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A Different Change in Climate: The Heating Up of the Urban Parks Movement Peter Harnik Center for City Park Excellence Park Pride Atlanta, GA March 23, 2015
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A Different Change in Climate:
The Heating Up of the Urban Parks Movement
Peter HarnikCenter for City Park Excellence
Park PrideAtlanta, GA
March 23, 2015
Number of People Within a 10 Minute Walk of a Park
Total Population
Non-UrbanUrban/Suburban within
a 10 minute walk.Urban/Suburban not
within a 10 minute walk
318 Million 60 Million 147 to 168 Million 90 to 111 Million
Serving America by Making More Parks
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20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
1634 2014 3174
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an
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rks
20,767 parks have been created to date in the 100 largest cities.
Serving America by Making More Parks
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20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
1634 2014 3174
Urb
an
Pa
rks
About 60,000 more parks
needed.
Time it will take at current rate of creation.
Forest ParkPortland, Oregon
Size: 5,032 acres
People served within a half-mile: 4,344
Map from TPL Parkscore
Riverside ParkNew York City
Size: 222 acres
People served within a half-mile: 259,000
Map from TPL Parkscore
Serving America by Increasing Density Around Parks
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20,000
40,000
1634 2014 2124
Urb
an
Pa
rks
About 6,000 more parks needed.
Time it will take at current rate of creation.
Serving America by Increasing Density Around Parks
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20,000
40,000
1634 2014 2124
Urb
an
Pa
rks
About 6,000 more parks needed.
Time it will take at current rate of creation.
Bicycle access extends the “reach” of a park 16-fold over walking.
