Advocacy for Public Space
Selected websites of city parks and gardens making a difference
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago Park District
Guide to Chicago Landscape Ordinance
Detroit, Michigan
Belle Isle Botanical Society
Friends of Belle Isle
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Park and Recreation Board
Portland, Oregon
Parks and Recreation Bureau
Vancouver, BC
Parks and Gardens
Wilmington, Delaware
Delaware Center for Horticulture
For Beautification Commision: Click on What We Do, then Public Landscapes,
Wilmington
Selected examples of advocacy organizations
City Parks Alliance
Friends of Olmsted Park
Municipal Arts Society
New Yorkers for Parks
Report Cards, District Profiles, and Progress Reports on Parks
Click on Resources & Publications, then NY4P Reports
The New York Restoration Project
Project for Public Spaces
Tennessee State Parks’ Friends Group
The Trust for Public Land
Parks for People Program: click on Conservation Initiatives, then Parks for People
New Yorkers for Parks’ advocacy resource examples
Advocacy Day
Click on Take Action, then Parks Advocacy Day
Advocacy Workbook
Read the workbook online
Click on Take Action, then Tools for Action
“How Smart Parks Investment Pays Its Way,” Ernst & Young report
Report on Best Practices in Urban Parks:
Comparative Park Management Models
Click on Resources & Publications, then NY4P Reports
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago Park District
Guide to Chicago Landscape Ordinance
Detroit, Michigan
Belle Isle Botanical Society
Friends of Belle Isle
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Park and Recreation Board
Portland, Oregon
Parks and Recreation Bureau
Vancouver, BC
Parks and Gardens
Wilmington, Delaware
Delaware Center for Horticulture
For Beautification Commision: Click on What We Do, then Public Landscapes,
Wilmington
Selected examples of advocacy organizations
City Parks Alliance
Friends of Olmsted Park
Municipal Arts Society
New Yorkers for Parks
Report Cards, District Profiles, and Progress Reports on Parks
Click on Resources & Publications, then NY4P Reports
The New York Restoration Project
Project for Public Spaces
Tennessee State Parks’ Friends Group
The Trust for Public Land
Parks for People Program: click on Conservation Initiatives, then Parks for People
New Yorkers for Parks’ advocacy resource examples
Advocacy Day
Click on Take Action, then Parks Advocacy Day
Advocacy Workbook
Read the workbook online
Click on Take Action, then Tools for Action
“How Smart Parks Investment Pays Its Way,” Ernst & Young report
Report on Best Practices in Urban Parks:
Comparative Park Management Models
Click on Resources & Publications, then NY4P Reports
