Parks/Grounds/Pest Control
Cities need more green space, study shows
Big cities added 5,375 new acres of parkland in 2007, but population growth is outstripping their efforts, according to a new study from the San Francisco-based Trust for Public Land (TPL)....
American Hiking Society seeks applications for 2009 National Trails Fund
The Silver Spring, Md.-based American Hiking Society is accepting applications for its 2009 National Trails Fund...
Going to the next level
By: Deanna Hart
In 1955, Oregon City, Ore., dedicated its municipal elevator, which replaced a similar water-powered structure that was constructed in 1913 to connect...
All in perfect harmony
By: Deanna Hart
Until recently, many residents in the unincorporated community of East Los Angeles were not aware of their civic center. It consisted of hard-to-locate...
The center of the city
By: Brandy Harris and Nesta Anderson
San Antonio's Main Plaza is surrounded by historic landmarks, including San Fernando Cathedral, the Municipal Plaza Building and the Bexar County Courthouse,...
A playful partnership
By: Deanna Hart
In 1944, Metro Parks Tacoma in Tacoma, Wash., and the city's school district wanted to resolve the recurring conflicts between parks, schools and the...
Splashing in the sun
By: Deanna Hart
By 2001, the 1960s-era swimming pool at La Mirada Regional Park in La Mirada, Calif., was beginning to outlive its purpose. Owned by Los Angeles County,...
On the dock of the bay
By: Deanna Hart
In the early 1900s, parcels of St. Petersburg, Fla.'s 33-mile waterfront were little more than blighted properties lined with shacks and deteriorating...
New book documents monumental efforts
Monuments are critical to local communities, bringing residents to public areas and capturing characteristics of cities and towns. In his newly published...
Black tupelo is the Urban Tree of the Year
For 13 years, members of the Watkinsville, Ga.-based Society of Municipal Arborists have selected the Urban Tree of the Year, recognizing one tree annually...
Honored brick by brick
By: Deanna Hart
In 2006, the Iron County, Mich., courthouse lawn was a 10,000-square-foot expanse of lush green grass and 100-year-old trees. After the untimely death...
Pinpointing flying pests
Residents and visitors of Salt Lake City often are drawn to the city's variety of outdoor activities, but mosquitoes can pester many people back indoors....
Fun for all generations
By: By Geoffrey Godbey
Local parks are supposed to serve all residents of a community, but, in many cases, all age groups rarely convene in parks at the same time. In Lewisburg,...
PARKING/Automation boosts revenue in Birmingham
The Birmingham (Ala.) Parking Authority (BPA) has made structural improvements to its lots and decks and has upgraded the technology that helps manage...
PARKS & RECREATION/County partners to build disc golf course
Patrick Prye's stepson was competitive but small for his age. Consequently, he had trouble playing sports in which size and strength dictate success....
PARKS & RECREATION/ Program involves students in park maintenance
By: AMERICAN CITY & COUNTY STAFF
Each year, 30 junior high school students from Sylvania, Ohio, participate in a summer work program that helps improve parks and public areas in the community....
PARKS & RECREATION/Historic downtown park gets facelift
By: AMERICAN CITY & COUNTY STAFF
History was falling into disrepair in downtown Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Colee Hammock, site of an 1836 massacre and a park since 1934, was falling apart....
