microrobert
06-05-2013, 06:37 PM
Which US City's Parks Are the Best? (http://www.livescience.com/37178-us-city-park-rankings.html)
Of the 50 largest cities in the United States, the city with the best parks system is … drum roll please … Minneapolis!
Minneapolis was the first city to earn the perfect five benches, replacing last year's winner, San Francisco. The new champion wasn't included in last year's scores, which looked only at the 40 largest cities. New York City moved up in ranking in part because of its high accessibility, with 96 percent of the city's population living within a 10-minute walk of a park.
But it's low median park size (Central Park notwithstanding), kept it from a higher ranking.
See the rankings of all 50 parks on the ParkScore website (http://parkscore.tpl.org/rankings.php).
Of the 50 largest cities in the United States, the city with the best parks system is … drum roll please … Minneapolis!
Minneapolis was the first city to earn the perfect five benches, replacing last year's winner, San Francisco. The new champion wasn't included in last year's scores, which looked only at the 40 largest cities. New York City moved up in ranking in part because of its high accessibility, with 96 percent of the city's population living within a 10-minute walk of a park.
But it's low median park size (Central Park notwithstanding), kept it from a higher ranking.
See the rankings of all 50 parks on the ParkScore website (http://parkscore.tpl.org/rankings.php).