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Park Equity Communities of Practice

The Park Equity Communities of Practice is a capacity building and peer learning network that brings together cities throughout the U.S. to focus on improving park equity. Over 600 city stakeholders, including city officials, planners, and parks professionals, from over 180 communities across the nation have come together to generate policy recommendations, resources, and guidance that supports changing park equity practices on the ground. Participants focus on the highest value opportunities and significant questions of the day, such as tools and metrics to evaluate park equity, inclusive community engagement strategies and policies, and leveraging the multiple benefits of parks through partnerships across sectors like private developers, climate, affordable housing, among others.

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Are you a city employee who is passionate about how parks can address broader goals, such as community development, public health, climate resilience, economic vitality, and quality of life for residents? If so, check out our tracks below.

Planning for Policy Action

Join a team-based workshop series for municipal and county agencies advancing local policy change.

Register by September 17

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Crossing Sectors to Create Parks

Transform underutilized lands into vibrant parks and green spaces.

Register by September 25

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Programming with Purpose: Creating Welcoming Park Experiences

Discover practical strategies to design and deliver inclusive and accessible park programming.

Register by October 16

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Community Forests

Explore the benefits and best practices of Community Forest creation.

Register by November 3

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Explore Our Tracks

Check out resources from our past cohorts

Approaches to Park Equity

Survey tools, partnerships and policies that cities use to prioritize equity in their park systems.

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Community Engagement for Lasting Impact

Learn about best practices for conducting meaningful, equitable community engagement that have been gathered and applied in cities across the U.S.

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Community Power: Civic Engagement for a Healthy Democracy

Define the role that park organizations play in strengthening community power through civic education, trust building, investments in community capacity, and other steps towards a thriving democracy.

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Developer Parks Partnership Strategies

Identify opportunities for privately developed parks and best practices for public access criteria to address park access gaps and inequities.

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Parks Maintenance: Funding and Policies

Discover strategies to improve maintenance systems for parks, including policies, funding, assessments, and other approaches to capacity building.

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Park Qualities Incubator: Mapping Park Experiences

Test new approaches to measuring park experience types, such as natural areas, recreational activities, and social gathering areas, as a step towards building park quality attributes for use in equity and impact analyses.

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Parks Plus: Affordable Housing

Explore how planning for parks and green spaces with affordable housing development can enhance neighborhood livability, sustainability, and growth.

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Reimagining Rural Land Conservation and Outdoor Recreation

Engage policies and strategies for land conservation that support recreational development, community power, economic growth, and improve ecological health.

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