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Why Parks Matter: Psychological Health and Development

Tuesday, October 25th, 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 read the complete Policy Report Healthy Parks Schools and Communities: Green Access and Equity for the San Diego Region.

Posted in Clean Water, Diversifying Democracy, Economic Stimulus, Free the Beach!, Fun in the Park, Public Art, Transit to Trails, Urban Parks Movement

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 [...]

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

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 [...]

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

656 Binoculars

Monday, October 17th, 2011

Erected in 1992, the four-story sculpture was designed by artists Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen. The piece is an excellent example of the integration of art and architecture. It serves as the physical and visual gateway arch to the building and is the focal point of the main facade of the office development designed [...]

Posted in Public Art, The City Project

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Urges More Latino-themed National Parks, Sites

Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

With the nation’s Latino population booming and now the country’s largest minority group, the Obama administration’s top Hispanic official is concerned that the federal government is not giving enough attention to Hispanic history and culture. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar in the past year has pushed the National Park Service to identify more sites or properties [...]

Posted in Diversifying Democracy, Heritage Parkscape, L.A. River, Public Art, The City Project, Urban Parks Movement

Pacific Standard Time unprecedented collaboration of cultural institutions across Southern California coming together to celebrate the birth of the L.A. art scene.

Saturday, October 8th, 2011

Posted in Diversifying Democracy, Public Art

PERE USC “New Report by PERE ally, The City Project, on park equity in Southern California”

Monday, September 26th, 2011

New Report by PERE ally, The City Project, on park equity in Southern California . . . Healthy Parks, Schools and Communities: Green Access and Equity for Southern CaliforniaAuthors: Robert García, Executive Director, The City Project Seth Strongin, Director of Policy and Research, The City ProjectDownload and share the comprehensive Southern California report, as well as [...]

Posted in Clean Water, Diversifying Democracy, Economic Stimulus, Free the Beach!, Fun in the Park, Health and Equality, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, Indigenous Values and Native American Sites, Infrastructure Justice, L.A. River, Map Justice, Olmsted Vision, Public Art, Schools and Communities, Transit to Trails, Transportation Justice, Urban Parks Movement

Great Wall Restoration 2011 Celebration L.A. River

Monday, September 19th, 2011

Carlos Rogel, Program Manager, Great Wall Restoration, with Judy Baca, Artistic Director, SPARC. September 17, 2011, celebration of the restoration of the Great Wall. “SPARC . . . changed the way I spoke about ancestry, redefined what art’s role is in society and lit a fire in me to become an active participant in the [...]

Posted in Diversifying Democracy, Everyday Heroes, L.A. River, Monuments: Diversity, Democracy and Freedom, Olmsted Vision, Public Art, Urban Parks Movement