Just released is a report for urban park systems in the country per the Trust for Public Land (TPL)’s annual ParkScore rankings, an index that ranks urban recreational spaces belonging to the 100 most populous American cities.
Residents of Mesa will have to scroll way down - to the bottom ten - to see how the city gets ranked.
The ParkScore® index measures how well the 100 largest U.S. cities are meeting the need for parks
http://parkscore.tpl.org/
The ParkScore methodology is based on three key criteria. Park Access uses advanced GIS mapping technology to determine how far a city’s residents must walk to access the nearest public green space. Park Size takes into consideration both the median size of a unit within an individual park system and the total amount of land within a city that’s dedicated to parks.
Finally, the Facilities and Investment category combines both a city's park spending per resident and the availability of a quartet of aforementioned park amenities: dog parks, playgrounds, basketball hoops and recreation/senior centers
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Take a look at around 7 o'clock - for Mesa it's $28.6 Millions of dollars.
Mesa = 91 out of 100 |
Link for Mesa >> http://parkscore.tpl.org/city.php?city=Mesa
Explore an interactive map from this link
Park Facts:
Park acreage: 2,521 acres
People served per park acre: 183
Oldest municipal park: Pioneer Park, est. 1947
Largest municipal park: Red Mountain Park, 582 acres
Most-visited municipal park: Riverview Park
City Stats
- City area: 83,578 acres
- Median park size: 2.6 acres
- Park land as % of city area: 3.0 %
- Spending per resident: $69.96
- Basketball Hoops per 10,000: 2.6
- Dog Parks per 100,000 Residents: 0.4
- Playgrounds per 10,000: 1.4
- Recreation / Senior Centers
per 20,000 Residents: 0.2 - Population density: 5.5 per acre
VIEW FULL RANKING ANALYSIS HERE
Using mapping technology and demographic data, we determined how well each city is meeting the need for parks.
You can learn more with in-depth city profiles …
… or compare multiple cities.
We scored cities in three categories. Learn more about the ParkScore® methodology.
OTHER RESOURCES AND LINKS
New tool: http://gis.mesaaz.gov/ParkFinder/
http://www.mesaaz.gov/things-to-do/parks-recreation-commercial-facilities/parks
http://www.mesaaz.gov/city-hall/office-of-management-budget/major-funds
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