Today I am joined by Mary Alice Lee, Director, NYC Playgrounds Program, Trust for Public Land. As director of Trust for Public Land’s NYC Playgrounds Program, Mary Alice is currently overseeing a public-private partnership with the NYC Department of Environmental Protection, NYC Department of Education and School Construction Authority to design and build new school and community playgrounds that capture rainwater through green infrastructure. She also recently began a new partnership to design and build 20 green infrastructure playgrounds as part of the Mayor’s Extreme Weather Task Force in response to Hurricane Ida. She opened her 225th playground in 2023, placing nearly 4.5 million New Yorkers within a 10 minute walk of a park. She has previously worked for the NYC Parks Department and The Municipal Art Society. Mary Alice received an Honorary Membership in the American Society of Landscape Architects in 2014. She also received the ASLA NY chapter President’s Award for Inspiring the Next Generation in 2016. She was awarded the National ASLA Olmsted Medal for the NYC Playgrounds Program in 2021.
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