Park/Open Space as Percent of City Area

City	Area of City in acres	Total Park/Open Space acres within city limits	Park/Open Space as % of City Area
New York	194,115	49,854	25.7%
San Francisco	29,884	5,916	19.8%
Washington DC	39,297	7,504	19.1%
Minneapolis	35,130	5,694	16.2%
Boston	30,992	4,865	15.7%
Philadelphia	86,456	10,685	12.4%
Oakland	35,875	3,712	10.3%
Los Angeles	300,201	29,801>	9.9%
Baltimore	51,714	5,091	9.8%
Long Beach	32,281	2,887	8.9%
Chicago	145,362	11,645	8.0%
Miami	22,830	1,329	5.8%

Average for High Density Cities = 13.8%

Total Park/Open Space includes land owned by city, county, regional, state and federal park agencies within the boundaries of the city.

Source:  Harnik, Peter.  2000.  "Inside City Parks."  Washington,
             D.C.:  ULI-the Urban Land Institute. Updated as of Nov., 2001. 

• Park/Open Space per 1000 Residents

• Park-Related Expenditure per Resident

• Park/Open Space as Percent of City Area

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