1_4MilePoints

The Walk to a Park initiative focuses on increasing access to parks and open spaces, concentrating on areas of the city that are under-resourced and where residents are living further than a walk to a park. NYC Parks calculates the number of New Yorkers within walking distance of a park and reports on this as part of the Mayor’s Management Report. “Walking distance” is defined as a 1/4-mile or less for sites such as small playgrounds and sitting areas; or a 1/2-mile or less for larger parks that serve a wider region, typically over 8 acres or situated on the waterfront. Certain properties in NYC Parks' portfolio, such as cemeteries, community gardens, or sites with no recreational equipment were not included in this analysis. Similarly, some parks and open-space amenities not under the jurisdiction of NYC Parks were included in this analysis, as they provide recreational value.

This dataset includes two ESRI shapefiles of access points, one for sites that get a 1/4-mile buffer and one for sites that get a 1/2-mile buffer. It also includes an ESRI shapefile of the combined polygon that is the output of this analysis. This polygon represents the total area within walking distance of a park. To generate the number of New Yorkers within that distance, the polygon is compared with data from the U.S. Census.

This information is only current as of the publication date. For more information about this analysis and the Walk to a Park Initiative, visit: https://www.nycgovparks.org/planning-and-building/planning/walk-to-a-park

‘公园漫步’倡议旨在提升公园和开放空间的可进入性，聚焦于城市资源匮乏且居民步行至公园距离较远的区域。纽约市公园局计算了在步行距离内的纽约市民数量，并将此信息作为市长管理报告的一部分进行汇报。‘步行距离’定义为不超过四分之一英里，适用于小型游乐场和休息区等场所；或不超过半英里，适用于服务更广区域的较大公园，通常面积超过八英亩或位于滨水地带。纽约市公园局资产组合中的一些特定场所，如墓地、社区花园或无休闲设施的场所，未包含在本分析中。类似地，一些虽非纽约市公园局管辖但提供休闲价值的公园和开放空间设施，也被纳入了此次分析。本数据集包括两个 ESRI 形状文件，分别对应四分之一英里和半英里缓冲区的访问点；还包括一个表示分析结果的组合多边形 ESRI 形状文件。该多边形代表可步行至公园的总面积。通过将多边形与来自美国人口普查的数据进行比较，生成了该距离内的纽约市民数量。此信息仅截至出版日期。如需了解更多关于此次分析和‘公园漫步’倡议的信息，请访问：https://www.nycgovparks.org/planning-and-building/planning/walk-to-a-park