Category Archive: 'Olmsted Vision'

KCET Departures What Is Green Justice? Robert Garcia

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

Green Justice What Is Green Justice? by Robert Garcia I am a civil rights attorney. I have represented people on Death Row, helped free Geronimo Pratt, the former Black Panther leader, from prison after 27 years for a crime he did not commit, prosecuted public corruption and international drug trafficking conspiracies, and litigated international banking cases [...]

Summit on National Parks Jan. 24-26, 2012 Taking Action for a New Century

Monday, January 23rd, 2012

Agenda January 25, 2012, 3:30 to 5:00 The Next Generation of America’s Parks: New Models and Opportunities (download summary) (additional resources) Our National Park System is dynamic, it evolves as America evolves. It celebrates our past with places like the Lincoln Memorial, Statute of Liberty, and Independence Hall. It preserves our amazing natural wonders like [...]

Tell NPS Why a San Gabriel National Recreation Area Is Important to You

Friday, January 6th, 2012

Children in support of Alternative D at an NPS public hearing in El Monte. The National Park Service (NPS) is currently accepting public comments about creating a National Recreation Area in the San Gabriel Mountains and Watershed. Based on previous public comments, NPS developed four alternative scenarios. Alternative D most closely resembles our vision for [...]

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 [...]

Diverse support for National Parks Service proposal for San Gabriel Mountains, River. City Project quoted

Monday, November 7th, 2011

EL MONTE – More than 150 people jammed the senior center here Saturday to support a proposal by the National Parks Service to draw a line around nearly 600,0000 acres of the San Gabriel Mountains, foothills, San Gabriel and Rio Hondo rivers and portions of the Puente Hills and call it a National Recreation Area. [...]

Por qué Importan los Parques: Identidad Cultural

Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

Click here to see The City Project’s policy report and maps on Healthy Parks, Schools and Communities: Green Access and Equity for Los Ángeles 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 Los Angeles [...]

Why Parks Matter: Cultural Heritage

Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

Click here to see The City Project’s policy report and maps on Healthy Parks, Schools and Communities: Green Access and Equity for Los Ángeles 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 Los Angeles [...]

KCET on the Web Park Poor The City Project SoCal Connected

Tuesday, October 18th, 2011

KCET’s SoCal Connected award-winning news series presents “Park Poor” on the Web. The nine-minute segment “Park Poor” addresses park access and equal justice, including the work of The City Project and the Olmsted vision of park, playgrounds and beaches for all.    

KCET TV and Web Park Poor New Air Time October 10, 10:30 pm Please Tune In!

Monday, October 10th, 2011

KCET’s SoCal Connected award-winning news series will air “Park Poor” again October 10, 2011, at 10:30 pm on your local KCET public television station and on the Web. “Park Poor” addresses park access and equal justice in Los Angeles. The nine-minute segment includes the work of The City Project with Anahuak Youth Soccer Association, Prof. [...]

Rio de Los Angeles State Park Site Tour: Vernice Miller-Travis, NEJAC, Charles Lee, US EPA

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

Vernice Miller-Travis from the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) and Charles Lee, Deputy Associate Administrator for Environmental Justice, United States Environmental Protection Agency, do a site tour with The City Project at Rio de Los Angeles State Park at Taylor Yard, a major environmental justice victory and part of the greening of the Los [...]