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Real Humans By Gina Kaufmann

A Tale Of Two Cities’ Parks

Published May 2, 2021 at 4:00 AM CDT
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After spending most of my free time in parks for a year, I visited St. Louis and saw a city that related to its parks very differently. My attempts to understand why revealed a stark truth: Kansas City's parks were designed to separate people, not bring them together.

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Real Humans By Gina Kaufmann inequalityCoronavirusKansas City Parks DepartmentSwope ParkLoose ParkKansas City Historyoutdoor recreationRacismQuinton LucasPodcast
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