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Talking About the National Recreation and Park Association

Park Leaders

Parks can be a great antidote to social isolation and mental health struggles. Yet the only way to do that effectively is to invest in our parks and make sure that the experience that people have when they go is positive and supportive of those health outcomes.” It only seemed right to have her join for a conversation.

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The Park and Recreation Movement in Mexico and Beyond — Episode 104

Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

Luis is the president, CEO and founder of Parques de México and the National Association of Parks and Recreation Mexico, also known as ANPR. Luis has led ANPR for the last six years, offering its members professional development, networking and employment opportunities.

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What’s the deal with rural land banks? A Q&A with West Virginia Land Stewardship Corporation Executive Director Taylor Bennett

Center for Community Progress

In their previous role at the West Virginia Community Development Hub, Bennett worked as the primary statewide convener and advocate for land bank-based policies. To account for these limitations, we’re seeing land banks step in as the property developer. Bennett has served as the Executive Director of WVLSC since 2021.

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Gaps in Parks Master Planning: Part Three | Planning for Climate Change

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Parks with extraordinary environmental features face big losses in the face of sustained heat. national parks are trying to go carbon-free. national parks are trying to go carbon-free. What does that mean for visitors? ," National Geographic -- " What to Save?

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What should the program for a Transportation Management District look like?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

And they had "parking innovation districts" for awhile, but they were idiosyncratic, not systematic, and had many restrictions. And they had "parking innovation districts" for awhile, but they were idiosyncratic, not systematic, and had many restrictions.

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Simplifying the Online Employee Onboarding Process in Park Agencies

Let's Talk Parks

Employees were scattered across town – pools, camps, parks, and recreation centers many miles away- and I didn’t want to send them another email that gets buried in their inbox. While I’m a certified park nerd (trademark pending), I wouldn’t recommend learning code for developing your intranet. Transparency!

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Montgomery County Maryland Planning Board resigns

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The upheaval in the planning agency’s governance has shocked even longtime political observers in a county accustomed to intense development spats. Casey Anderson, chair of the Montgomery County Planning Board, in Forest Grove Park in Silver Spring in 2018. has 421 parks. John Kelly/The Washington Post) I'm saddened by this.