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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MARCH 7, 2023

Los Angeles County is doing some big things and the department of parks and recreation is continuing to make an impact when it comes to equity, environmental resilience and the health and well-being of its community members. What’s more, Norma now leads the same department that made such an impact on her in her youth.

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APRIL 18, 2023

All month long, NRPA has been sharing ways that parks and recreation is a climate hero in celebration of Earth Month. Mike was honored with Merrell’s Changing Nature of Work Award for his critical work in the city of Marion after the 2020 Central Severe Weather-Derecho, known as the “costliest thunderstorm event in U.S.

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JANUARY 26, 2021

As we continue to work on centering equity in all that we do, and as the fight for racial justice and equity in the United States continues, we wanted to revisit a conversation we had last year about what equity in parks and recreation really means for today’s episode of the podcast.

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JUNE 7, 2022

This podcast episode is supported by Grant # 2020-JY-FX-0002 awarded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, a component of the Office of Justice Programs at U.S. Department of Justice.

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MAY 4, 2021

where we discussed the importance of park and recreation professionals being prepared for disasters due to a changing climate. Park and Recreation District in Oregon?and?John?DiSpaldo, How park and recreation professionals play a role in disaster recovery efforts. We were joined by?Kenny Kenny Weigandt?from?Willamalane?Park

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ParkTalk podcast

JANUARY 22, 2021

Park District staff takes a look back at 2020 accomplishments and previews key 2021 projects. Guests: Brad Wilson, Director of Recreation and Facilities and Eric Shutes, Director of Planning Park District staff takes a look back at 2020 accomplishments and previews key 2021 projects.

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

For this Coffee Talk — the very first session of NRPA Virtual — we were honored to be joined by NRPA Director of Health Allison Colman, as well as Mercy Santoro, the deputy director of Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation, to chat about community healing in the wake of trauma.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Creating state-wide and regional history networks for African-American cultural interpretation. One of the problems with creating African-American history museums is that while it is supported politically, once a museum is created they tend to not be well patronized. Many have had serious budget problems. In fact, DC should participate too.)

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ParkTalk podcast

MARCH 3, 2020

Park District staff takes a look back at 2019 accomplishments and previews key 2020 projects. Guests: Brad Wilson, Director of Recreation and Facilities and Eric Shutes, Director of Planning Park District staff takes a look back at 2019 accomplishments and previews key 2020 projects.

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AUGUST 4, 2022

s first elevated park will link neighborhoods divided by river ") as it nears moving towards construction within the next couple years. What's proposed, rendering with the park in place. " What's proposed, rendering with the park in place. " What's proposed, rendering with the park in place. " The Bridges now.

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DECEMBER 21, 2021

And, with all the hope we had going into 2021 after a traumatic 2020, I think it’s safe to say that this was also a very difficult year. It’s so hard to believe that we’re coming to the end of another year. But, if you’re still showing up, whatever that looks like at the moment, I see you and I applaud you.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Today is November 3, 2020 – an important day for our country, our democracy, our values and our future. How you can be a more involved advocate of parks and recreation. Today is Election Day! On this day — and over the last few weeks — millions of Americans will head to the polls to make their voices heard.

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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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AUGUST 25, 2020

Three years later, we still feel so lucky to be able to share with you the conversations we get to have with park and recreation professionals and other incredible people who are truly improving the quality of life for the people in their communities. And we’ve had a lot of favorite moments.

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DECEMBER 17, 2019

They presented a session at the 2019 NRPA Annual Conference in Baltimore on the anatomy of a great fireworks display, and recently had an article in the December issue of Parks & Recreation magazine — and we’re excited to chat with them on the show today.

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DECEMBER 1, 2020

We have waxed poetic over the past several months about how critical it has been to get outdoors throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and parks have proven to be the destination of choice for many people to get their necessary physical activity, recharge their mental health batteries and find a sense of community. Why the U.S.

