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Urge your members of Congress to support emergency park funding in the Build Back Better package!
During the pandemic, the outdoors have taken on a whole new meaning for many of us. Parks are where we turn for exercise, fresh air, and finding respite from anxiety and grief. But in too many communities, parks are too few and far between, unwelcoming, rundown, or unsafe. Elsewhere, open space is behind locked gates and “no trespassing” signs.
The Trust for Public Land is leading a coalition of over 300 nonprofits, community groups, and companies calling for a robust investment in local parks to be included in the Build Back Better package.
Robust funding for local parks would meaningfully reduce long-standing park inequities that plague our communities. Take action now and urge your members of Congress to support emergency park funding today!
If funding for local parks is included in the Build Back Better package, they could fund over 1,000 new or upgraded parks where they’re needed most. It would also save 100,000 at-risk seasonal jobs or create 8,000 new ones, while generating $1.37 billion in economic activity.
Public health and park access is too often determined by zip code. But you can help change that. Tell Congress to include robust funding for local parks in the Build Back Better package so that we can ensure every community has a safe place to play in nature close to home.