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Urge your members of Congress to support emergency park funding!
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.
A historic, one-time investment in local parks would stimulate job creation and economic activity, expand park access for the one-in-three Americans who do not have a close-to-home park, and provide health and social benefits to underserved communities.
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.