Urban Policy 2019: How Private Dollars Can Manage Public Parks

In our latest Urban Policy Series, Manhattan Institute convened policy experts and local practitioners to speak to the state of America’s public spaces, with the goal of equipping urban leaders with the ideas and tools they need to lead.

Charles McElwee, the assistant editor of City Journal, distills the lessons from Dan Biederman's experience with Bryant Park into principles for leveraging private dollars for public spaces. All too many parks nationwide are underfunded, underused, and underappreciated. McElwee shows how avoiding public support and implementing better management can help parks be beautiful and self-sustaining for generations to come.

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