Economic Activities & Concessions

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This section covers income-generating ideas and strategies such as facilities rental, gifts and catalogs, naming programs, and vending.

• Activities and Concessions Turn Problem Park Into Town Square

  A success story about how programming and concessions helped the city of Sacramento transform a problematic area into a vibrant town square.
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• Concessions Overhaul Brings Major Expansion and New Exhibition

  The story behind a successful capital campaign for Roger Williams Park, a 430-acre Victorian jewel in Providence, Rhode Island.

• Prospect Park Concessions: Raising the Quality of the Park Experience

  A Success Story from the Urban Parks Institute.

• Garage Below Supports Park Above in Boston

  By building a park on top of a sunken parking garage, a downtown restoration corporation generates revenue and creates an oasis in Boston's dense business district.

• Outsourcing

  A relatively new concept in the urban park business, outsourcing is now a high-growth industry. A chapter from Trust for Public Land's Local Parks, Local Financing.

• Gifts to Share

  Sacramento, CA residents invest in their parks through this nonprofit program, donating money for gifts ranging from a shovel to trees, benches, or playground equipment.

• Rebuilding the Parks in Indianapolis

  Developing successful partnerships and a fiscal strategy that better tapped community resources were key ingredients to re-creating Indianapolis' Department of Parks and Recreation. Leon Younger details his work in these areas.

• The Greening of Chicago

  Chicago Park District CEO David Doig discusses land acquisition, revenue generation, and how to outsource operations effectively in this interview conducted by Peter Harnik, author of Inside City Parks. Courtesy of the Trust for Public Land.

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