Comments on: U.S. City Parks Added 5,000 Acres Last Year http://dirt.asla.org/2009/10/15/city-parks-added-5000-acres-last-year/ Connecting the Built & Natural Environments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:37:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: James T. Sahlstrom http://dirt.asla.org/2009/10/15/city-parks-added-5000-acres-last-year/#comment-811 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:51:05 +0000 http://dirt.asla.org/?p=3129#comment-811 Oregon was not mentioned in this report,
maybe it’s because the whole state is a park.

]]> By: Neil Kiner http://dirt.asla.org/2009/10/15/city-parks-added-5000-acres-last-year/#comment-810 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:37:38 +0000 http://dirt.asla.org/?p=3129#comment-810 Interesting…but how many acres of developed land were added last year? Does the 5,000 acres of added parkland directly correlate to the added acres of suburbia? How does this compare with the decrease in the residential market over the last couple years?

]]> By: lewisginter http://dirt.asla.org/2009/10/15/city-parks-added-5000-acres-last-year/#comment-797 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:14:05 +0000 http://dirt.asla.org/?p=3129#comment-797 It is wonderful news that we added 5,000 acres of parkland in ONE year! Looks like cities are finally realizing how valuable green space is.

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