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June 20, 2022
Engagement Strategies That Empower Change
Between the COVID pandemic and widespread advocacy for racial justice, 2020 increased the commitment of many communities and organizations to identify and purs…
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June 20, 2022
Reclaiming Lost Histories with Revitalized Public Spaces
Public art projects in parks and greenways can be important vehicles to help uncover lost stories of the surrounding community, challenge narratives, and celeb…
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June 21, 2022
Loving Devil’s Pool: Balancing Popularity with Conservation
Devil's Pool is a spectacular natural site with water features, tall trees, and dramatic rocks located in the heart of the Wissahickon Valley Park. The Wissahi…
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June 20, 2022
Reclaiming Streets and Plazas
In nearly each and every community, streets comprise the largest percentage of publicly owned land and are the single largest land use. Yet when we think of pu…
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June 20, 2022
Reimagining the Parkway
Philadelphia's Benjamin Franklin Parkway is the city’s grand civic boulevard and historic cultural epicenter. From hosting Jay-Z to a Super Bowl Parade to the …
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June 21, 2022
Arts, Culture, and Creative Placemaking for Parks and Public Space
This panel will explore the power of arts and culture to engage community and build civic connections in collaboration with parks and civic spaces. In one city…
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June 21, 2022
History, Place, and Identity
As the cultural identity of neighborhoods change, so do park needs. Park designers are working directly with community residents to create adaptable, accessibl…
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June 21, 2022
Community Leadership in Planning and Managing Parks and Public Spaces
Community-driven programming of parks is becoming more commonplace, but this panel will share the story of two cities where local residents have been deeply en…
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June 20, 2022
Designing Equitable and Welcoming Public Spaces
In a time of such divisiveness, how can parks help bring communities together? This panel will share the story of how a neighborhood organization dedicated the…
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June 20, 2022
Covering a Highway and Uncovering the Power of Partnerships and People: The New Penn’s Landing Park
With the new Penn’s Landing Park, Philadelphia is preparing to make a once-in-a-generation investment in healing the physical and psychological division that t…
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June 20, 2022
Rebuild’s Community Engagement Playbook: A Toolkit for Philadelphia
Rebuild Philadelphia is a monumental investment in neighborhood parks, recreation centers, and libraries that will bring upgrades to more than 70 sites across …
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June 20, 2022
Successful Advocacy for Accessible Parks and Healthier Neighborhoods
A desire to address social, economic, and environmental justice issues in historically underserved neighborhoods has cultivated a movement of greenspace advoca…
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June 21, 2022
Raleigh’s Changing Parks: Equitable Access, Gentrification, and Trust
Raleigh, North Carolina, like other cities in the U.S., has a storied past of segregation. The city continues to grapple with challenges relating to equitable …
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June 21, 2022
Passionate Neighbors, Powerful Parks: The Park Friends Network
Philadelphia has a tradition of dedicated volunteers who support city agencies with their time, talent, and sweat equity. Public spaces are often supported by …
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Co-Creating Civic Life Archive

Engagement Strategies That Empower Change

Reclaiming Lost Histories with Revitalized Public Spaces

Loving Devil’s Pool: Balancing Popularity with Conservation

Reclaiming Streets and Plazas

Reimagining the Parkway

Arts, Culture, and Creative Placemaking for Parks and Public Space

History, Place, and Identity

Community Leadership in Planning and Managing Parks and Public Spaces

Designing Equitable and Welcoming Public Spaces

Covering a Highway and Uncovering the Power of Partnerships and People: The New Penn’s Landing Park

Rebuild’s Community Engagement Playbook: A Toolkit for Philadelphia

Successful Advocacy for Accessible Parks and Healthier Neighborhoods

Raleigh’s Changing Parks: Equitable Access, Gentrification, and Trust

Passionate Neighbors, Powerful Parks: The Park Friends Network