Pathways To Happiness for Areas with Low Happiness Scores in Satisfaction with Sports and Recreation
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Pathways to Happiness
for recreation
Pathways to Happiness are ways
to strengthen our satisfaction with our access to recreation
Communities scores for
satisfaction with lifelong learning, arts & culture and recreation are in the range of indifferent
100= happiest
Our scores in 2014 went from mild satisfaction to indifference about our access to sports & recreation, then climbed a bit.
a score below 40 means we are dissatisfied, below 60 means we feel indifferently
Policies
Courageous
Expansion of Parks and Fields
Investment into open spaces and parks
Increase access to nature and opportunities for recreation
Renovate brownfields, preserve greenfields
Emphasis of parks and natural open spaces in area master plan
Resources for Parks and Fields
City Parks Alliance: http://www.cityparksalliance.org
Parks Associations:
National Parks and Recreation Association: https://www.nrpa.org
Master Plan: City Park 2018 (New Orleans) http://neworleanscitypark.com/info/master-plan-city-park-2018
Master Plan Examples:
Santa Monica Parks & Recreation Master Plan:https://www.smgov.net/uploadedFiles/Departments/CCS/Places_Parks_Beach/Parks/Parks_and_Recreation_Master_Plan.pdf
Whitepaper: The Benefits of Parks by Paul Sherer http://www.eastshorepark.org/benefits_of_parks%20tpl.pdf
Expand use of parks and open space
Increase use and types of uses of parks and recreation
Encourage child and youth use of parks in activities that connect them to nature.
Incentive adults to develop habits that incorporate use of parks and yield long term health benefits
Resources for expanding use of parks & open spaces
Saint Paul Minnesota Parks & Recreation: https://www.stpaul.gov/departments/parks-recreation
Park Use Programs:
NYC Parks Opportunity Program: https://www.nycgovparks.org/opportunities/jobs/pop
Characteristics of urban parks associated with park use and physical activity a review of qualitative research by McCormack, Rock, Toohey, Hignell: http://www.med.upenn.edu/beat/docs/McCormack2010HealthPlaceparkuseandPA.pdf
Park Use Information:
Improve Public Health by American Planning Association: https://www.planning.org/cityparks/briefingpapers/physicalactivity.htm
Build up a bank of land in conservation easements
Preserve land not yet developed in perpetuity
Protect natural resources – water, air, soil, land…
Ensure future generations have access to nature
Protect habitats for animals, fish and all critters
Resources for government driven conservation easements
Boulder Colorado Conservation Easement program: https://bouldercolorado.gov/osmp/conservation-easements
Example City’s Conservation Easement Program
NYC Conservation Easement Program: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/watershed_protection/conservation_easements.shtml
All About Conservation Easements from The Nature Conservancy: http://www.nature.org/about-us/private-lands-conservation/conservation-easements/all-about-conservation-easements.xml
Information about Conservation Easements
National Conservation Easement Database: http://conservationeasement.us/reports/easements
What’s it going to take?
Seeing ourselves as the earth
Understanding we are not on our planet, we are of this planet
Early education including time spent in nature and gardening
Increase awareness of the importance of nature for our well-being
Increase informal competitive and non-competitive sports, recreation and artistic movement opportunities
Spending time doing informal activities outdoors
More informal engagement in sports, recreation and movement arts
Moving at 30 minutes a day
Walk, dance, play, be active at least 30 minutes a day.
Other policies in the Pathways to Happiness tool seriesCampaign finance reformGuaranteed basic income
Media reformMassive public transportation
Local food relianceVillage living (cities and rural)
Multi-use zoningPublic spaces
Political festivalsParticipatory governance
Participatory budgetingAnti-corruption policies
Transparency in governmentCompassion training for policeCommunity-based monitoring
Sousveillance Vote holiday
Vacation lawsFamily & Sick leave laws
Flex time and job share lawsTelecommuting policiesBabies at work policiesIntergenerational care
Department of NeighborhoodsVolunteer programs
Mindfulness practice in schoolsSocial justice awareness raising
Mental health –priority counselingSame Sex Marriage Laws
Public child careAge-friendly cities
Loneliness awareness campaignHeritage Programs
Rural CollegesArts & Culture Policy
Lifelong Learning ProgramsWar on Adult illiteracy
Low Cost & Tuition Free CollegeConservation Easements
Expansion of ParksAdult & Kid Park Programs
We envision a world where all beings can thrive.
Can you envision it too?happycounts.org
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