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Summit County (Utah) Community Planning Lab as an example of civic engagement and best practice technical assistance

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The second cohort of the county's Community Planning Lab wrapped up last month after the class spent weeks learning about urban development and design, planning and zoning, public engagement, affordable housing, transportation, land use and more. Photo: David Jackson, Park Record. Citizen engaged planning practice.

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Creating a World Where Humanity Stands Out — Episode 153

Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

Teresa Baker, founder of In Solidarity Project, is an outdoor enthusiast focusing on community engagement, creating events that encourage people to venture outdoors responsibly, and learning about our open spaces and what it takes to protect them. and be aware of your environmental impact · And much more!

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How Every Kid Outdoors is Increasing Access to Parks — Episode 079

Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

We have waxed poetic over the past several months about how critical it has been to get outdoors throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and parks have proven to be the destination of choice for many people to get their necessary physical activity, recharge their mental health batteries and find a sense of community. Why the U.S.

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(Contact-Free) Human Touch Helps Transform a Riverscape

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The underused Harbor Park area along the Connecticut River has great potential for residential, commercial and recreational use. Skowera not only sees engagement benefits from offering virtual options, but also environmental and budgetary advantages. Digital platforms need to work with the public’s lives to be inclusive.

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Digital Marketing: It’s All About the Data — Episode 048

Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

Digital marketing can be a useful tool for park and recreation agencies that want to promote their programs, special events and other offerings to a broader audience. can help you engage with audiences that are typically harder to reach. You’re wondering how the all-knowing internet knows you need this thing — but it does.

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(Contact-Free) Human Touch Helps Transform a Riverscape

GovLoop

The underused Harbor Park area along the Connecticut River has great potential for residential, commercial and recreational use. Skowera not only sees engagement benefits from offering virtual options, but also environmental and budgetary advantages. Rethink to Boost Participation. Virtual Tools Expand Outreach. “We

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One problem in public space management is the desire to be unique | Does San Francisco really needs its own $20,000 trash can

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Flickr photo by Elvert Barnes of a trash can in Times Square, branded with a public art campaign addressing harassment of Asian Americans. See Public Spaces/Private Money: The Triumphs and Pitfalls of Urban Park Conservancies , Trust for Public Land.) Sugarhouse wayfinding kiosk/pylon. Photograph: Eric Risberg/AP.