As teachable moments go, there’s really nothing quite like a pandemic to reveal the essential role parks and greenspace play in the nation’s physical and mental health. And our current health crisis makes abundantly clear that these important public spaces will continue to play an essential role in the nation’s recovery when the pandemic ends.
Nowhere is this lesson truer than in our cities, where park space is at a premium and where COVID-19 is exacting an outsized impact on low-income communities and communities of color. There is a fundamental inequity in Americans’ access to quality parks, recreation and nature. With the pandemic’s restrictions on travel, these inequities have only grown more apparent and more severe.
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