Park Lands in US Cities

How does New York City compare to other Cities in the United States when it comes to Open Space Area and Expenditures?  Inside City Parks, a report from The Trust for Public Land and the Urban Land Institute (ULI) analyzes park systems in the nation's 25 largest cities - based on funding, facilities, and amount of land - and then looks behind the numbers to the philosophies, politics and practices that shape the systems.

See the following Tables from this document to compare New York City Open Space to open space in other U.S. cities.

• Park/Open Space per 1000 Residents
• Park-Related Expenditure per Resident
• Park/Open Space as Percent of City Area

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

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