News & Resources

THE URBAN ALLIANCE IN THE NEWS

Cities are only as strong as their parks and green spaces (Keystone Edge)

PA parks join the fight against opioids (Keystone Edge)

Increasing diversity in PA’s parks starts with conversation (Keystone Edge)

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MEET PENNSYLVANIA’S URBAN PARKS CHAMPIONS: 

Meet Urban Parks Champion, Meg Cheever, Founder of Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy (6/27/18)

Meet Urban Parks Champion, Easton Mayor Sal Panto ( 3/7/18)  

Meet Urban Parks Champion, Harrisburg Mayor Eric Papenfuse (1/18/18)

Meet Urban Parks Champion, Kathy Dahlkemper, Erie County Executive (12/14/17)

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OTHER NEWS & RESOURCES:

City parks aren’t luxuries. They are critical infrastructure (The Hill)

A Reading block gets a major facelift (Keystone Edge)

Case Studies: City Parks – A Smart Investment for America’s Health, Economy & Environment (City Parks Alliance)

Music is a vital urban resource. How do we plan for it? (World Economic Forum)

Philly Council President Darrell Clarke calls for law banning guns at rec centers. Can it pass the Pa. legislature? (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

Can parks help cities fight crime? (The Conversation)

Chastity Bey (Penn State Altoona)

Designing the Great Park that Everyone Deserves (NRPA)

Can Graffiti Pier become a tourist attraction and still serve the people who put it on the map? (WHYY)

Meet the heroes making Philly’s parks safer (WHYY)

Get Outdoors in the City at these 10 Urban Trails (Visit PA)