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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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Let's Talk Parks

AUGUST 22, 2021

Employees were scattered across town – pools, camps, parks, and recreation centers many miles away- and I didn’t want to send them another email that gets buried in their inbox. While I’m a certified park nerd (trademark pending), I wouldn’t recommend learning code for developing your intranet. We’ll get to that in a minute.

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

After the acquisition of MCI by Verizon, the latter picked up the naming rights for the arena. The arena and revitalization of the East End. Because downtown D.C. has come back to life. Because Chinatown has a Metro stop and virtually all of the neighborhoods around Metro stops are thriving with or without a Verizon Center.”

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MARCH 30, 2023

Elizabeths campus ," 2018 -- " Part three: the potential for donations around an expanded program ," 2018 -- " Update on DC's plans to build a new United Medical Center ," 2018 I argue that "a building" isn't enough, you have to have a plan to address health inequities in innovative and novel ways. Plan + program + building.

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DECEMBER 31, 2019

Since New Year’s Eve falls on the same Tuesday as the release of a new episode, we felt it would be fitting to reflect on the past year and share some of our resolutions moving into 2020. Tune in to the episode below to hear the inspiration behind these mantras and how they’re going to motivate us in 2020.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

I can’t wait to continue sharing these stories of the impact that parks and recreation is having across the country for the remainder of this year and into the future. But also, we have had some truly remarkable guests and amazing conversations over the course of this show, and you can’t really put that through quantitative analysis.”

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

AUGUST 9, 2022

The answer is doubling down on the value of place in terms of the special amenities that tend to distinguish center cities from the suburbs--walkability, transit, neighborhoods, commercial districts, nightlife, museums and other cultural assets, great public spaces and parks, etc. historic architecture 2. Photo: Green Minneapolis.

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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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DECEMBER 5, 2023

Photo: David Jackson, Park Record. An article, " Community Planning Lab projects offer solutions to Summit County’s problems ," in the Park Record discusses Summit County's relatively new Community Planning Lab initiative. The course requires at least three and a half hours of work each week. Citizen engaged planning practice.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 10, 2023

In 2020, the City of Canton, Ohio set out to build a better, safer, and more connected community. In 2020, Canton’s chief of police, Jack Angelo, wanted to extend public safety monitoring city-wide, saying “Eventually our goal is to have most all of the city covered,” by using Wi-Fiber’s extensive broadband mesh network.

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AUGUST 2, 2022

Suzanne was in Portland last week, and one of the places she stayed had a copy of Portland Monthly from last year, with an article about on " Portland Neighborhoods by the Numbers 2021: Nearly every part of town saw an increase in the median sales price last year." Housing Market Needs 5.5 We are seeing that. Amenities as a factor in housing choice.

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APRIL 5, 2024

Art has shaped our perception of landscapes, parks, and other public spaces for 200+ years in the United States alone, and longer in Europe (" ‘Nature’s Nation’: How American art shaped our environmental perspectives ," Princeton University Art Museum). Gene Harris Bandshell (amphitheater), Julia Davis Park, Boise, Idaho.

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APRIL 4, 2024

Art has shaped our perception of landscapes, parks, and other public spaces for 200+ years in the United States alone, and longer in Europe (" ‘Nature’s Nation’: How American art shaped our environmental perspectives ," Princeton University Art Museum). Gene Harris Bandshell (amphitheater), Julia Davis Park, Boise, Idaho.

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OCTOBER 7, 2022

Parks, recreation centers, libraries. Usually cities have parks and libraries in the core. Not usually recreation and community centers. It had been happening for decades (" Having a Longer View on Downtown Living ," Eugenie Birch, University of Pennsylvania, 2002; Get Urban!: People don't want to live in fear.

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JANUARY 15, 2024

I started before the 2020 election, but excepting Biden's win over Trump, the Republicans did very well, which means that there is little appetite for a communitarian (versus a libertarian) focus and working together and building the means for civic participation. The Embrace sculpture depicts MLK and his wife, hugging.

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