Topic – Parks

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  Restoring Memorial Park after drought

  Years needed to replace trees

  Matt Dietrichson, Apr 30, 12.

  A plan is in place to bring back the dense canopy of Memorial Park, which lost thousands of trees during the drought, but implementation will take time.

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  Kaid Benfield

  What developers get wrong

  Director, Sustainable Communities, NRDC, Apr 23, 12.

  What developers get wrong about smart growth

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  Hollywood freeway cap park endorsed in Washington

  44-acre park on top of highway

  Matt Dietrichson, Apr 03, 12.

  Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and others gave their blessings for an ambitious park project designed to sit atop of the 101 Freeway in downtown Hollywood.

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  Kaid Benfield

  Community in a warming climate

  Director, Sustainable Communities, NRDC, Apr 02, 12.

  Nine steps for resilience in a warming climate

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  SF: parking spaces to parklets

  People just hanging out

  David Crossley, Jan 11, 12.

  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

  Jay Blazek Crossley, Dec 20, 11.

  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

  Jay Blazek Crossley, Dec 13, 11.

  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

  Jay Blazek Crossley, Dec 13, 11.

  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

  Jay Blazek Crossley, Nov 29, 11.

  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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  David Crossley

  Garden cities & giant parks

  President, Houston Tomorrow, Nov 08, 11.

  Garden cities and giant nature parks

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