What makes for a great urban park? Today's video explores that questions, then scans the continent of North America, looking for the very best. Our journey will include some obvious stops -- New York's Central Park and Mexico City's Bosque de Chapultepec -- but some of the cities and parks that appear on the list will likely be surprises as well.
This is an urbanist look at city parks, so criteria will include things like transit access, proximity to city center, integration with adjacent neighborhoods and density, and just...how cool of a park is it? So, lace up your best walking shoes and come on safari.
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Other CityNerd Videos referenced:
- Workhorse Streets of North America: https://youtu.be/JE-cyJypmMY
- Undervalued Cities of the US: https://youtu.be/1qzePci2N6E
- Urbanist Ballparks: https://youtu.be/aXQx1_Zi1BA
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Resources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_populous_cities_in_the_United_States_by_decade
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoobomb
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Image Credits:
- Hyde Park Video by George Morina: https://www.pexels.com/video/people-walking-beside-the-park-lake-5353635/
- Klyde Warren 1 By Kevin1086 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27980272
- Klyde Warren 2 By Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24515359
- Bryant Park 1 By Jean-Christophe BENOIST - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19274240
- Bryant Park 2 By AxelKK - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=83561535
- Lake, boats and the Alfonso XII monument (Retiro) By cesar.ruiz, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=53324171
- Golf (not Retiro) Video by Tom Fisk: https://www.pexels.com/video/drone-footage-of-a-golf-course-3280102/
- Parque Funidora By Robert Valencia (bertobox) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/bertobox/1517348517/, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5119922
- Cubs Rally By Mack Male from Edmonton, AB, Canada - Chicago Cubs Rally, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=71214107
- Wollman Rink By Tomás Fano - originally posted to Flickr as New York. Central Park. Wollman Rink, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4802893
- Central Park thumb 2 Image by Pierre Blaché from Pixabay
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Music:
CityNerd background: Caipirinha in Hawaii by Carmen María and Edu Espinal (YouTube music library)
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