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Join us at Central Library on Thursday, May 12, 7:00 p.m., for an author talk with Arlington resident Peter Harnik, on the many new parks being built in surprising places, like rooftops, old railyards, highway decks, covered reservoirs and widened stream valleys.
For many years urban parks across the U.S. sank into decay and disuse. But as metro areas have begun to rebound ? and as evidence of the economic, cultural and health benefits of parks grows ? investment in these valuable facilities has swelled.By serving duty as everything from community gardens to schoolyard parks to cemeteries-for-the-living to recreational retention ponds, the urban parks movement is transforming urban spaces - including those in Arlington - for residents, families, commuters and visitors alike.
Mr. Harnik will read from and discuss his new book, Urban Green: Innovative Parks for Resurgent Cities, about the newest ways that ?all built out? cities can add much-needed parkland.
Peter Harnik is the director of the Center for City Park Excellence at the Trust for Public Land in Washington, D.C. , as well as a long-time environmentalist and bicyclist, and previously co-founded the City Parks Alliance and the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy.
- Call For Contributors: The City And Urban Life (reference Publication)
Call for Contributors: The City and Urban Life (reference publication) Description: M. E. Sharpe, a well-regarded academic and reference publisher, seeks contributions on African cities for The City and Urban Life, a three-volume reference work. Dr...
- Agriculture In Arlington County: Our Recent Past, And A Vision For A Sustainable Future
Join us Wednesday, Sept. 28 for a presentation on ?Agriculture in Arlington County: Our Recent Past, and a Vision for a Sustainable Future,? from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Dan Redmond, whose graduate research is on sustainability and environmental...
- Moving Words Call For Poems About First Love - Deadline Jan. 22
Have you ever ridden the Metrobus, and wondered about the poems posted inside? They're the product of Moving Words, a program makes poetry a part of daily life for commuters in Northern Virginia, and promotes the work of local writers. Submission...
- All Arlington Public Library Sites Closing At 3 P.m. On Saturday, Jan. 30
Due to inclement weather, all Arlington Public Library locations will close at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 30. All Arlington Public Schools events and Department of Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources events scheduled for today have now been canceled....
- Steve Roberts At Shirlington, Nov. 23
Join Shirlington Branch Library and Signature Theatre Monday, Nov. 23 at 7 p.m., when journalist Steve Roberts discusses From Every End of This Earth: 13 families and the new lives they made in America , a poignant and eye-opening look at immigration...
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Author Talk: "Innovative Parks for Resurgent Cities" - May 12
Join us at Central Library on Thursday, May 12, 7:00 p.m., for an author talk with Arlington resident Peter Harnik, on the many new parks being built in surprising places, like rooftops, old railyards, highway decks, covered reservoirs and widened stream valleys.
For many years urban parks across the U.S. sank into decay and disuse. But as metro areas have begun to rebound ? and as evidence of the economic, cultural and health benefits of parks grows ? investment in these valuable facilities has swelled.By serving duty as everything from community gardens to schoolyard parks to cemeteries-for-the-living to recreational retention ponds, the urban parks movement is transforming urban spaces - including those in Arlington - for residents, families, commuters and visitors alike.
Mr. Harnik will read from and discuss his new book, Urban Green: Innovative Parks for Resurgent Cities, about the newest ways that ?all built out? cities can add much-needed parkland.
Peter Harnik is the director of the Center for City Park Excellence at the Trust for Public Land in Washington, D.C. , as well as a long-time environmentalist and bicyclist, and previously co-founded the City Parks Alliance and the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy.
- Call For Contributors: The City And Urban Life (reference Publication)
Call for Contributors: The City and Urban Life (reference publication) Description: M. E. Sharpe, a well-regarded academic and reference publisher, seeks contributions on African cities for The City and Urban Life, a three-volume reference work. Dr...
- Agriculture In Arlington County: Our Recent Past, And A Vision For A Sustainable Future
Join us Wednesday, Sept. 28 for a presentation on ?Agriculture in Arlington County: Our Recent Past, and a Vision for a Sustainable Future,? from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Dan Redmond, whose graduate research is on sustainability and environmental...
- Moving Words Call For Poems About First Love - Deadline Jan. 22
Have you ever ridden the Metrobus, and wondered about the poems posted inside? They're the product of Moving Words, a program makes poetry a part of daily life for commuters in Northern Virginia, and promotes the work of local writers. Submission...
- All Arlington Public Library Sites Closing At 3 P.m. On Saturday, Jan. 30
Due to inclement weather, all Arlington Public Library locations will close at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 30. All Arlington Public Schools events and Department of Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources events scheduled for today have now been canceled....
- Steve Roberts At Shirlington, Nov. 23
Join Shirlington Branch Library and Signature Theatre Monday, Nov. 23 at 7 p.m., when journalist Steve Roberts discusses From Every End of This Earth: 13 families and the new lives they made in America , a poignant and eye-opening look at immigration...