Episode 10 - ParkScore & A Bridge to Elevate Communities
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It’s ParkScore day! Ronda discusses her impressions of this year's ParkScore release, and then is joined by Scott Kratz, Building Bridges Across the River Senior Vice President & 11th Street Bridge Park Director, to discuss the 11th Street Bridge Park—DC’s first elevated park—a repurposed freeway that is quickly becoming a bridge between two very different communities.
About the 11th Street Bridge Project:
11th Street Bridge Park's webpage.
Their Equitable Development Plan that includes new health & wellness strategies.
A link to a short video about why community driven equitable development work is so important & their 7 step plan to engage with local stakeholders.
An NY Times article about their work.
Scott mentions:
Steha Low's book, Why Public Space Matters
Ronda and Tom mention:
Bowling Alone, by Robert Putnam
Trust for Public Land
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