Say Goodbye To Public Parks?

As we lose ever more of our public spaces, the Christian Science Monitor asks: Would you give up your tax refund to save a park?

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July 16, 2001, 7:00 AM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"Remember those formerly lovely public places - libraries, schools, parks, pools - to which we Americans were once accustomed? We've been paying taxes to support them, but over the past few decades not enough money has managed to trickle down and nourish them... This decline in public institutions is not just an urban phenomenon. It's happening in some suburban and rural areas as well."

Thanks to Urban Parks Online

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