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Innovative
approaches from around the country will be highlighted to show how parks can
partner with the private sector to increase revenue. |
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Session
B3:
Parks as Economic Development Catalysts: The Practical Reasons for Parks |
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Communities are
beginning to realize that their investments in parks, either new or
renovated, bring substantial financial benefits. Evidence shows that parks
can serve as economic development partners in residential and commercial
settings. This positive influence, however, is not guaranteed. This session
will address what factors can make or break a park’s economic impact. It
will also look at examples from around the country and examine the
ingredients that catalyzed those successes. |
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|
| 3:30
- 5:30 pm |
Bus Tour
of the Buffalo Park System |
|
Tour will focus
on the public-private partnership between the Buffalo Olmsted Parks
Conservancy and the County of Erie and how maintenance, security,
environment restoration, and architectural features restoration are being
administered under the new arrangement. |
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|
| 6:00
- 8:00 pm |
Evening
Reception - Buffalo Wing Bash |
|
Anchor Bar |
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| Sat
May
21, 2005 |
|
| 8:00
- 9:00 am |
Registration at Buffalo State College |
|
|
| 9:00
- 10:30 am |
Session C1 - C3 |
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|
Session C1:
Partnerships: The Real Story |
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Partnerships
are hard work! Representatives government, not-for-profit organizations, and
citizen activist groups will speak candidly about the challenges and rewards
of building trust and developing good working relationships between partners
across public and private sectors. |
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Session C2:
Necessary Partners: History, Design and Activism |
|
Historic
city parks around the country are being
restored through innovative partnerships
that bring together historians, landscape
architects, and park support groups.
Learn how historical documents and data can
be used as an effective design and advocacy
tool to support restoration projects.
Case studies from Olmsted-designed parks
will be highlighted.
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|
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Session C3:
Youth: The Future of our City Parks |
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How
do park partnerships engage youth as the
next generation of park stewards? This
session will highlight some compelling
examples of program that have been
instrumental in turning young lives around
through collaborative efforts between parks
and cultural, educational and environmental
institutions and organizations. How are
these relationships initiated, nurtured and
sustained over time, both formally and
informally? Case studies will showcase small
and easily replicable examples as well as
more complex partnerships. |
|
|
| 10:30
- 10:45 am |
Break |
|
|
| 10:45
- 12:15 am |
Sessions
D1-D3 |
|
Session D1:
Strengthening the Park System: The Vision Still Works |
|
Buffalo
contains the first park and parkway system
designed by Olmsted. This session will bring
historians and landscape architects together
to discuss Olmsted's concept of a park
system and its application in cities today
where newly designed parks are linking with
historic parks to create larger networks of
public green space. |
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|
|
Session D2:
Public - Private Management of Park Systems: Case Studies |
|
Representatives
from park systems in Buffalo, Louisville,
and New York that have structured public private partnerships discuss
how they share management, operations and maintenance; handle integration of
paid, union, and volunteer workers, and generate revenue. |
|
|
|
Session D3:
Alternative Public Funding Strategies for City Parks |
|
When city
budgets are cut, parks are often the first reduction on the list. Over the
past decade, park managers have come to rely on alternative financial
resources for parks. Public agencies and private partners have teamed to
develop new funding streams. This session will identify different types of
funding mechanisms and programs and the pros and cons of each. |
|
|
| 12:15
- 1:15 pm |
Catered lunch
at Buffalo State College |
|
|
| 1:30
-
3:00 pm |
Special
Film Screening: Edens Lost & Found |
|
Edens
Lost & Found is a two-hour documentary
set to air on PBS in the Fall of 2005. Edens tells the story of an inspired
individual citizens in cities across the
country who are improving the quality of
life and public health by encouraging
community and civic engagement through the
restoration of their urban ecosystems. The
film's producer, Harry Wiland, will
introduce a special preview specifically
created for the conference and answer
questions afterwards. |
|
|
| 3:15
pm |
Bus leaves for
Niagara Falls State Park Tour |
|
|
| 4:00
- 6:00 pm |
Tour of
Niagara Falls State Park |
|
|
| 6:00
- 8:00 pm |
Reception
at Top of the Falls Restaurant, Niagara Falls |
|
Bus
transportation provided back to the hotel. |
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|
| Sun May 22,
2005 |
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| Free
time to pursue |
Areas of
Interest |
