Last year, when preparing to launch this blog, I researched other city- or park-related blogs to see how things were done. Since then, I've kept my eye open for good examples and thought I would share those. First, our colleagues at King County Parks have an impressive and informative blog at:
http://www.kingcountyparks.wordpress.com/
Look at their June 16, 2010 post to see how you can get into the Marymoor Concert Series for free.
At a national level, I have collected good information from the City Parks Blog, hosted by the Trust for Public Land. That blog can be found here:
cityparksblog.org
For an intriguing look at Bellevue, scroll to their June 21, 2010 post highlighting a mapping analysis of popular tourist sites (many of which happen to be parks!) around the world. The analysis looks at photos that have been uploaded to the web and 'geotagged' with the location where the photo was taken. Most of Bellevue is included on the map of the Seattle area. Looking at the map, you will see that Pike Place Market and the Space Needle have a clear lead, but the Bellevue Botanical Garden shows up as well as Downtown Park and several of Bellevue's waterfront parks.
One other blog that I've found recently is The Dirt - hosted by the American Society of Landscape Architects:
http://www.kingcountyparks.wordpress.com/
Look at their June 16, 2010 post to see how you can get into the Marymoor Concert Series for free.
At a national level, I have collected good information from the City Parks Blog, hosted by the Trust for Public Land. That blog can be found here:
cityparksblog.org
For an intriguing look at Bellevue, scroll to their June 21, 2010 post highlighting a mapping analysis of popular tourist sites (many of which happen to be parks!) around the world. The analysis looks at photos that have been uploaded to the web and 'geotagged' with the location where the photo was taken. Most of Bellevue is included on the map of the Seattle area. Looking at the map, you will see that Pike Place Market and the Space Needle have a clear lead, but the Bellevue Botanical Garden shows up as well as Downtown Park and several of Bellevue's waterfront parks.
One other blog that I've found recently is The Dirt - hosted by the American Society of Landscape Architects:
dirt.asla.org
This blog has a national and international focus. See the June 16, 2010 post describing a trend among major corporations to offer vegetable gardens on their corporate campuses as an employee benefit.
If you know of other interesting places on the web about parks, open space, sports, cultural arts or recreation, please share by leaving a comment or sending an e-mail.
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