Making a Difference

City Parks Forum Community Stories

Since APA's City Parks Forum project began in 1999, we have been fortunate in playing a role in helping people better their communities through urban parks.

The stories below began as case problems identified by our mayoral fellows at one of our six symposia. Using our program faculty expertise, grant funding, and most of all, considerable community resources, our grantees have addressed their park challenges in a variety of ways. Common to all their efforts, though, are the themes of public-private partnerships, community engagement, leadership support, and using parks to address other urban challenges.

We at The City Parks Forum salute the vision and tireless effort of these communities and hope these projects can serve as examples for others.

Alexandria, Virginia
Windmill Hill Park Design

Allentown, Pennsylvania *New
Buck Boyle Park

Buffalo, New York *New
Graffiti Cleanup Program

Charlotte, North Carolina *New
Little Sugar Creek Greenway

Eugene, Oregon *New
Santa Rosa Park Expansion

Fort Worth, Texas
Trinity Trails Wayfinding System

Honolulu, Hawaii *New
Central Oahu Regional Park Tennis Facility

Jackson, Mississippi *New
Jackson Metro Parkway and Lake Hico

Kansas City, Kansas
Rosedale Arch Site Improvements

Lincoln, Nebraska *New
Greenprint Plan Challenge

Louisville, Kentucky
Portland Wharf: Memory, Landscape, and the Ghostly Grid