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ADVOCACY
The Outdoors for All Act increases
investment in green spaces in
under-resourced communities by
establishing the Outdoor Recreation
Legacy Partnership (ORLP) program
as permanent law.
Investing in Parks for All
How you can protect parks for generations to come
By Dan McCarthy
T
hink of all the ways you and your neighbors enjoy outdoor spaces
in your community. Do you smell fresh-cut grass as you bike
through a local park? Do you hear kids playing games during
summer camps? How do these memories make you feel?
Now, imagine a world where you
don't have access to these spaces
and experiences.
Unfortunately, more than 100
million people live without a quality
park within a 10-minute walk
from their home in the United
States
(tinyurl.com/yckvf6ux).
For nearly one-third of the population,
quality time outdoors is out
of reach due to systemic barriers
that prevent people - disproportionately
communities of color -
from enjoying nearby and quality
green spaces. Luckily, lawmakers
in Washington, D.C., are debating
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legislation
that
seeks
to expand
access to parks, and you can help
support it.
A Legislative Solution
The Outdoors for All Act (tinyurl.
com/yk85fsbk) increases investment
in green spaces in under-resourced
communities by establishing the Outdoor
Recreation Legacy Partnership
(ORLP) program as permanent law.
Established by Congress in 2014,
this grant program invests in and develops
outdoor recreation spaces in
economically disadvantaged urban
communities with no, or almost no,
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access to publicly available, nearby
outdoor recreation.
NRPA ardently supports this legislation,
particularly as it relates to
our Three Pillars: Health and Wellness,
Equity, and Conservation. We
understand how easy, free access to
the outdoors benefits individuals,
communities and the environment.
A More Equitable Future
It is critical to acknowledge the systemic
inequities that have created
very different lived experiences in
communities across the country as
we work toward building more equitable
access to parks and outdoor
spaces. As it stands, recreational facilities
and the resources they offer
are not distributed equitably (tinyurl.
com/2p8zy4s5). The Outdoors for
All Act specifies that low-income,
urbanized areas or urban clusters
are the intended beneficiaries of the
ORLP program grant funds - the
very communities that historically
have been underinvested in.
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October 2023 - Parks & Recreation - Intro
October 2023 - Parks & Recreation - Cover1
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https://ezine.nrpa.org/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/october-2022
https://ezine.nrpa.org/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/september-2022
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https://ezine.nrpa.org/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/january-2022
https://ezine.nrpa.org/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/december-2021
https://ezine.nrpa.org/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/november-2021
https://ezine.nrpa.org/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/october-2021
https://ezine.nrpa.org/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/september-2021
https://ezine.nrpa.org/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/august-2021
https://ezine.nrpa.org/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/july-2021
https://ezine.nrpa.org/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/june-2021
https://ezine.nrpa.org/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/may-2021
https://ezine.nrpa.org/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/april-2021
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