Today’s new stories:1. Six-Year CUNY Study on Community Parks Initiative Finds Renovated Parks Can Uplift Neighborhoods2. Marine science-themed playground with giant climbable fish opens in Hudson River Park3. Lead found in soil at Trenton elementary school playground; students to be tested4. State taking no further action on lead levels in Wappingers Falls playground5. New Jersey Establishes Nonprofit Parks and Open Space FoundationCitations:https://thecitylife.org/2024/01/25/six-year-cuny-study-on-community-parks-initiative-finds-renovated-parks-can-uplift-neighborhoods-next-20-sites-announced-for-transformational-investments/https://www.6sqft.com/marine-science-playground-opens-pier-26-hudson-river-park/https://newjersey.news12.com/lead-found-soil-trenton-elementary-school-playground-students-to-be-testedhttps://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/local/2024/01/26/no-further-action-on-lead-levels-in-wappingers-falls-playground/72354155007/https://www.thesandpaper.net/articles/new-jersey-establishes-nonprofit-parks-and-open-space-foundation/About Swing Forward Swing Forward is a podcast series from KABOOM! on the future of playgrounds and playspace equity, co-hosted by James Siegal and Jen DeMelo. About KABOOM! KABOOM! is the national nonprofit committed to ending playspace inequity – the reality that quality places to play are not available to every child, especially in communities of color. Since 1996, KABOOM! has partnered with kids and communities to create or transform 17,000+ playspaces and ensure that nearly 12 million kids have equitable access to the critical benefits and opportunities that playspaces offer. In 2022, KABOOM! launched the 25 in 5 Initiative to End Playspace Inequity to accelerate its mission in 25 high-priority locations over five years. Learn more at kaboom.org or join the conversation on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

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