National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior

The Collaborative for Innovative Leadership

National Park Service’s

Urban Agenda

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Agenda

1. Evolution of the Collaborative for Innovative Leadership

2. Business Case for the NPS in Urban Environments

3. National Park Service as a Catalyst for Civic Renewal

4. Urban Agenda for the National Park Service

Urban Matters

Evolution of the Collaborative

1. Convene and facilitate the “best thinking” on NPS related issues;

2. build and sustain networks that connect practitioners;

3. accelerate dissemination of ideas and lessons;

4. identify road blocks that stymie innovation and creativity;

5. challenge and inspire our leadership.

The Collaborative: 

The “Collaborative Way”

Entrepreneurial Start-up “Urban strategists” brought diversity of thought and experiences together to test a process that moved ideas to strategies to implementation.

Illuminating Innovation moving ideas – to strategies – to implementation

Urban DesignST. LOUISCityArchRiver 2015 is a collab-orative redesign of the national park, St. Louis’ urban core, connections to the Mississippi River and improved transpor-tation systems.

City is the Park and Park is the City – LOWELL95% of the once vacant historic mills in Lowell have been revitalized. Preservation planning and Historic Preservation tax credits = $1 BILLION in private investment and 500 historic buildings restored.

NPS INNOVATION Urban Revitalization

Lowell National Historical Park

Great Smoky Mountains NP Washington, DC Gateway NRA Gateway NRA

¡Tu Parque! ¡Tu Salud!Bilingual interns connect diverse communities to outdoor recreation opportunities.

Restoring the Human SpiritParks provide for open space, nature, recreation and exercise.

NPS INNOVATION Healthy Communities

Golden Gate NRA

Hudson Valley, NY Hudson Valley, NY Portland, Oregon Portland Intertwine

Creating a Movement... Portland Intertwine —RTCA assisting in outreach to non-traditional conservation organizations and underserved communities.

Changing Places, Changing Lives Groundwork USA—revitalizing neighborhood parks, community gardens, restoring urban rivers, reclaiming brownfields.

NPS INNOVATION Conservation & Restoration

Groundwork Hudson Valley

Salem Maritime Essex NHA Little Rock, AK Central High School

Going Deep Park Ranger Spirit Trickey, daughter of Little Rock Nine Minnijean Brown Trickey, uses per-sonal experience to engage in the important role the NPS plays in building civil society.

New AmericansStudents discover the relevance of history and a national park through place-based learning. “Salem Maritime Global Trade and Caribbean Connections” partner with Essex NHA.

NPS INNOVATION Our Evolving National Heritage

Salem Maritime

Nature Bridge Golden Gate NRAUpper Mississippi River NRA

The World’s Best Classrooms!Real World Relevance

NPS INNOVATION Inspiring the Next Generation

Places of Negotiation—Going global with an online educational partnership among Smithsonian, State Department and the National Park Service.

Place-based Education—Connecting youth to nature, parks and history.

Great Smoky Mountains NPS Academy