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A system-wide park master plan is a tool that can help us understand the history and current barriers to park access and set a vision and plan to remove these inequities and ensure parks and open spaces are providing the most benefit to communities. This session will provide key practices for creating a system-wide park master plan that advances fair and just access to high-quality parks. The session will then dive into helpful case studies to give attendees practical examples.
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Rachel Banner
Director of Park Access
National Recreation and Park Association
Rachel Banner leads the 10-Minute Walk Campaign at the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA), where she designs strategy and manages a team to deliver training, technical assistance, grants, research, evaluation and communications to ensure park professionals have the tools to improve communities through equitable access to quality parks. Rachel received her Master’s in Public Health from Tufts University and her BS in Exercise Science from Elon University, both focused on health equity, chronic disease prevention and the built environment.
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