Just a few of the magical scenes that can be found in our park system. Photos: (left) Greg Vaughn /VW PICS/Universal Images Group via Getty Images, Kale Williams/Axios, City of Portland
Portland's park system ranked No. 9 in the nation for the fourth year in a row, per an annual report from the Trust for Public Land.
Some 90% of residents live within a 10-minute walk of one of the city's 332 parks, per the report.
Plus: The city received perfect scores for the number of dog parks and splash pads we have.
Yes, but: We only scored 56 out of 100 for equity, with low-income neighborhoods and communities of color seeing fewer acres of park space.
🌳 The bottom line: It's lovely to get national recognition of our beautiful parks, but we still have work to do to make sure everyone sees their benefit.
