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Well designed parks form an essential part in creating vibrant, healthy communities. They are also an important part of maintaining human connection, civic engagement and an engaged civil society. They are catalysts for energizing the social commons by identifying shared goals and community projects. These projects highlighted by Park People are drawn from across Canada and illustrate this well. Each tells a story of communities coming together to create and strengthen shared assets that benefit everyone.

“To mark Park People’s tenth Anniversary, we’re celebrating city park projects that have transformed their communities by design. Throughout 2021, ten diverse urbanist writers will explore park projects that signify what’s on the horizon for city parks in the decade to come. The series has been edited by Dylan Reid with illustrations from Park People’s own Jake Tobin Garrett. […]”