Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
Urban Agenda Call to Action Initiative
NPS Urban Agenda
§ Provide a forward-thinking
picture for the National Park Service in cities;
§ Raise awareness and illuminate urban parks and programs;
§ Establish collaborative approaches that integrate parks, programs and partnerships;
§ Address barriers that impede our progress in urban environments.
25 Years Ago… The same issues were identified?
Urban Strategists
Diversity is our Strength
407 National Park Units 43 NPS Programs
Mega Regions: U.S. Growth 2050
Business Case
Grey Research Showed: § Most people associate the NPS
with a handful of big, distant
parks in the west that they felt
had little relevance to their lives
and work.
§ Many people were unaware of the
breadth of NPS programs,
believing that the National Park
Service does little beyond
protecting the parks.
Urban Agenda
� Be Relevant to All Americans
� Activate “ONE NPS”
� Nurture a Culture of Collaboration
Principles
Modeling Collaboration
Implement Urban
Agenda Network
Development
Evaluation
Share Experiences
& Build Skills Learning
from Case Studies
Urban Model Areas/Urban
Fellows
n Breaking down silos
n Parks, Programs & Partnerships
n Networks of Urban Practitioners
Implementing the Urban Agenda
§ Launch at City Parks Alliance
Greater & Greener Conference;
§ Model cities and Urban Fellows selected;
§ Re-launching the Urban Matters National Network;
§ Test the principles of the Urban Agenda across the Service.
Parks Adjacent to Ci1es
Model Areas:
Parks Embedded in Ci1es
No Physical Presence of NPS Unit
Tucson
Jacksonville
New York City Detroit Richmond
St. Louis
Demonstrate strategic use of the NPS portfolio in parks, programs and partnerships - learn and share experiences.
Washington DC
Boston
Philadelphia
Richmond, VA
Role of Fellows:
§ Senior Position in Model Area to activate the Agenda
§ Urban Fellows cohort and feeder
to national urban network
§ Connector / Catalyst between parks, programs and partners § Test new ways - communication, shared learning, and problem
solving
§ Harness the energy of local partnerships and activate projects that
advance Urban Agenda principles
Making Connections
§ Identifying values and strategic interests in cities through asset/values mapping
§ Building alliances with federal, state and local agencies accelerate interagency collaboration and complementary action;
§ Building alliances with local non-profits, educational institutions, foundations, and others to help identify and achieve shared goals;
§ Leverage the full suite of NPS programmatic and park assets designed to better serve community and NPS interests
Urban Matters: Building An Urban Network
Re-Launching Urban Matters
§ Urban Matters Engagement Series launching June 24th
§ Success stories shared on nps.gov/urban and social media
§ Connecting with Urban Fellows & model cities
§ Learning from pioneering sites, programs, and partners
D I S C U S S I O N
Urban Agenda Call to Action Initiative
