Breda zet zich samen met inwoners in voor Stad in een Park. Daar liggen nog veel kansen. Afgelopen week twee mooie bijeenkomsten onder onze kersverse titel van National Park City: een community bijeenkomst en een met sprekers bij Stadssociëteit de gouden cirkel. Met inspiratie verder!

#breda #stadineenpark #groenlinkspvda #nationalparkcity #nationalparkcitybreda

Let's help #Cardiff in its quest to become a #NationalParkCity. Drop-in events across the city and online, from 9 September to 23 October 👀

#Caerdydd

🚨 #Geography #News Alert! In this #CoffeeGeogPod short, Kit Marie welcomes back Dan Raven-Ellison to chat about #Chattanooga becoming a #NationalParkCity 🌳 and exciting updates to the #SlowWays walking network 🚶‍♀️🌍

📹 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vuiki0nsdGg
🎧 https://soundcloud.com/geogramblings/coffee-geography-espresso-8

Breda becomes the EU’s first official National Park City.

The creative, cobblestoned Dutch city of Breda has officially become the first National Park City in the European Union.

Officially designated by the National Park City Foundation in May, Breda joins London, Adelaide and Chattanooga as the fourth member of a growing global movement to make urban areas greener, healthier and more connected to nature.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250521-breda-becomes-the-eus-first-official-national-park-city?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Breda #Cities #Netherlands #Parks #NationalParkCity #Green

Breda mag zich met trots National Park City noemen! Internationale erkenning gekregen voor onze ambitie als Stad in een Park. Alles dankzij samenwerking inwoners, ondernemers en overheid. Zo maken we Breda groener en zo ook gezonder en gelukkiger!

#nationalparkcity #breda #stadineenpark

#ChattanoogaTN Just Became North America’s First National Park City. Here’s What That Means

The designation was awarded by a London-based charity that aims to make cities more like national parks: “greener, healthier and wilder”

by Sarah Kuta - Daily Correspondent
April 23, 2025

"#Chattanooga has been named North America’s first #NationalParkCity, a designation that acknowledges the city’s abundant green spaces and commitment to environmental stewardship.

[...]

"In Chattanooga, city leaders have used the initiative to encourage residents to 'think about Chattanooga as a city in a park, rather than a city with some parks in it,' says Tim Kelly, the mayor of Chattanooga, in a video announcing the designation.

" 'The outdoors is our competitive advantage,' he adds. 'It’s at the heart of our story of revitalization, and it’s at the core of our identity as Chattanoogans. We’ve always known how special Chattanooga’s connection to the outdoors is, and now it’s going to be recognized around the world.' "

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/chattanooga-just-became-north-americas-first-national-park-city-heres-what-that-means-180986465/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

#GreenCities #SolarPunkSunday #GreenSpaces #MoreGreenSpace #MoreParks #EnvironmentalStewardship

I missed this when it was originally created for #NationalParkCity, but thanks to Londonist posting about their Weekend Walk list, I came across this neat underground-style map called Greenground, connecting major London parks https://londonist.com/london/great-outdoors/tube-map-parks

#greeninfrastructure #greenspace #parks #London #londonparks

#UrbanNature #NationalParkCity
Free 90 minutes session on urban 'blueways and greenways', organised by Galway NPC, with examples from round the world. Wednesday 23 November https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/urban-blueways-greenways-part-1-seminarwebinar-online-option-tickets-464577061497

#NatureEvents