Austin Parks Foundation Blog

A newly-formed group out of Atlanta is proposing that the federal government assist local communities by taking troubled commercial real estate properties off the hands of banks and convert them into public parks. An article in the Atlanta Journal Constitution describes how Michael Messner, a Georgia Tech alum commissioned the school’s Research Institu […]

We wrote before on how small urban parks can help draw families into compact neighborhoods, specifically mentioning the great parks of Portland’s Pearl District. And now we learn that Portland Public Schools is looking to create an elementary school in the Pearl District because people like it so much. As DJC reports, “Developers are realizing th […]

21st Century Parks in Louisville unveils plan for “North Park” (21st Century Parks) Thinking big on Grand Army Plaza, Prospect Park’s historic gateway. (Streetsblog) City Sewers at Capacity, says New York Times article. Perhaps more green infrastructure can help? Philadelphia’s efforts mentioned. (NY Times) Hartford is pushing to make […]