Why Parks Need to be Fun and Useful for People of All Ages
July 31, 2019
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Parks for People and Pups!
Dog parks are popular (see below), as are splash pads (pictured), pickleball courts and community gardens, reports The Trust for Public Land in a recorded webinar for AARP. These amenities and others are popping up in cities from coast to coast.
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Parks for People of All Ages
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Oasis in a Food Desert
— Atlanta’s future Urban Food Forest will allow visitors to harvest and take home free produce.
Source:
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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A ‘Communal Backyard’
— Raleigh, North Carolina’s 308-acre Dorothea Dix Park will include botanical gardens, secluded woods and skyline observation decks.
Source:
Curbed
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Go Play Outside!
— In St. Louis, Missouri, park officials consulted with more than 20 schools, recreation centers and youth organizations to plan a 17-acre natural playscape with eight activity centers.
Source:
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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