Category Archive: 'Transit to Trails'
Tuesday, November 27th, 2012
The City Project celebrates MRCA Junior Ranger Program graduation ceremony and pre-Thanksgiving dinner hosted by MRCA (Mountains Recreation & Conservation Authority) and Anahuak Youth Sports Association on November 20, 2012. The MRCA Junior Ranger Program provides children with the opportunities to learn about environmental science, outdoor skills, experiential learning and leadership activities, as well as participation in camping trips and community service in [...]
Posted in Fun in the Park, Health and Equality, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, San Gabriel Mountains Forever, Transit to Trails, Urban Parks Movement
Friday, October 19th, 2012
In a victory for Franklin Canyon hikers and visitors, Superior Court allows public access to 90-year-old Santa Monica Mountains trail above Los Angeles. Mountains Recreation & Conservation Authority released the following news on October 18, 2012: In a significant ruling for hikers and outdoors enthusiasts, the Los Angeles Superior Court Wednesday issued a tentative judgment [...]
Posted in Free the Beach!, San Gabriel Mountains Forever, The City Project, Transit to Trails, Urban Parks Movement
Friday, September 21st, 2012
KCET SoCal > Departures > Land of Sunshine > Green Justice > If You Want Jobs and Justice, Keep Our National Parks Open by Robert Garcia In the summer of 1963, when I was growing up in what is now Pico Union near downtown Los Angeles, my father decided we should go on our first camping trip [...]
Posted in Clean Water, Diversifying Democracy, Economic Stimulus, Heritage Parkscape, Infrastructure Justice, KCET Departures Green Justice, L.A. River, Monuments: Diversity, Democracy and Freedom, San Gabriel Mountains Forever, Transit to Trails, Urban Parks Movement
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
The City Project and diverse allies have submitted public comments to the National Park Service (NPS) in support of the proposed national recreation area to bring the San Gabriel Mountains closer to the people – and take the people to the mountains. View of the San Gabriel Mountains from the Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area. [...]
Posted in Bike, Clean Water, Diversifying Democracy, Economic Stimulus, Fun in the Park, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, Indigenous Values and Native American Sites, Infrastructure Justice, KCET Departures Green Justice, Monuments: Diversity, Democracy and Freedom, Olmsted Vision, San Gabriel Mountains Forever, The City Project, Transit to Trails, Urban Parks Movement
Thursday, February 9th, 2012
Paco Serrano, a Highland Park youth advocate with the Anahuak Youth Sports Association, will drive three hours to go hiking and camping in Lake Isabella in the heart of the Kern River Valley, but he has never been to the Angeles National Forest or the San Gabriel Mountains, less than an hour away.
Posted in Bike, Clean Water, Diversifying Democracy, Fun in the Park, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, Indigenous Values and Native American Sites, Infrastructure Justice, KCET Departures Green Justice, Monuments: Diversity, Democracy and Freedom, Olmsted Vision, San Gabriel Mountains Forever, The City Project, Transit to Trails, Urban Parks Movement
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
Click here to see The City Project’s policy report and maps on Healthy Parks, Schools and Communities: Green Access and Equity for Ventura 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 Ventura en Español. Click here to view other reports [...]
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Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
Click here to see The City Project’s policy report and maps on Healthy Parks, Schools and Communities: Green Access and Equity for Ventura 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 Ventura en Español. Click here to view other reports [...]
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Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
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 against Iran.
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, KCET Departures Green 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 [...]
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