Parks

Citizens Hope to Kick Off-Road Park Off Track

Controversy over noise and property values have pitted homeowners against city officials with plans to build an off-road vehicle park in Juneau, Alaska.

20 March 2008 - 9:00am

Juneau Empire

Miami Parks Plan Looks Beyond Parks

Officials in Miami-Dade County have just released their parks master plan, an ambitious proposal that looks to go beyond creating park space by redefining the region's public realm.

17 March 2008 - 1:00pm

The Miami Herald

City's 'Lungs' Paved Over

Urban projects have resulted in the paving over of significant chunks of parkland in Melbourne, Australia -- land set aside more than 150 years ago to act as the city's lungs.

11 March 2008 - 10:00am

The Age

Public Spaces Key to Flint's Rebirth

With a focus on public spaces, Flint, Michigan, is looking to revitalize itself.

7 March 2008 - 8:00am

Making Places

»

1 comment

5 Proven Ways to Preserve Open Space

What is your county doing to preserve open spaces important to your community? And is it effective? If the answers to those questions are "not enough" and "no", read on and take these effective strategies to your lawmakers.

5 March 2008 - 8:00am

The Daily Green

Jess Zimbabwe

Art, Access, and History on Seattle's Waterfront

Thu, 08/30/2007 - 18:39

Last month, the Mayors’ Institute on City Design hosted a regional session in partnership with the University of Washington, and we were fortunate that the session’s organizers were able to secure meeting space in the entry pavilion to the Seattle Art Museum’s Olympic Sculpture Park.

»