Charlotte, North Carolina

===Parks and green space===
[[File:Little Sugar Creek Greenway at 4th Street.jpg|alt=|thumb|[[Little Sugar Creek Greenway]] at East 4th Street overpass]] 
[[File:Romare Bearden Park 2.JPG|thumb|A view of [[Romare Bearden Park]], also located in Uptown Charlotte]]
[[Latta Park]] was created in 1891 as an amusement park.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Latta Park {{!}} Charlotte Mecklenburg Story |url=https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/charlottes-legacy-changing-faces-city/latta-park |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=www.cmstory.org}}</ref>

[[Bryant Park (Charlotte, North Carolina)|Bryant Park]] was established in the 1930s and is one of the earliest small-scale public parks in Charlotte. It is the only green space remaining in West Morehead Street's industrial sector.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-10-14 |title=Bryant Park {{!}} Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission |url=http://landmarkscommission.org/2016/10/14/bryant-park/ |access-date=2024-03-11 |language=en-US}}</ref>

The {{convert|120|acre|adj=on}} [[Park Road Park (Charlotte, North Carolina)|Park Road Park]] is a prominent landmark near the SouthPark area.<ref name="southpark">{{cite web|url=http://charlotte.about.com/od/neighborhoodsrealestate/p/southpark.htm|title=Getting to Know Charlotte's SouthPark Neighborhood|first=Addie|last=Rising|date=September 12, 2012|access-date=September 12, 2012|archive-date=May 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523041019/http://charlotte.about.com/od/neighborhoodsrealestate/p/southpark.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> Park Road Park features eight basketball courts, two horseshoe pits, six baseball fields, five picnic shelters, volleyball courts, playgrounds, trails, tennis courts, and an {{convert|11|acre|adj=on}} lake.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://charmeck.org/mecklenburg/county/ParkandRec/Parks/ParksByRegion/SouthRegion/Pages/ParkRoad.aspx|title=Park Road Park|website=Charmeck.org|access-date=12 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111213132554/http://charmeck.org/mecklenburg/county/ParkandRec/Parks/ParksByRegion/SouthRegion/Pages/ParkRoad.aspx|archive-date=December 13, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Parks & Recreation Department operates 36 tennis facilities and the 12 lighted tennis courts at the park.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hellocharlotte.com/attractions/best_tennis_parks_in_charlotte/232991/|title=That page does not exist - LatinoYP|website=Hellocharlotte.com|access-date=February 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016225854/http://www.hellocharlotte.com/attractions/best_tennis_parks_in_charlotte/232991/|archive-date=October 16, 2017|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In September 2013, the {{convert|5.4|acre|adj=on}} [[Romare Bearden Park]] opened to the public.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://beardenfoundation.org/romare-bearden-park/|title=Romare Bearden Park is now Open!|date=September 30, 2013|publisher=Romare Bearden Foundation|access-date=February 5, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wbtv.com/story/23292361/romare-bearden-park-opens-to-public-on-friday/|title=Romare Bearden Park opens to public on Friday|last=September 28, 2013|website=WBTV.com|date=August 30, 2013 |access-date=February 5, 2023}}</ref>

The urban section of [[Little Sugar Creek Greenway]] was completed in 2012. Inspired in part by the [[San Antonio River Walk]], and integral to Charlotte's extensive urban park system, it is "a huge milestone" according to Gwen Cook, greenway planner for Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/04/20/3186598/little-sugar-creek-greenway-section.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120722001407/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/04/20/3186598/little-sugar-creek-greenway-section.html|url-status=dead|title=Little Sugar Creek Greenway section is done|date=July 22, 2012|archive-date=July 22, 2012|website=CharlotteObserver.com|access-date=May 15, 2012}}</ref> However, the Little Sugar Creek Greenway bears no relation to the San Antonio River Walk. The Little Sugar Creek Greenway is prone to flooding during thunderstorms and periods of heavy rain. Creation of Little Sugar Creek Greenway cost $43 million and was controversial because it required the forced acquisition of several established local businesses.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mecknc.gov/ParkandRec/Parks/Greenways/OpenGreenways/Pages/LittleSugarCreekGreenway.aspx|title=Little Sugar Greenway – Mecklenburg County Government|website=mecknc.gov|access-date=October 8, 2018|archive-date=September 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924095025/https://www.mecknc.gov/ParkandRec/Parks/Greenways/OpenGreenways/Pages/LittleSugarCreekGreenway.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The city of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County began purchasing flood-prone homes in the 1990s. Voluntary buyouts of 700 households have created around {{convert|200|acre}}s of open land that can flood safely, thereby saving an estimated $28 million in flood damage and emergency rescues.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2019/11/26/one-citys-plan-combat-climate-change-bulldoze-homes-rebuild-paradise/|title=One city's plan to combat climate change: Bulldoze homes, rebuild paradise|last=Sellers|first=Frances Stead|date=November 26, 2019|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127221706/https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2019/11/26/one-citys-plan-combat-climate-change-bulldoze-homes-rebuild-paradise/|archive-date=2019-11-27|access-date=2019-12-20}}</ref>

[[McAlpine Creek Park]] and integrated McAlpine Creek Greenway constructed in 1978 was the first greenway built in the western piedmont of North Carolina.<ref>{{cite web |title=Upper McAlpine Creek Greenway |url=https://www.mecknc.gov/ParkandRec/Parks/Greenways/OpenGreenways/Pages/UpperMcAlpineCreekGreenway.aspx |website=MeckNC.gov |publisher=Mecklenburg County Government |access-date=12 June 2021 |archive-date=June 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612223945/https://www.mecknc.gov/ParkandRec/Parks/Greenways/OpenGreenways/Pages/UpperMcAlpineCreekGreenway.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://charlotte.axios.com/92571/complete-guide-charlottes-greenways/|title=The complete guide to Charlotte's greenways|date=June 6, 2017|website=Axios Charlotte|access-date=December 8, 2022}}</ref>