Why 3 National Orgs Came Together to Promote Proximity to Parks — Episode 010

On October 10, 2017, the Trust for Public Land (TPL), the
National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) and the Urban
Land Institute (ULI) came together to launch a campaign called
10-Minute Walk.


The 10 Minute Walk campaign concept is simple — every should have
access to parks within a 10-minute walk of where they live, work
and play.


To date, over 140 mayors have signed on to the 10-Minute Walk
campaign. They’ve signed on because they recognize that proximity
and accessibility to parks is important and the benefits are
almost too innumerable to count.


This campaign has a big goal and it’s not one that could be
accomplished by one organization alone. That’s why three have
come together to make this happen.


In today’s podcast, we chat with TPL’s Adrian Benepe, ULI’s
Rachel McCleary and NRPA’s Kevin O’Hara about how this campaign
came to be, why a 10-minute walk and more.