“Es un gusto ver a los niños afuera haciendo diferentes actividades, como aprendiendo las reglas para jugar cuatro cuadras o rayuela y haciendo diferentes jugadas de basquetbol. Me encanta ver la variedad de maestros que ahora están implementando lo aprendido en las sesiones de educación física que realizamos en las juntas de personal.” Samuels & [...]

According to the most recent Field poll released on April 4, 2012, “There is nearly unanimous agreement among voters (97 percent) that it’s important for the schools to be encouraging more physical activity during regular school hours. In addition, three in four (74 percent) think that providing kids with more physical activity during regular school [...]

The Bayshore Bikeway is a 26-mile bike path around San Diego Bay.  The Bikeway runs along city streets, past the San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge and Kameyaay sites, and across the bay by ferry or water taxi. Planning for the Bikeway began in 1975 and they’re still working on it. Click here for a [...]

A study of diabetes in overweight and obese youngsters bears an ominous warning about future health care trends in this country. It found that Type 2 diabetes, a new scourge among young people, progresses faster and is harder to treat in youngsters than in adults. The toll on their health as they grow older could [...]

Moderator: Nan Feyler, J.D., M.P.H.Chief of Staff, City of Philadelphia Department of Public Health Panelists: Michael A. Rodríguez, M.D., M.P.H., is Professor, Vice Chair of Research and George F. Kneller Endowed Chair in the Department of Family Medicine at UCLA. He is Director of the Multicultural Research Network on Health and Health Care and Associate [...]

Diverse allies who are members of parkssave! held a press conference on the steps of city hall April 30 to preserve funding for park programs. Click here to view The City Project’s policy report on green access and equal justice in Los Angeles in English and Spanish. Click here to see the KCET SoCal Connected [...]

The community celebrated the grand opening of the North Atwater Creek Restoration and Park Expansion project on April 12, 2012. The $4-million project regraded an 800-foot narrow open channel, reshaped it, and removed invasive plant species to improve water flow. Structural stormwater best management practices including a trash removal device and native vegetation improve water [...]

Our presenters — Jennifer Wolch and Michael Jerrett from the University of California, Berkeley, and Robert García from The City Project — will introduce exciting new research linking parks and recreation to physical activity and reduced obesity. First, we’ll explore how parks are unequally distributed throughout Southern California and how many areas lack park access. Next, we’ll look at the important [...]

Clean water compliance and flood control projects should be combined with efforts to improve green access through multipurpose projects. The Santa Clara and Ventura Rivers are ideal for multi-benefit preservation and restoration projects that meet the needs of the people as well as the environment. The Santa Clara River flows 116 miles through Ventura and [...]

SoCal > Departures > Land of Sunshine > Green Justice > A Tale of Two, Three, Four, or Five Rivers Green Justice A Tale of Two, Three, Four, or Five Rivers by Robert Garcia Your intrepid reporter is on assignment this week covering the greening of the Manzanares River in Madrid, Spain. Cities around the [...]