Support Joint Use of Parks, Schools and Pools City Council Action December 12, 2007
The City Project joins People for Parks and others in urging the City Council to support Councilmember Tom Labonge’s motion for joint use of parks and schools.
The City Project has long advocated for the joint use of parks and schools to optimize the scarce use of land and public resources in Los Angeles, and to provide places for physical activity to help children and youth move more, eat well, stay healthy, and do their best in school and in life. We support the development of a master joint use agreement for parks, schools, and pools between the City Recreation and Parks Department and the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). Making school fields and pools available after school, on weekends, and during breaks can provide additional places for physical activity in a city that is park poor. Providing park facilities for public school use during the day can provide needed places for physical education.
