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Dallas says ParkScore climbed as city reports 81% of residents within 10-minute walk of a park
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Mayor Eric Johnson and park officials announced that Dallas rose in the Trust for Public Land’s ParkScore, reporting that 81% of residents live within a 10-minute walk of a park and citing recent bond funding and new projects as drivers of improved access.
Mayor Eric Johnson announced that Dallas has moved up in the Trust for Public Land’s annual ParkScore rankings and said 81% of city residents now live within a 10-minute walk of a park, a rise he described as the result of recent investments and planning.
"This year, we jumped another four spots," Johnson said, adding that the city has increased park access from roughly 58% a decade ago to 81% today. He highlighted major projects now under way — including Halpern Park in Oak Cliff and Harold Simmons Park in West Dallas — and said the city is pursuing a…
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