
Promoting Joy: The Role of Parks and Public Spaces in City Infrastructure
03/14/23 • 22 min
Phil Ginsburg is the General Manager of the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department. He joined the Future of Infrastructure to talk about importance, and often overlooked role, of parks as infrastructure that make cities work for their residents.
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Phil Ginsburg is the General Manager of the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department. He joined the Future of Infrastructure to talk about importance, and often overlooked role, of parks as infrastructure that make cities work for their residents.
Jeremy Goldberg | LinkedIn | Twitter
Phil Ginsburg | LinkedIn
San Francisco Recreation & Parks
Microsoft Public Sector Center of Expertise
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