Health & wellness
BY CARSON WEAVER
Health & Wellness Edition 2025
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When it comes to proximity to a park, 24% of Tomball residents and 33% of Magnolia residents live within a 10-minute walk of a park, which is lower than the average of the nation’s 100 most populous cities at 74%, per the Trust for Public Land. The TPL launched the 10-Minute Walk program in 2017, which aims to improve access to parks, per its website. “Public parks and green spaces are community essentials,” said Bianca Clarke, director of the 10-Minute Walk program. “Parks o er nearby residents a place to play, connect and reap the bene ts of the outdoors.” 24% of Tomball residents live close to parks
Measuring the impact
Magnolia
Percentage of residents who live within a 10-minute walk of a park: 33%
According to the TPL, the city of Houston spends $32 per resident on parks each year, while other Texas cities such as Austin, San Antonio and Dallas spend upwards of $120 per resident. An October 2023 report by the Kinder Institute—a research organization at Rice University—showed two-thirds of Houston residents supported the city spending upwards of $100 per resident on parks and green space. Additionally, in 2021, local parks and recreation agencies in Texas generated $13 billion in economic activity, and supported 74,722 jobs, according to the National Recreation and Parks Association. Nationally, local public park and recreation agencies generated $201.4 billion in economic activity and supported over 1 million jobs.
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10 Total number of parks: 7 Total park acres: 79 Percentage of residents who live within a 10-minute walk of a park: 24% 8
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SOURCE: TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND COMMUNITY IMPACT
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