Park News and Articles

 

“In Photos: A walk through Frederick Law Olmsted’s Enduring Gift: America’s Public Parks”

“A New York photographer captured every season in Olmsted-design spaces.”

The New York Times April 23, 2022

 

Citizen Groups back Plan to Better Fund and Manage City Green Space

PFA Chair Scott Howard posted an opinion about the upcoming parks millage in The Lens.

The Lens Opinion Column Jan. 4, 2019

  • Open Season on Open Space.

    The Disappearing State of NOLA Parks.

    The Cultural Landscape Foundation® (TCLF)

  • Lack of Fair Access to Urban Green Spaces.

    People with higher incomes and more education tend to have greater access to urban green spaces than their less privileged neighbors.

    Lorien Nesbitt

    January 17, 2019, University of British Columbia

  • Time to recognize the basic flaw in our whole approach to flood prevention.

    A storm comes. The city floods, yet again. And so we revert to form, squabble angrily in public forums and look for scapegoats.

    Jed Horne

    August 17, 2017, The Lens

    Photo Credit: Ryan Hamilton

  • Residential green space in childhood is associated with lower risk of psychiatric disorders from adolescence into adulthood.

    Urban residence is associated with a higher risk of some psychiatric disorders, but the underlying drivers remain unknown.

    Kristine Engemann

    March 12, 2019, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences