Rejuvenating Neighborhoods and Communities Through Parks—A Guide To Success www.NRPA.org National Recreation and Park Association © 2011 All Rights Reserved 18 • History of cultural activity in many of the parks • Recently acquired beachfront property added to Socrates Sculpture Park Challenges • Minimal use of waterfront parks • Extensive capital needs, ranging from new playgrounds to a collapsing seawall • Little coordinated community leadership for the waterfront Strategies • Doubled cultural and sports programs in parks • Extensive outreach for concert series, attracting 3,300 people • $5,000 in small grants to support local programming • Earth Day and shoreline cleanup events that established a base for ongoing collaboration • Participation by 300 volunteers in beautification projects Source: Catalyst for Neighborhood Parks – Step One: Build Partnerships for Parks Information has value. Once gathered, it can: • More clearly and accurately define the needs and goals • Contribute to better decisionmaking • Garner support and resources from decision-makers and partners The key is to make the best possible use of existing data as well as information available through technology and apply it.
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