Research & Publications

Best practices and the basics of infrastructure reuse project practice

• High Line Network Best Practices Toolkit (PDF)
• An Overview of the Community First Toolkit (PDF)
• Community First Toolkit

Tools and methodologies to authentically engage community stakeholders in open space development and activation.

• The Riverline Community Vision Plan
• The Meadoway Visualization Toolkit
• Town Branch Park Inclusion Plan
• Detroit Riverfront Conservancy Community Advisory Team

Select studies quantifying economic and other long term impacts of parks and open space creation.

• Creating Value Through Open Space: The Economic Impacts of The Underline
• Buffalo Bayou East Sector Investment Framework Report
• Houston Parks Board Benefit Analysis

Organizational approaches to maximizing the economic and social benefits of new green spaces with their communities.

• 11th Street Bridge Park Equitable Development Plan
• The Riverline Equitable Development Framework
• Harold Simmons Park Equitable Development Toolkit

Network examples of public art programs used to engage and activate public open spaces.

• The Underline’s Public Art & Cultural Plan
• High Line Network New Monuments for New Cities
• The Future of Monumentality
• The Bentway’s Play Provocations

Leadership approaches to shift mindsets, behaviors, and practices towards more equitable and inclusive teams and organizations.

• Great Rivers Greenway Diversity Equity & Inclusion Plan
• The Rail Park Equity Lens for Parks & Public Spaces
• High Line Network Equity Audit Takeaways