A new stat to boast about. According to the Trust for Public Land (whatever that is??) we are the top ranked metropolitan area. Actually the Trust is a non-profit organization to create and improve public green space. We topped out with a score of 81 compared to NYC in #2 and San Francisco in #3. It looks at acreage, services and access. Although we were lacking a bit in acreage, even despite our fabulous lakes and bike trails, we rocked it in the access caption. It seems like there is a park within a 10 minute walk of every resident in the city. The Chain of Lakes got the highest shout-outs. And the biggest is the 612 acres of the Mississippi River Banks. Believe it or not these parks make up 15% of our land space. How great is that - get out and use it.
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