Topic – Parks
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SF: parking spaces to parklets
People just hanging out
All across San Francisco, there are new parklets where you can tune your bike, enjoy a cappuccino, or just sit and relax - all in what used to be parking spaces
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Chicago planning America’s largest urban park
140,000 non-contiguous acres
Chicago hopes to build America's largest urban park with state and private funding that could ultimately be 140,000 non-contiguous acres on the south side.
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Baker and Nau to lead effort for 4 county coastal recreation area
As storm surge protection
James A. Baker III and John Nau will lead an effort to create a 130 mile long nationally significant recreation area along the coast of the Houston region.
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Buffalo Bayou trails and park improvements coming through 2015
Series of projects underway
Various improvements to the parks, facilities, and bicycle and pedestrian trails along Buffalo Bayou from Shepherd to Sabine will be complete in 2015.
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Los Angeles will build 50 new pocket parks in 2 years
Also secures 5 acre urban park
The City of Los Angeles will build 50 new pocket parks over the next 2 years and has secured a 5 acre Elephant Hill park in the El Sereno neighborhood.
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Dallas’ Fair Park named APA 2011 Great Places in America
2 miles east of DT Dallas
The American Planning Association has named Dallas' Fair Park to its 2011 Great Places in America, the only Texas place to receive the recognition this year.
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Austin looks to copy Discovery Green model for Waller Creek
Park conservancy model
Austin aims to raise $60 million dollars in the next five years to revamp the creek, three existing parks, and create a new park, using the Houston model.
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Discovery Green praised as one of “America’s Coolest City Parks”
Travel + Leisure Magazine
Travel + Leisure Magazine included Houston's Discovery Green on a recent list of "America's Coolest City Parks."
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