A FEW PARKS IN ALBUQUERQUE HAVE BEEN GETTING SOME NEGATIVE ATTENTION LATELY, PRIMARILY AS BEING HANG-OUTS FOR THE HOMELESS AND DRUG USERS. BUT HERE’S THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STORY.
ONLINE RETAILER, “POTS, PLANTERS AND MORE,” SAYS ALBUQUERQUE’S PARKS RANK THE CITY THIRD FROM THE TOP WHEN IT COMES TO THE 25 CITIES WITH THE BEST OUTDOOR SPACES. DUKE CITY PARKS DID WELL IN A NUMBER OF AREAS, INCLUDING THE NUMBER OF ACRES PER 1-THOUSAND RESIDENTS, WALKABLE PARK ACCESS, SPENDING ON PARKS AS WELL AS AIR QUALITY AND ANNUAL TEMPERATURE.
ALBUQUERQUE’S OVERALL SCORE WAS JUST BELOW 2ND PLACE NORTH LAS VEGAS AND FIRST PLACE NEW ORLEANS.
