The Work to Be Done… Advocacy

In this article from the May 2011 NRPA Magazine, Phillip Ginsburg, General Manager of the San Francisco Parks and Recreation Department, makes key points that not making investments in parks is a big mistake.  He cites key benefits of parks, including parks ability to attract businesses, parks create jobs, parks positively impact property values and increase the tax base, parks improve health, parks impyouthublic safety and parks protect natural resources and improve the environment.  To read the entire article, go to http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nrpa/201105/index.php#/15/OnePage to begin reading this important advocacy article.