Learning from parks-related anti-displacement strategies nationwide T he term " green gentrification " seems to have taken the world of parks and recreation by storm in the past few years. Passionate discussions about the role of parks in gentrifying neighborhoods and the risk of displacing the very residents that parks were meant to benefit have packed rooms and spilled out into the halls and have been explored on field trips. No one says, " we build parks, it's not our job to worry about affordable housing " anymore. It has become clear that it is everyone's job to worry about ensuring that parks are part of equitable community development, so that the people who most need the benefits of parks are able to stay in their communities and enjoy those benefits. Otherwise, park advocates, planners and builders are now realizing they may actually be building parks for the new wealthy residents who will replace longtime, low-income residents. W W W. PA R K S A N D R E C R E AT I O N . O R G | D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 9 | PHOTOS COURTESY OF 11TH STREET BRIDGE PARK AND MANNA, INC. A rendering of the 11th Street Bridge Park spanning the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. Parks & Recreation 35