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Parks Add Economic Value To Cities

Posted by: Chris Steins
Thanks to: Chris Steins
8 May 2005 - 9:00am

The research is in, and the results are clear: parks add economic value to cities.

Smart City radio show host Carol Coletta interviews two of the nation's leaders on park planning and advocacy.

Peter Harnik is director of the Center for City Park Excellence, an inititiative of the Trust for Public Land. Tupper Thomas is president of the Prospect Park Alliance and administrator of the famous Olmsted park in Brooklyn.

The Smart City radio show is now available on the Public Radio Satellite Service for weekly feeds on Thursdays at 1 p.m. CDT, on their website as streaming media, and via podcast.

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Source: Smart City, May 7, 2005
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