The Trust for Public Land earlier this week released its annual ranking of park systems. Here's how Columbus stacks up to the others.
A city's median park size, and the percentage of total city area dedicated to parks.Park amenities, including basketball hoops, dog parks, playgrounds,"splash pads'' and other water features, recreation and senior centers, and restrooms.How does Columbus' park system stack up to others in large cities?
The city also does well when it comes to the amount of land dedicated to parks. That figure stands at 10%, which the trust says is about average among large cities. For example, there are plenty of basketball hoops in Columbus — 6.8 per 10,000 people — but not enough dog parks, splash pads and recreation centers, the nonprofit says.
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