Minneapolis, St. Paul parks shine in national report
The nonprofit Trust for Public Land on Tuesday reported the following for the state’s two largest cities:
RECREATION CENTERS per 20,000 residents: St. Paul, first nationally at 3.0; Minneapolis, second, 2.6.
TENNIS COURTS per 10,000 residents: Minneapolis, first, 4.9; St. Paul, tied for third, 3.7.
BALL DIAMONDS per 10,000 residents: St. Paul, first, 5.6; Minneapolis, second, 5.3.
SKATEBOARD PARKS per 100,000 residents: Minneapolis, third, 1.6; St. Paul, 16th, 0.7.
PARK-RELATED SPENDING per resident: St. Paul, third, $224; Minneapolis, eighth, $151.
NON-SEASONAL MUNICIPAL PARK EMPLOYEES per 1,000 residents: Minneapolis, fifth, 1.56; St. Paul, 14th, 1.08.
The Twin Cities also landed one of its park destinations among the most-visited in the nation. The Lake Harriet/Lyndale Park area in Minneapolis receives about 2.25 million visitors a year, placing it 30th.