Posts Tagged ‘ Parks and Recreation ’

Community Safety and Sustainable Land Use

Posted on January 12, 2010

When: January 28, 2010, 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm

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Urban Sustainability Forum:
“Building Safer Communities through Sustainable Land Use”

Featuring:

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Follow-Up: Protecting Parklands

Posted on August 18, 2009

USF-medium-centeredThree segments of video containing footage from the July 16th, 2009 Urban Sustainability Forum, “Protecting Parklands” can be accessed below.

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Follow Up: July Programs Examine Urban Design

Posted on August 13, 2009

Town Square LogoThrough the Center for Environmental Policy, the Academy of Natural Sciences has had the opportunity to work with new partners and to support novel programming that demonstrates the important role of natural history museums in the 21st century. “Urban sustainability” is one such area that has been embraced by the Academy, as we promote thought and action to make Philadelphia “the greenest, most livable city in America.”  (more…)

Protecting Parklands

Posted on June 22, 2009

When: July 16, 2009, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

USF-medium-centeredUrban Sustainability Forum:  Parklands Use and Protection – Striking The Right Balance

RSVP for Protecting Parklands (via Eventbright)

This program will seek to advance the discussion and thinking about parkland use in Philadelphia.  An historic opportunity to protect and revitalize Philadelphia’s parks and recreation was ushered in last November when citizens overwhelmingly voted in favor of amending the City Charter to create a new Department of Parks and Recreation and a new Commission.  One of the main responsibilities of the new Commission on Parks and Recreation, as mandated by the Charter referendum, will be to, for the first time ever, adopt standards and guidelines for the conveyance and acquisition of park and recreation land and facilities. (more…)