If we ever give Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson flowers for one thing, it’s his administration’s fealty to parks and green spaces. Johnson began hammering on his dedication to parks ( one of the four “Ps” crucial to his governance of Dallas ) years before the $1.1 billion bond package in 2024. Johnson wanted parks to come out on top.

His dedication has paid off; our park score has increased every year since 2020, and we currently sit at 34th in the United States for park access, equity, amenities, investment and acreage. We are spending more money per resident on parks than ever before, and more than the national average. The number of Dallas residents living within a 10-minute walk of a park has increased 30% since 2017.

Rudy Karimi, Dallas Park and Recreation Board member for District 14

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