Category Archive: 'Olmsted Vision'
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 [...]
Posted in Baldwin Hills, Clean Water, Diversifying Democracy, Economic Stimulus, Free the Beach!, Fun in the Park, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, Heritage Parkscape, Indigenous Values and Native American Sites, Infrastructure Justice, L.A. River, Map Justice, Monuments: Diversity, Democracy and Freedom, Olmsted Vision, San Gabriel Mountains Forever, Schools and Communities, The City Project, Transit to Trails, Urban Parks Movement
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 [...]
Posted in Diversifying Democracy, Fun in the Park, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, Infrastructure Justice, Olmsted Vision, Transit to Trails, Urban Parks Movement
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 [...]
Posted in Biking, Clean Water, Diversifying Democracy, Economic Stimulus, Employment Opportunities, Fun in the Park, Health and Equality, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, Indigenous Values and Native American Sites, Infrastructure Justice, Map Justice, Monuments: Diversity, Democracy and Freedom, Olmsted Vision, Public Art, San Gabriel Mountains Forever, The City Project, Transit to Trails, Transportation Justice, Urban Parks Movement
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 [...]
Posted in Baldwin Hills, Clean Water, Diversifying Democracy, Employment Opportunities, Everyday Heroes, Free the Beach!, Fun in the Park, Health and Equality, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, Heritage Parkscape, L.A. River, Olmsted Vision, Public Art, Save Panhe and San Onofre, Schools and Communities, The City Project, Transit to Trails, Transportation Justice, Urban Parks Movement
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. [...]
Posted in Clean Water, Diversifying Democracy, Economic Stimulus, Fun in the Park, Health and Equality, Indigenous Values and Native American Sites, Infrastructure Justice, Olmsted Vision, San Gabriel Mountains Forever, Transit to Trails, Urban Parks Movement
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 [...]
Posted in Baldwin Hills, Clean Water, Diversifying Democracy, Economic Stimulus, Free the Beach!, Fun in the Park, Health and Equality, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, Heritage Parkscape, Indigenous Values and Native American Sites, Infrastructure Justice, L.A. River, Map Justice, Monuments: Diversity, Democracy and Freedom, Olmsted Vision, Public Art, Schools and Communities, The City Project, Transit to Trails, Transportation Justice, Urban Parks Movement
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 [...]
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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.
Posted in Clean Water, Diversifying Democracy, Fun in the Park, Health and Equality, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, L.A. River, Olmsted Vision, Schools and Communities, The City Project, Transit to Trails, Urban Parks Movement
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. [...]
Posted in Clean Water, Diversifying Democracy, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, L.A. River, Olmsted Vision, The City Project, Urban Parks Movement
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 [...]
Posted in Clean Water, Diversifying Democracy, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, L.A. River, Olmsted Vision, Urban Parks Movement
