Trust for Public Land's ParkScore Rankings

 
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By the numbers

Best public park systems

1. San Francisco

photo - Will Rogers Gardens in northwest Oklahoma City, shown here in a photo from this month, is an older city park with new additions. Ongoing efforts to improve the city's green spaces, and add new parks, could help the city move higher in rankings of big-city park systems in the U.S. <strong>Jim Beckel - The Oklahoman</strong>
Will Rogers Gardens in northwest Oklahoma City, shown here in a photo from this month, is an older city park with new additions. Ongoing efforts to improve the city's green spaces, and add new parks, could help the city move higher in rankings of big-city park systems in the U.S. Jim Beckel - The Oklahoman

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2. Sacramento, Calif.

3. Boston (tie)

3. New York (tie)

5. Washington

6. Portland, Ore.

7. Virginia Beach, Va.

8. San Diego

9. Seattle

10. Philadelphia

Worst public park systems

31. Tucson, Ariz. (tie)

31. Memphis, Tenn. (tie)

33. Oklahoma City

34. Jacksonville, Fla.

35. San Antonio

36. Indianapolis (tie)

36. Mesa, Ariz. (tie)

38. Louisville, Ky.

39. Charlotte, N.C.

40. Fresno, Calif.

For more information, go online to http://ParkScore.TPL.org.

Source: Trust for Public Land's ParkScore Rankings, a survey of the 40 largest U.S. cities.





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