Table 3.

Mission statements and supporting activities for redesigning parks

I want to feel a sense of ______ in this park. / My park will foster______	What activities could engender these feelings? How can a park embody such values?
Civic engagement	• Diverse activities • Volunteering • Collective activities • Include social services
Individual development	• Education activities • Cultural activities • Recreational activities/physical activities • Allow for solitude, reflection
Community belongingness	• Allow for/invite people to sit together • Provide food/drinks • Include markets and events (e.g., movies) • Host music performances or art shows • Accessible to diverse age range • Field trips (birdwatching)
Pride	• Invite residents to jointly maintain/clean up the space • Pertain to local demographic/culture
Stress relief	• Have sufficient natural landscaping
Ownership/agency	• Include markets and events (e.g., movies) • Host music performances, art shows, dance, movies, cultural activities, games (chess) • Invite residents to jointly maintain/clean up the space • Children’s activities • Urban agriculture • Active recreation
History & cultural development	• Pertain to local demographic/culture • Host music performances, art shows, dance, movies, cultural activities, games (chess)
Happiness