Transit to Trails

Diversifying Access to and Support for the Forests

The City Project is leading a broad alliance to diversify access to and support for our national forests. The forests are part of a broader vision for meeting the diverse green space needs of all the people of California. Download our Forest Policy Brief (388 KB [PDF]). Download the Policy Brief in espanol (572 KB [PDF]).

In August 2004 The City Project submitted public comments (560 KB [PDF]) on behalf of a diverse coalition of social justice organizations, conservationists, community groups, and everyday people concerning the Forest Service Management Plans and Draft Environmental Impact Statement that will shape the future of the forests.

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Public Transportation to Local National Forests

There is virtually no good way to reach the four Southern California forests using public transportation according to Public Transportation to Local National Forests (1.6 MB [PDF]), a study by the University of Southern California Department of Geography that documents the need for improved public transit to diversify support for and improve access to the four forests in Southern California. The Southern California National Forests constitute four of the most urban-influenced forests in the United States, serving an increasingly diverse population of over 20 million people who live within an hour's drive of the four forests. However, people of color and low-income communities in Southern California disproportionately lack access to a vehicle to drive themselves and their families to the four forests in Southern California. Without adequate public transportation, many of these residents are denied access to the forests.

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