Rejuvenating Neighborhoods and Communities Through Parks—A Guide To Success www.NRPA.org National Recreation and Park Association © 2011 All Rights Reserved 4 Parks are such an essential component of livable, sustainable, communities that it is difficult to imagine a truly livable sustainable community without parks, trails, and other recreational resources and the positive changes such parks create for the entire neighborhood The Parks Build Community project at Marvin Gaye Park has begun to serve as a national model for any community to use in the restoration and rehabilitation of deteriorated urban parks This toolkit, which was assembled with the intention of deconstructing the valuable lessons learned from the Marvin Gaye project, can serve as a guide for other agencies, non-profits, and communities There are a number of essential steps that can point the way to successfully completing similar projects Every component might not apply to every project, but the outreach and partnership building examples of this project and other similar projects around the country can help any agency to link results to outcomes in a way that brings credit to the partners and ensures a high probability of success NRPA is pleased to share not just the vision, but also the nuts-and-bolts of how Parks Build Community can work in your community
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