Parkways Blog: Seattle Park System Ranked In Top 10 In National Index

Seattle WA

29 May, 2021

11:29 AM

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Press release from Parkways Blog: Chris Nicholson May 28, 2021 The Trust for Public Lands has ranked Seattle in the top 10 cities nationwide in its 2021 ParkScore index. Seattle was No. 9 on the list, moving up from No. 14 last year.  The index is a national comparison of park systems across the 100 most populated cities in the United States. Published annually, the index measures park systems according to five categories: access, investment, amenities, acreage, and—a significant new category for 2021—equity. TPL measures equity through park space per capita, 10-minute walk, by race and income.  For the complete list of 2021 ParkScore rankings, see: https://www.tpl.org/parkscore. For the details of Seattle's ranking see: https://www.tpl.org/city/seattle-washington.  More interesting information and background are linked below  See TPL's 2021 summary report: Parks and an Equitable Recovery  Download this year's City Park Facts benchmarking data: https://www.tpl.org/2021-city-park-facts  Check out the updated ParkServe mapping app for Seattle: https://parkserve.tpl.org/mapping/index.html?CityID=5363000  This press release was produced by Parkways Blog. The views expressed here are the author's own.