10-Minute Walk

The 10-Minute Walk,[1] also known as the 10-Minute Walk to a Park, refers to a grassroots parks-advocacy movement to ensure that everyone in the United States lives within a ten-minute walk to a high-quality park or green space.[2][3] The effort was adopted as a resolution at the 85th annual United States Conference of Mayors convention in 2017[4] as a goal for cities to increase parks and green space as a civic responsibility. The concept has been supported by several community-based nonprofit organizations including The Trust for Public Land,[5][6] the National Recreation and Park Association,[7] and the Urban Land Institute.[8] A ten-minute walk is commonly considered to be half a mile, which is the distance the National Park Service and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention uses when they link park access and public health.[9]

Washington Square Park, New York City

Adoption and spread

More than 200 mayors[10] 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 within municipal government as a solution to many inner-city challenges.[11] 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.[12][13][14] Health studies demonstrate that an increase in exercise, including walking alone, may provide longevity in older adults.[15][16]

The first city in the U.S. to achieve a 10-Minute Walk to a park for every resident was San Francisco.[17][18]

See also

References
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  11. "Urban Parks and the 10-Minute Challenge". www.governing.com. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
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  13. White, Mathew P.; Alcock, Ian; Wheeler, Benedict W.; Depledge, Michael H. (2013-04-23). "Would You Be Happier Living in a Greener Urban Area? A Fixed-Effects Analysis of Panel Data". Psychological Science. 24 (6): 920–928. doi:10.1177/0956797612464659. PMID 23613211.
  14. McCormack, Gavin R.; Rock, Melanie; Toohey, Ann M.; Hignell, Danica (2010). "Characteristics of urban parks associated with park use and physical activity: A review of qualitative research". Health & Place. 16 (4): 712–726. doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.03.003. PMID 20356780.
  15. "Walking for 10 minutes daily reduces risk of early death, study says". Retrieved 2017-10-20.
  16. Patel, Alpa V.; Hildebrand, Janet S.; Leach, Corinne R.; Campbell, Peter T.; Doyle, Colleen; Shuval, Kerem; Wang, Ying; Gapstur, Susan M. (January 2018). "Walking in Relation to Mortality in a Large Prospective Cohort of Older U.S. Adults". American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 54 (1): 10–19. doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2017.08.019. PMID 29056372.
  17. "San Francisco Becomes First City in Nation Where All Residents Live Within a 10-Minute Walk to a Park | Office of the Mayor". sfmayor.org. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
  18. "SF 1st city in nation with a park 10-minute walk from every home". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
  • ParkServe - an open, comprehensive database of park information for 14,000 cities across the U.S.
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