Let's Talk Parks

JULY 15, 2020

I am so honored to have Debbie Trueblood, Executive Director of the Illinois Park and Recreation Association join us today. Debbie Trueblood, MSW, IOM, CAE is the Executive Director of the Illinois Park and Recreation Association (IPRA). She is a board member for the National Association of Park Foundations.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

. -- Last year's blog entry Entrance to national parks is free. Many parks, at all levels: national; state; and local, have events. Interesting that the federal government is on the verge of shutting down (" US government shutdown: What is it and who would be affected? ," Reuters), which means that parks and open lands close too.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The station was originally owned by another nonprofit, and sold off to a different nonprofit a few years ago. But for $3.5 million, and evidently that was too much, and the station wasn't able to successfully compete for donations for operations as well as loan payments, as they faced KUER-FM, the NPR affiliate owned by the University of Utah. (The

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ParkTalk podcast

JANUARY 31, 2019

Park District staff takes a look back at 2018 accomplishments and previews key projects and timeframes for 2019. Guests: Brad Wilson, Director of Recreation; Eric Shutes, Director of Planning Park District staff takes a look back at 2018 accomplishments and previews key projects and timeframes for 2019.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 1, 2024

But even before that I went back and forth on it. Was it merely DC trying to copy other unusual creative infrastructure endeavors (at the same time there was an attempt to create a similar bridge in London, under then Mayor Boris Johnson, " An absurd vanity project for our age – Boris Johnson’s garden bridge ," Guardian ). I'd say yes.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 3, 2023

Paris was a pioneer when it introduced e-scooters, or trottinettes, in 2018 as the city’s authorities sought to promote non-polluting forms of urban transport. Poor parking. Scooters parked in the public space in Paris. In what was billed as a “public consultation” voters were asked: “For or against self-service scooters?”

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

AUGUST 11, 2022

One of my points about master planning is that for functional areas: transportation; parks and recreation; culture; etc., One of my points about master planning is that for functional areas: transportation; parks and recreation; culture; etc., WRT solid waste and recycling it's pretty much the same.

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