Infrastructure
Infrastructure enables access, powers facilities, connects people to recreational opportunities, creates opportunities for employment and protects our parks from an increasingly unpredictable natural environment. This area contains resources applicable to planning, installing, and upgrading various aspects of park infrastructure.
Conducting a Community Tree Inventory
Penn State Extension, 2015
Street and park tree inventories provide information for the planning, design, planting, maintenance, and removal of community trees.
SAMPLE - RFP Sanitary and Stormwater SystemsAsset Management Plan
City of Ann Arbor, 2016
The City is seeking a qualified engineering firm to develop an asset management plan for both its Stormwater Conveyance and Sanitary SewerCollection Systems.
Light Pollution: The Solution Is Easy!
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, 2015
This video takes a look at park lighting, and demonstrates how it can be improved. It also shows some examples of how effective lighting is safer and saves money over traditional lighting fixtures.
Sample - Application for Dark Sky Park Status
Forest Preserves Champaign County, 2018
Example of an application to classify for becoming a Dark Sky Park
What is an MS4?
Penn State Extension, 2018
Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System refers to a collection of structures designed to gather stormwater and discharge it into local streams and rivers.
National Menu of Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Stormwater
US Environmental Protection Agency, 2020
The menu of BMPs is based on the stormwater Phase II rule's six minimum control measures. EPA has found the practices listed in the menu of BMPs to be representative of the types of practices that can successfully achieve the minimum control measures.
Quick Resource Guide to the MS4 Program
PA Department of Environmental Protection, 2018
This guide was written for municipalities that own and operate Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems(MS4s). Stormwater regulations associated with the Federal Clean Water Act (CWA) are administered under the MS4 Program by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
SAMPLE - Successful Green Infrastructure Grant for Parks
Cleveland Metroparks, 2018
Example grant application of an awarded project to the Ohio EPA for their Encouraging Environmental Excellence (E3) Program - which recognizes an organization’s exceptional achievements in environmental stewardship.
The Economic Benefits of Green Infrastructure
US Environmental Protection Agency, 2014
As part of EPA’s ongoing efforts to build community capacity to develop cost-effective green infrastructure plans, EPA applied the generalized method developed in the Guide to the City of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. EPA conducted this case study to demonstrate the application of the Guide in a city with a comprehensive green infrastructure plan, and to illustrate the value of the multiple benefits that green infrastructure can provide.
Smart Parks
Cartegraph Systems, Inc, 2019
A 7-Step guide to park asset management
2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
US Department of Justice, 2010
This guidance provides detailed information about theDepartment’s adoption of the 2010 Standards including changes to the Standards, the reasoning behind those changes, and responses to publiccomments received on these topics.
Swimming Pool Closure and Winterization Best Practices
Pennsylvania Park Maintenance Institute
This slide deck is from our Shop Talk with Todd Roth from Centre Region Parks and Recreation highlighting important reminders for outdoor pool managers to assist with seasonal closure tasks.
Unleashed - Off-leash Dog Park Design Trends & Planning Tips
PlayCORE
Designing a meaningful dog park involves several steps, including selecting the rightsetting, ensuring the location and context within the setting is meaningful for diverse users, choosing a good mix of equipment and accessories to ensure usability, and adding landscaping to complete the space. In addition, considering the size of the space in relation to layout and design typology is also important to ensure the dog park is comfortable for both dogs and their owners.
Top 10 List for Green / Sustainable Trails
PA DCNR
Suggested best practices in sustainable trail design
Ultimate Guide to Creating and Managing a Water Budget
Jain Irrigation USA
This video outlines a step by step process to create a water budget, manage water to the budget, and how to communicate the value of budgets and water management with property owners and managers.
