As Summer Approaches, City Parks Start To Get More Foot Traffic

Millenium park
Brad Hagan / Flickr
Millenium park
Brad Hagan / Flickr

As Summer Approaches, City Parks Start To Get More Foot Traffic

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As the General Superintendent and CEO of the Chicago Park District, Michael Kelly has a pretty big job. The Chicago park system serves more than 41 million patrons annually and as the warmer months are swiftly approaching, that means more time at one of Chicago’s 580 parks. 

Tony Sarabia sits down with Superintendent Michael Kelly to talk about improvements that have been made since last year, and Kelly weighs in on the hard decisions on which parks get more care than others.