Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State Assistance Program
221: the number of local communities impacted in 2010 (through LWCF funding) with new or improved parkland and recreational facilities.
3 million: the number of acres of greenspace permanently protected.
40,400: the number of projects funded since 1965.
$7.4 billion: the amount of money provided to state and local parks since 1965 (including state and local matching funds).

Transportation
44 billion: the total individual “trips” made up of biking and walking each year.
12: the percentage of all U.S. “trips” that walking and biking represent.
$900 million: total approximate amount of federal transportation funds spent on walking, hiking, and conservation projects each year.
1.5: The current percentage of federal transportation funds spent (through the Surface Transportation Act) on walking and biking projects each year.   
2012: The year the Surface Transportation Act is scheduled to expire (at the end of March).

Urban Parks and Livable Communities
$2.9 billion: the FY 2012 funding level for Community Development Block Grants  (CDBG)
$1 billion: the amount cut from CDBG since 2010
$100 million: The amount of CDBG funding going to parks and recreation projects annually.

Health and Wellness
$280 million: The total amount of funding allotted in the Centers for Disease Control’s Community Transformation Grants (CTG) program. (CTG funds communities across the Unites States in carrying out wellness and prevention initiatives. State and local government agencies—including parks and recreation departments—are eligible to apply.)