Parks and Economic Development: Why Public Parks, Open Space and Greenways Are Wise Investments
by NRPA, 6/1/2005
Researchers, park and recreation professionals and citizen advocates are well aware of the integral role that public parks, open space and trails can play in advancing a town’s economic vitality. This publication explores the relationship between investment in public parks and recreation and financial vivacity, and states the case for municipalities to consider providing adequate funding for parks as an essential community service.
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Getting Down to Business
Jan 1
MAKING PARKS AND RECREATION A PRIORITY
Advocacy Update: Getting Down to Business
Election-year
politics narrow
the window for
action on major
issues.
By Scott Kovarovics
As this edition of Parks &
Recreation arrives in mailboxes
across the country,
the 110th Congress has
completed its first session.
This Congress will be noted for several
historic events, including election of the
first female speaker of the House and
the highest number of recorded votes
(more than 1,000) in a one-year session
in the House. It will be remembered in
part for the political shift following the
2006 election, as well as for ongoing
debates about some of the most important
and contentious issues of our time. More