High-impact design was a recurring theme for parks that opened in 2018, and so was the hope that parks can unite and invigorate cities. Tulsa’s Gathering Place, Toronto’s Bentway, and Detroit’s Riverfront Conservancy are all being transformed into green spaces exhibiting the latest in equitable and resilient design.

In one of the largest gifts of its kind ever, the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation donated $200 million to create new parks and recreational trails in Detroit, MI and Buffalo, New York.