台中市政府2023年預算書這麼說明:
如何實踐兒童遊戲權?
聯合國會員國1989年11月20日簽署，我國2014年11月20日副署，聯合國兒童權利公約31條明確條列:
1. 承認兒童享有休息及休閒之權利；有從事適合其年齡之遊戲與娛樂活動之權利，以及自由參加文化生活與藝術活動之權利。
2. 尊重並促進兒童充分參加文化與藝術生活之權利，並應鼓勵提供適當之文化、藝術、娛樂以及休閒活動之平等機會。
台中市作為世界城市一員，如何達成此任務?
首先，我們期待台中市兒童在家裡可以充分享受快樂學習機會，進入中小學後，上學路徑安全友善，營養午餐由政府免費提供，校園環境具備遊戲空間，課程安排因材施教，放學後可以安全回家，沒有額外學習負擔。假日休閒時間，鄰里附近公園及遊戲場設施有安全又趣味的遊戲空間，公私文化機構定期提供兒童及青少年免費參觀及享受的活動，山林田野間沒有汙染，兒童可以接觸大自然。
怎麼達成?
1. 父母成長營，強化兒童遊戲權的重要性。
2. 中小學校長兼任遊戲長，全面體檢校園設施，負責打造趣味校園環境。
3. 區長兼任遊戲執行長，公園綠地、兒童遊戲場、街道街角、巷弄鄰里，處處有遊戲及娛樂空間，免費又具吸引力。
4. 市長兼任遊戲總督導，致力消除環境污染、河川汙染及空氣汙染，提供林野休閒遊憩空間，定期舉辦兒童遊戲活動，促進兒童及青少年快樂成長、人格健全發展。
除此之外，我們還能做甚麼?
看看美國OK州最大都市TULSA案例，在G. Kaiser家庭基金會的贊助下，阿肯薩斯河岸邊40公頃土地被改造成超級遊戲場A Gathering Place of Tulsa，分成三期建設。
2014年動工，陸續完工中，第一期約26.5公頃已於2018年完工啟用，耗資美金4.5億元，等於超過台幣百億元(其中一億元是後續維護基金)，一個基金會就這樣跟這個40萬人口都市結為親家，故事性實在太迷人了。門票?免費入場，場內還有專業員工，可以吃東西、喝咖啡，這種都市傳奇何處尋?
換句話說，公園發展最佳路徑是全民共識，而非單一部門努力。市民參與、民間投資，政府領航，全民參與，公園才能成為家庭延伸，進而影響家園風貌，家家是公園，跳脫只有公園才是公園的孤獨處境。
Our story began with the George Kaiser Family Foundation and an extraordinary dream to transform nearly 100 acres of Tulsa’s iconic waterfront along the scenic Arkansas River into a dynamic, interactive environment. Tulsans needed a welcoming, natural space where members of our diverse communities could come together to explore, learn and play.
After years of planning, generous donations and input from the community, Tulsa's dream became reality. In 2014, Gathering Place broke ground on Tulsa’s world-class park. The dream of a space to celebrate and gather along the river was becoming reality.
The next chapter was filled with excitement as we welcomed our first guests on September 8, 2018. The children, families and friends of Tulsa now write the narrative, an ongoing adventure sure to inspire wonderful moments for generations to come. We look forward to witnessing memories made and celebrating the collective growth experienced through Gathering Place, where your adventures will only be limited by your own imagination.
We are Gathering Place. We are Tulsa. We are diverse, passionate and true to our beliefs. We remain consistent in our mission, as a project led by George Kaiser Family Foundation, that we all become united in our love for our community. Relatives, close friends, neighbors, we are all family. We are united from every zip code, from the city to the suburbs, from the river to the hills, from the north to the south, from the west to the east. Gathering Place is the ultimate expression of Tulsa’s spirit of unity. A place for everyone.
George B. Kaiser, whose foundation provided the primary funding for the park, in The Wetlands.
“We got more and more divided over time by geography, race and class,” he said of Tulsa.
“So getting people together is step number one.”Credit...Nick Oxford for The New York Times
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