A day in the park: How our urban public spaces challenge and connect us

The pandemic has put a hold on countless public pleasures. But a taped-off park — whether that means swings and slides, a beachfront trail or checkers of patchy green and concrete — is a particularly distressing sight. As the essays here suggest, these spaces are about more than just play. They challenge and connect us. Parks are ‘all possibility.’This series is part of A Day in the Park, presented by Park People and TD Bank Group. Read more at www.parkpeople.ca. Gun vio