10-Minute Walk

July 2023 Parks-advocacy movement in the U.S. thumb|Washington Square Park, New York City The 10-Minute Walk,https://www.10minutewalk.org 10 Minute Walk www.10minutewalk.org February 16, 2023 also known as the 10-Minute Walk to a Park, is a parks-advocacy movement led by The Trust for Public Land to ensure that everyone in the United States lives within a ten-minute walk to a high-quality park or green space.Mahamud Faiza October 10, 2017 http://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-st-paul-mayors-join-national-push-for-parks-within-10-minute-walk/450317543/ Minneapolis, St. Paul mayors join national push for parks within 10-minute walk Star Tribune October 11, 2017http://fox21news.com/2017/10/09/national-10-minute-walk-campaign-to-launch-in-colorado-springs/ National '10-minute walk' campaign to launch in Colorado Springs October 10, 2017 Asperin Alexa Mae FOX21News.com October 11, 2017 en-UShttps://www.tpl.org/10minutewalk 10 Minute Walk The Trust for Public Land October 10, 2017 October 16, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171016013850/https://www.tpl.org/10minutewalk deadhttp://queencreekindependent.com/sports-and-outdoors/public-encouraged-take-10-minute-walk-parks-trails-10-10/ Public encouraged to take 10-minute walk to parks, trails on 10-10 - Queen Creek Independent October 8, 2017 Queen Creek Independent October 11, 2017 en-US dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171015202348/http://queencreekindependent.com/sports-and-outdoors/public-encouraged-take-10-minute-walk-parks-trails-10-10/ October 15, 2017 History and adoption More than 300 mayors of large and small cities across the United States have committed to the goal, including the mayors of the four largest cities in the U.S.: New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Houston. Urban parks are increasingly seen by those in municipal government as a solution to many inner-city challenges.http://www.governing.com/gov-institute/voices/col-urban-parks-10-minute-challenge.html Urban Parks and the 10-Minute Challenge www.governing.com October 26, 2017 en November 7, 2017 This initiative seeks to provide physical and mental health benefits, opportunities for physical activity, proximity to nature, neighborhood and community revitalization, and environmental benefits for citizens through the creation of urban parks.Han Bing Cohen Deborah McKenzie Thomas L. Quantifying the contribution of neighborhood parks to physical activity Preventive Medicine 57 5 483–487 10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.06.021 23827723 3800218 2013White Mathew P. Alcock Ian Wheeler Benedict W. Depledge Michael H. April 23, 2013 Would You Be Happier Living in a Greener Urban Area? A Fixed-Effects Analysis of Panel Data Psychological Science en 24 6 920–928 10.1177/0956797612464659 23613211 28335868McCormack Gavin R. Rock Melanie Toohey Ann M. Hignell Danica Characteristics of urban parks associated with park use and physical activity: A review of qualitative research Health & Place 16 4 712–726 10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.03.003 20356780 2010 1880/115554 https://repositorio.ifpe.edu.br/xmlui/handle/123456789/545 free Health studies demonstrate that an increase in exercise, including walking alone, may foster longevity in older adults.Lapook Jon October 19, 2017 Walking for 10 minutes daily reduces risk of early death, study says en CBS News https://www.cbsnews.com/news/study-10-minute-walk-reduces-risk-early-death-health/ October 20, 2017Patel Alpa V. Hildebrand Janet S. Leach Corinne R. Campbell Peter T. Doyle Colleen Shuval Kerem Wang Ying Gapstur Susan M. Walking in Relation to Mortality in a Large Prospective Cohort of Older U.S. Adults American Journal of Preventive Medicine 54 1 10–19 10.1016/j.amepre.2017.08.019 29056372 January 2018 The effort was adopted as a resolution at the 85th annual United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) convention in 2017 as a goal for cities to increase parks and green space as a civic responsibility.http://legacy.usmayors.org/resolutions/85th_Conference/proposedcommittee.asp?committee=Tourism,%20Arts,%20Parks,%20Entertainment,%20and%20Sports 85th Annual Meeting: June 23-26, 2017 in Miami Beach - usmayors.org legacy.usmayors.org en-US October 10, 2017 January 29, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190129140208/http://legacy.usmayors.org/resolutions/85th_Conference/proposedcommittee.asp?committee=Tourism,%20Arts,%20Parks,%20Entertainment,%20and%20Sports dead The concept has been supported by several community-based nonprofit organizations: the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA),http://www.nrpa.org/our-work/partnerships/initiatives/10-minute-walk/ 10 Minute Walk National Recreation and Park Association en October 10, 2017 the Urban Land Institute (ULI),https://americas.uli.org/press-release/nations-mayors-launch-groundbreaking-10-minute-walk-park-campaign/ Nation's Mayors Launch Groundbreaking 10-Minute Walk to a Park Campaign October 10, 2017 ULI Americas October 10, 2017 en-US and Fields in Trust in the UK.https://www.fieldsintrust.org/News/the-ten-minute-walk-and-why-its-important The ten-minute walk and why it's important Fields in Trust en October 31, 2021 A ten-minute walk is considered to be 1/2 mi km on in, which is the distance the National Park Service (NPS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) uses when they link park access and public health.Merriam, D. Bality, A. Stein, J. Boehmer, T. 2017 Improving Public Health through Public Parks and Trails: Eight Common Measures. Summary report. US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and US Department of the Interior, National Park Service. https://npgallery.nps.gov/RTCA/GetAsset/f09e69fc-2696-45e8-b4d5-90e4cea5e689 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171007013115/https://npgallery.nps.gov/RTCA/GetAsset/f09e69fc-2696-45e8-b4d5-90e4cea5e689 October 7, 2017 October 2, 2021 npgallery.nps.gov The first city in the U.S. to achieve a 10-Minute Walk to a park for every resident was San Francisco.May 16, 2017 San Francisco Becomes First City in Nation Where All Residents Live Within a 10-Minute Walk to a Park Office of the Mayor https://sfmayor.org/article/san-francisco-becomes-first-city-nation-where-all-residents-live-within-10-minute-walk-park live October 11, 2017 sfmayor.org en https://web.archive.org/web/20170618104128/http://sfmayor.org/article/san-francisco-becomes-first-city-nation-where-all-residents-live-within-10-minute-walk-park June 18, 2017 Johnson Lizzie May 16, 2017 SF 1st city in nation with a park 10-minute walk from every home San Francisco Chronicle http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/SF-1st-city-in-nation-with-a-park-10-minute-walk-11150987.php October 10, 2017 See also Park conservancy Walking distance measure 15-minute city References External links ParkServe - an open, comprehensive database of park information for 14,000 cities across the U.S. Category:Parks in the United States