreation
Equity in Practice (EiP) is a three-certificate program offered by the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) that aims to expand and deepen the work …
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February , 2024
Transit Solutions to Close the Park Equity Gap
Public transportation can be a solution to address the gap in community access to parks, trails, and green spaces both close and far from home. However, it req…
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February , 2024
Equitable Access to Outdoor Play and Learning
Recognizing the critical importance of play environments in family life and community development, this panel brings together design experts, play advocates, a…
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February , 2024
Design in Kinship
Join design professionals for this Peer Conversation about the value of pre-design relationship building. There is momentum in the field toward prioritizing pr…
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February , 2024
Partnerships for Large-Scale Urban Ecosystem Management
How can multi-party partnerships be used to manage large-scale urban ecosystems, and how are they funded? Discussion leaders will share examples of partnership…
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February , 2024
Accessible and Inclusive Parks and Playgrounds
This panel dialogue will explore how physically inclusive parks and play spaces set a precedent for community inclusivity. Speakers will discuss key design pri…
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February , 2024
Parks and the Unhoused
Addressing the needs and impacts of the unhoused in our public parks is, unfortunately, an evergreen topic, but one whose magnitude has intensified in the pand…
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February , 2024
Parks and Greenspace Coalitions: Building More Equitable Communities
This Peer Conversation will share the story of Cleveland's Parks and Greenspace Coalition (PGC): its origins in the 2021 Cleveland Mayoral Election, how it has…
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February , 2024
Equitable Access to Recreation Programs and Facilities
Learn how Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) staff use technology and data for more equitable use of recreation facilities and programs. Participants will hear…
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February , 2024
The Alphabet of Park Financing Tools: BIDs, CIDs, TIFs, TADs, SSDs, etc.
BIDs, CIDs, TIFs, TADs, SSDs. How do they work? What are some exemplary examples? How effective are they? Join this Peer Conversation to learn more about these…
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February , 2024
Journey to a Sustainability Program
In the face of climate change, green spaces are valuable resources for environmental protection, education, and resilience building. Join this Peer Conversatio…
