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Provide
easily accessible and safe play spaces for children.
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Build
strong communities as neighbors enjoy, manage, and
protect their shared garden.
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Are
places where all residents can interact on a casual basis
and form friendships that improve the quality of their
lives.
- Unite
the block visually, provide a substantial natural respite,
and offer many opportunities for relaxing - quietly alone or
with others.
Community
greens benefit the surrounding neighborhood as well as the residents
by…
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Increasing property values.
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Increasing
safety and security because neighbors know who does and
who does not belong and can look after each other, especially
in the absence of tall privacy fences.
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Adding
stability because people on blocks with community greens
move less often.
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Fostering
the development of new community leaders and organizations.
Cities
benefit from community greens because they…
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Increase property tax revenues as home values
rise.
- Stimulate
home improvement investments.
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Increase
the city's tree canopy, which counters the urban
heat island effect, reduces stormwater runoff, and
provides habitat for birds and other small animals.
- Are
a prime antidote to sprawl by making city living more
attractive, not least to families with children.
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