Rec It Philly Questions
We have questions for the next mayor! For the last few months, I have been talking to partners and community groups about what Parks & Rec needs and have drafted 14 questions. I need your feedback before we send out our questionnaire. Please watch this five minute video and then take our two question survey.
After watching the video, let us know which questions are most important to you.
In no particular order, here are our draft questions:
How will you make sure Philadelphia’s 300 parks and rec centers are safe and clean?
Do you see a connection between keeping our parks clean and well maintained and reducing gun violence?
How will you expand recreation programming across Philadelphia?
What are your plans to increase neighborhood jobs for teens and young adults? What role will Parks & Rec play in your plans?
Philadelphia has a waiting list of 23,500 trees to be pruned or removed. How will you eliminate this backlog?
What steps will you take to reduce heat islands in Philadelphia? Will street trees be a part of your plans?
Do you support the Philadelphia Tree Plan goal to reach 30% tree canopy in 30 years?
Will you support continued funding of Rebuild?
How will you increase the number of after school activity slots for students? What role will Parks & Rec play in your plans?
Understaffing of Parks & Rec hurts us all but the pain is not shared equally. How will you make sure that Parks & Rec is best serving our most vulnerable communities?
Parks & Rec, like other City agencies, faces serious challenges in hiring both permanent and seasonal staff. What steps will you take to fix the City’s broken hiring process?
What qualities are you looking for in your Parks & Rec Commissioner?
Will you lead an effort to find a dedicated funding source for Parks & Rec?
Philadelphia spends $50 per capita each year on Parks & Rec operations. Baltimore spends $127. What amount would you plan to reach by the end of your first term?
What will you do about short dumping in parks and empty lots?