ARMY TACKLES TOLL ROAD

Posted by Alex Brant-Zawadzki in 241 Toll Road, Breaking News
April 9, 2008 4:49 PM
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When supporters of the 241 (Foothill-South) toll road and its builder, the Transportation Corridor Agencies, hear opponents claim they’ll stop the project, the reply is usually along the lines of, “You and what [...]

The California Coastal Commission voted 8-2 to stop the toll road on February 6, 2008. The struggle never ends. The toll road agency has appealed to the United States Department of Commerce. United Coalition to Protect Panhe and The City Project are working with a diverse and growing alliance to save Panhe and San [...]

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The City Project’s Executive Director and Counsel Robert García presented the Policy Report Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities: Mapping Green Access and Equity for the Los Angeles Region before the full Los Angeles City Council on March 18, 2008. Council members responded in a public conversation about a fair system of park finance and fees [...]

A Tale of Two Studies: Some Concerned Rec and Parks Report Replicates Work Already Done
by Anna Scott
Los Angeles Downtown News April 7, 2008
The city Department of Recreation and Parks, under scrutiny for $130 million in unspent park funds gathered from developers, now faces increased pressure to come up with a plan for the money.
In the [...]

The prevalence of childhood obesity by city council district for Los Angeles is shown in Chart 403CLA. The highest level is 29.3% in district 9 (Parks) in South Los Angeles. Even the lowest level of 18.1% is unacceptably high in district 5 (Weiss) in West L.A.
The prevalence of childhood obesity varied significantly among [...]

Councilman Tom LaBonge urges each councilmember to assign a deputy to work study The City Project’s Policy Report on healthy parks, schools, and communities. “Every day is another opportunity to try to create more space for people to live a better life in a city. A city, if you look at a city, how [...]

Councilwoman Jan Perry discusses the need for communities that are not park poor to work with communities that are to create parks for all.
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Download the Policy Report Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities: Mapping Green Access and Equity for the Los Angeles Region.

Councilmember Wendy Greuel discusses the importance of parks and recreation for the quality of life in Los Angeles. “Thank you Robert for this presentation. We often find that parks are an integral part of the community and a neighborhood and particularly for those kids who have no other option in which to play.”
“Some [...]