overview | LA: starved for green | inequitable distribution
of green | existing measures are ineffectual | environmental reasons
for LANLT | opportunistic strategy
A
new model of park provision needs to be developed in dense
urban areas, such as in Los Angeles. There is not enough available
land to build big enough parks to conform to the City’s
standards. An opportunistic approach of “open space
is where you find it” is the only strategy which is
achievable in dense older neighborhoods. By converting vacant
lots, abandoned and nuisance properties, and alleyways into
neighborhood parks and community gardens, L.A.’s neighborhoods
can be made more livable and programming can be provided to
respond to the needs of the community.
The Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust was created to do
just that.
A
new model of park provision needs to be developed in dense
urban areas, such as in Los Angeles. There is not enough available
land to build big enough parks to conform to the City’s
standards. An opportunistic approach of “open space
is where you find it” is the only strategy which is
achievable in dense older neighborhoods. By converting vacant
lots, abandoned and nuisance properties, and alleyways into
neighborhood parks and community gardens, L.A.’s neighborhoods
can be made more livable and programming can be provided to
respond to the needs of the community.