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10. designed and natural parkland by city 2014 Designed areas are parklands that have been created, constructed, planted, and managed primarily for human use. They include playgrounds, neighborhood parks, sports fields, plazas, boulevards, municipal golf courses, municipal cemeteries, and all areas served by roadways, parking lots, and service buildings. Natural areas are either pristine or reclaimed lands that are left largely undisturbed and managed for their ecological value (i.e., wetlands, forests, deserts). While they may have trails and occasional benches, they are not developed for any recreation activities beyond walking, running, and cycl ing. City Designed Parkland Percent Designed/Percent Natural (acres) Hialeah 198 Stockton 1,129 Detroit 5,600 Baton Rouge 1,351 Minneapolis 4,761 Winston-Salem 3,249 Santa Ana 479 Fresno 1,444 Newark 758 St. Louis 3,152 Orlando 2,536 Buffalo 1,609 Seattle 5,518 Lubbock 1,873 Norfolk 502 Lincoln 2,507 Omaha 8,458 Lexington/Fayette 3,543 Irving 1,474 Chandler 1,192 Long Beach 2,425 Atlanta 3,844 Laredo 1,041 Denver 3,982 Tucson 2,506 Mesa 1,520 Baltimore 3,079 Fort Wayne 1,500 Fort Worth 7,163 Garland 1,872 Greensboro 3,695 Miami 870 Toledo 1,727 Plano 2,423 Chicago 7,086 Wichita 2,584 Durham 1,430 Milwaukee 2,729 Boise 1,438 Boston 2,549 North Las Vegas 441 Arlington, Texas 2,375 Columbus 5,900 Cincinnati 3,705 Cleveland 1,493 Madison 2,620 Austin 13,058 24 CITY PARK FACTS :: THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND Natural Parkland (acres) 0 28 148 81 295 221 38 129 89 532 436 294 1,023 351 105 595 2,035 881 395 336 700 1,315 371 1,902 1,386 858 1,826 900 4,559 1,207 2,474 572 1,281 1,808 5,399 2,045 1,189 2,495 1,337 2,370 418 2,335 6,016 3,803 1,589 2,802 14,038

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