Category Archive: 'Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities'

The Year in Pictures 2011

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012

Click on the text or images for more information. Save Watts Towers! LACMA New York Times Why Didn’t They Just Stop? Public Outcry Stops Excavation at El Pueblo Campo Santo Healthy Parks, Schools and Communities: Green Access and Equity for Orange County Policy Report / Parques, Escuelas y Comunidades Saludables: Acceso Verde y Equidad en el [...]

Rio de Los Angeles State Park Stop Texas Industrial Development at Taylor Yard

Friday, December 30th, 2011

Read the appeal by diverse allies to stop an industrial development that threatens the community vision for a 100 acre Rio de Los Angeles State Park at Taylor Yard.

Aerial View Save Rio de Los Angeles State Park Stop Texas Developer

Wednesday, December 28th, 2011

Read the appeal by diverse allies to stop an industrial development that threatens the community vision for a 100 acre Rio de Los Angeles State Park at Taylor Yard. The pictures shows an aerial view of Taylor Yard. The 40 acre parcel of Rio de Los Angeles State Park lies between San Fernando Road and [...]

Save Rio de Los Angeles State Park Stop Texas Industrial Development at Taylor Yard

Wednesday, December 28th, 2011

The community celebrated the grand opening of the first 40 acre parcel of Rio de Los Angeles State Park on Earth Day 2007 to give children a place to play, after the Coalition for a State Park at Taylor Yard stopped a commercial project there. Since that day the Los Angeles Unified School District has [...]

Sycamore Canyon Pt. Mugu California State Park

Friday, December 16th, 2011

“The state’s beaches, mountains and deserts offer more than just aesthetic beauty. They represent a vital economic engine that employs thousands of public workers, creates millions of private-sector jobs and generates billions of tax dollars. And now those outdoor resources may help pull the state out of a financial bind. . . .” Read the [...]

Los Parques Unen a la Gente

Monday, December 12th, 2011

Click here to read the summary report Parks for Everyone report in English. Haga click aquí para ver el sumario Parques para Todos en Español. Click here to view The City Project’s Policy Report on the nine county region Healthy Parks, Schools and Communities: Green Access and Equity for Southern California. Síga este enlace para ver el reporte del City Project de [...]

Parks Bring People Together

Monday, December 12th, 2011

Haga click aquí para ver el sumario Parques para Todos en Español. Click here to read the summary report Parks for Everyone report in English. Click here to view The City Project’s Policy Report on the nine county region Healthy Parks, Schools and Communities: Green Access and Equity for Southern California. Síga este enlace para ver el reporte del City Project de [...]

Por qué Importan Los Parques: Salud Psicológica

Friday, December 9th, 2011

Click here to see The City Project’s policy report and maps on Healthy Parks, Schools and Communities: Green Access and Equity for Riverside County in English. Síga este enlace para ver el reporte y mapas del City Project de Parques, Escuelas y Comunidades Saludables: Acceso Verde y Equidad en el Condado de Riverside en Español. Click here to view other reports [...]

Why Parks Matter: Psychological Health

Friday, December 9th, 2011

Click here to see The City Project’s policy report and maps on Healthy Parks, Schools and Communities: Green Access and Equity for Riverside County in English. Síga este enlace para ver el reporte y mapas del City Project de Parques, Escuelas y Comunidades Saludables: Acceso Verde y Equidad en el Condado de Riverside en Español. Click here to view The City [...]

Transportation Justice Public Comments on Environmental Justice and Title VI to FTA

Wednesday, December 7th, 2011

Public Advocates and diverse national, statewide, and local organizations and scholars including The City Project that work on transportation justice have submitted public comments to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on the proposed new Circulars on Title VI and Environmental Justice. Our organizations have a unique vantage point on the impacts of unjust transportation plans, [...]