Resources: 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

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 Cards, District Profiles, and Progress Reports on Parks
Click on Resources & Publications, then NY4P Reports

Report on Best Practices in Urban Parks:
Comparative Park Management Models
Cllick on Resources & Publications, then NY4P Reports

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