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.
Read more about Transit to Trails.
 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.
Read more about Transportation Justice.
Read more about Transit to Trails.
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