Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

NRPA's Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA), is the only national accreditation of park and recreation agencies and is a valuable measure of an agency’s overall quality of operation, management and service to the community. Blog Post: What Does It Mean To Be a CAPRA Volunteer?

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

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. On today’s episode, we’re joined by Stephen Gendreau, Director of Advertising and Media Operations for ACTIVE Network. And you do. That’s digital marketing.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

AUGUST 23, 2022

Flickr photo by Elvert Barnes of a trash can in Times Square, branded with a public art campaign addressing harassment of Asian Americans. There is criticism of these types of entities over the source of money, concerns about privatization, the ability for civic input into their operation, etc. Sugarhouse wayfinding kiosk/pylon.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 19, 2023

I think that parks, libraries, sustainable mobility programs, and other civic assets are potential touchpoints for civic engagement and participation. But parks agencies and libraries aren't set up to do this purposively. And they don't acknowledge civic engagement as an important element of parks practice in their master plans.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 1, 2024

But even before that I went back and forth on it. Was it merely DC trying to copy other unusual creative infrastructure endeavors (at the same time there was an attempt to create a similar bridge in London, under then Mayor Boris Johnson, " An absurd vanity project for our age – Boris Johnson’s garden bridge ," Guardian ). I'd say yes.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 3, 2023

Poor parking. But probably the biggest issue is how so many users don't park scooters in a way that is respectful of public space. (" Electric scooters have ruined Paris – we can't let London be next ," Telegraph , 2019). Scooters parked in the public space in Paris. Reckless driving. Getty Images, 2021.

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