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An 'urban park', also known as a 'municipal park', is a park that is built in cities and other incorporated places to offer recreation and green space to residents of and visitors to the municipality. The design, operation and maintenance is usually done by government, typically on the city level, but may occasionally be contracted out to a private sector company.
Common features of municipal parks include playgrounds, hiking, running and mixed use trails or paths, bridle paths, sports field and courts, public restrooms, boat ramps and/or picnic facilities depending on the budget and natural features available.
According to the Trust for Public Land, the three most visited municipal parks in the United States are Central Park in New York, Lincoln Park in Chicago, and Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, respectively.^[1]

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★ List of municipal parks in the United States

★ Greenway (landscape)

★ Public park

★ Urban wild

References

1. America's Most Visited City Parks

External links

★ Essay on diversification in public open space planning and design

★ Project for Public Space