New City Parks brings parks to neighborhoods that need them.
We work with communities and mayors in small cities to help design, finance, build, program, and steward welcoming and sustainable parks in under-resourced neighborhoods.
EQUITY
We have a single focus: helping under-resourced communities realize their visions for neighborhood parks that are beautiful, safe, and well-maintained.
COMMUNITY
We only go where grassroots groups want us, and we listen. We work directly with neighborhood residents and community stakeholders, translate their ideas into buildable designs, and get projects in the ground.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESILIENCY
Urban green spaces promote stormwater capture, reduce air pollution, create habitat, and provide much-needed shade in neighborhoods dominated by asphalt and cement.
HEALTH
Safe and appealing parks within an easy walk provide exercise, play, and communion with nature. All are essential in combatting heart disease, diabetes, asthma, and obesity, as well as depression and anxiety.
SYSTEMIC CHANGE
We leave behind parks that are models of what can and should be done to better serve our citizens — but that’s not all. We also leave cities with improved systems, new priorities, and strengthened ties to their communities, so they are poised to do more.
Our Funders
We are grateful for the support of the following organizations and individuals:
Achelis & Bodman Foundation, Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, The William C. Bullitt Foundation, Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, Dyson Foundation, Fidelis Care, Green Mountain Energy Sun Club, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western NY - Blue Fund, JPB Foundation, The JM Kaplan Fund, J.C. Kellogg Foundation, The National League of Cities, The Open Space Institute, The Pinkerton Foundation, Holloman Price Foundation, Laurance S. Rockefeller Fund, Jennifer Speers, Henry and Marilyn Taub Foundation, and Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation.
We are also grateful for the legal assistance and support of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP.