Parks & Recreation
Parks & recreation are essential focus areas for local and state government agencies, responsible for creating and maintaining public spaces that enhance residents’ quality of life. These services provide opportunities for outdoor activities, community engagement, and environmental conservation. Effective management of parks and recreational facilities contributes to the overall well-being of communities. This directory offers articles on parks and recreation, along with related topics like Community Development, which explores initiatives that improve the livability and vitality of neighborhoods and cities.
Mayor Muriel Bowser cites hardship to local workforce and higher costs inflicted on city’s public works in letter to President Trump.
Lost wages affect thousands of federal employees during the 2018 government shutdown with many furloughed, while federal services, like NFIP, are suspended.
When floods overwhelmed Vernon County, Wisconsin, state game wardens responded alongside the local fire department to perform a series of flood rescues.
From coast to coast, states and local governments are trying to figure out drone laws and ordinances that are viable and make sense for their communities.
Boater registrations fund lake and river enhancement and pollution control projects in 36 Indiana watersheds draining to the Great Lakes and Gulf of Mexico.
Steps from busy roadways and populated communities are miles of New Mexico trails. An open data-powered website and trails app gets patients moving.
Oakland County, Mich., operates a mobile recreation program and grants that bring the park to the kids. Costs are offset by rentals, so 62 communities can take advantage of high-quality recreational experiences.
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America’s mayors are on the front lines of promoting prosperous and safe communities, with aging urban infrastructure, policing, municipal finance, and their relationships with constituents, other cities and higher levels of government as top concerns
Americans almost unanimously agree that their communities benefit from their local public parks, even if they themselves are not regular park users
The city’s parks are poised to receive additional money for security less than two weeks after a young woman reported being gang-raped by teenage boys in a playground
More than 140,000 kids will have the opportunity to visit federal public lands and waters in the 2015-2016 school year, thanks to 186 grants from the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America’s national parks. These grants, part of the Foundation’s Open OutDoors for Kids program, support the White House youth initiative Every Kid in a Park
New York City’s pedicab drivers are angry over a proposal to ban the bike taxis from much of Central Park as part of a broader scheme to overhaul the park’s popular carriage horse rides
A deal to reduce the number of horse-drawn carriages in New York City and permanently move stables to Central Park will now go to the City Council for approval in a compromise between the drivers and Mayor Bill de Blasio, who had pledged to end the popular rides
The project was one of six funded after superstorm Sandy in New York and New Jersey as part of a resiliency competition called Rebuild by Design. The winners receive a total of $930 million from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Regional park systems are responsible for almost $140 billion economic activity and approximately 1 million job.
Wildlife advocates chided state government leaders in four Western states for trying to keep land out of a potential recovery zone for Mexican gray wolves, an endangered species.
In an effort to draw more crowds to local and state parks, many agencies are launching campaigns to engage visitors using social media tools
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