Two Parks Tapped for ULI’s Urban Open Space Award

Two urban parks—one in Oklahoma City, the other in Foshan, China—have been selected as winners of this year’s Urban Land Institute Urban Open Space Award.

Recent Articles

• Video: 606 Trail Opens in Chicago

  September 8, 2015

  After more than a decade of planning, Chicago this June opened the first section of the trail, now known as the 606. An elevated railroad right-of-way converted to a pedestrian greenway, the 606 is a multifunctional park system that also includes a bike path and five neighborhood parks on the ground level along its 2.7-mile (4.5 km) stretch.

• Ten Principles for Responsible Tourism

  August 10, 2015

  Tourism is a critical factor in the U.S. and world economies. “The impacts of tourism on a community can be beneficial if planned and managed, or extremely damaging if left without controls,” says Michael Kelly, former chairman of the APA’s tourism planning division.

• Making Park Conservancies Work

  June 10, 2015

  Declaring that the major parks in America’s largest cities are enjoying “a golden age,” the Trust for Public Land says that conservancies—the private bodies that work in close partnership with municipal agencies to aid urban parks—deserve part of the credit.

• Modernizing San Francisco’s Century-Old City Hall

  June 8, 2015

  Soon to celebrate its centennial, San Francisco’s historic City Hall was recently awarded LEED Platinum certification for Existing Buildings: Operation & Maintenance (EBOM), the oldest building in the United States to achieve the USGBC’s highest rating.

• The Bayou City: Reclaiming Houston’s Signature Waterways

  May 4, 2015

  Across the United States, a number of cities are attempting to restore and rediscover their urban rivers. One of the most ambitious efforts is occurring in Houston, where Buffalo Bayou Park is undergoing a $58 million redevelopment to be completed this year.

• ULI Case Study: Riverfront Park of Denver, Colorado

  March 16, 2015

  A transformative residential development capitalized on old rail-yard land in the heart of the city.

• Green from Green: Creating Value from Private Management of the Public Realm

  November 4, 2014

  America’s golden age for parks is translating into gilded surroundings, according to panelists at a concurrent session at the ULI Fall Meeting.

• Dallas’s Klyde Warren Park Selected for ULI Urban Open Space Award

  October 22, 2014

  Klyde Warren Park, a 5.2-acre (2.1 ha) deck park built over the recessed Woodall Rodgers Freeway in Dallas, has received national recognition as the winner of the 2014 ULI Urban Open Space Award.

• ULI Urban Open Space Award Finalists

  August 4, 2014

  Five finalists have been announced for this year’s award, which recognizes outstanding examples of successful large- and small-scale public spaces.