Access to a park encourages healthy living and builds stronger communities.
Access to a park encourages healthy living and builds stronger communities. Yet few cities have a clear understanding of how many people actually use their parks. Few cities doubt the tremendous value that their parks provide, but unfortunately they find difficulties in sustaining their park budgets with only a partial picture of how parks are performing. It’s time to take a closer look at our parks.
Park access services include the design, construction, maintenance, repair and operation of parks. These may include active parks and parkettes, sports fields and public open spaces such as ravine lands, urban forests and scrubland. Recreational facilities within parks may or may not be included.
Efficiency
Operating and capital cost per hectare of park. This measure combines the total operating costs with the total capital costs and divides the total amount by the number of reported hectares of park within the city.
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Percent of residents within walking distance of parks. This measure indicates the accessibility of parks as a percentage of the total city population that lives within 800 meters (approximately a 10-minute walk) of a park.
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