Washington, D.C.; Minnesota's Twin Cities; and Irvine, California, have the best public park systems.
among the country's 100 most populous cities, according to a new report by the pro-park nonprofit Trust for Public Land.The Trust for Public Land annually scores major cities' park systems based on access, acreage, amenities, equity and investment.
Each city is awarded a certain number of points based on those factors, and is then given an overall "ParkScore" of up to 100.Washington, D.C. — where 99% of residents live within a 10-minute walk from a park — was given only 55 points out of 100 for acreage, but scored well enough in the other categories to take top honors.Arlington, Texas, and Toledo, Ohio, had notable score bumps this year, TPL senior vice president Howard Frumkin tells Axios.
Arlington has been opening schoolyards as public parks, a conversion allowing them to do "double duty.""What we're seeing this year is that the budgeting is moving in a positive direction nationally in almost every city," Frumkin says."Parks remain a neutral public gathering place where community members can meet, collaborate, and become empowered," reads the report.
"There aren't many things that pull us all together as a nation, where we hear sentiments about the value of public spaces, green spaces, the natural heritage that we've got — and parks are one of those things."Share on linkedin
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