Parks for people in Los Angeles - Is it a crisis?

parks for People in LA

Over 1.5 million children in LA County do not live within walking distance of a park.

Nearly 67 percent of the kids in Los Angeles do not live within walking distance of a park, ballfield, or playground. Many of these children also are at a higher risk of developing a chronic illness such as diabetes, asthma, or obesity. Parks for People-LA is working within diverse communities to create new parks in Los Angeles County.

The Trust for Public Land (TPL) is a national, nonprofit, land conservation organization that conserves land for people to enjoy as parks, community gardens, historic sites, rural lands, and other natural places, ensuring livable communities for generations to come.

* Parks for People: Working in cities and suburbs across America to ensure that everyone in particular, every child—enjoys close-to-home access to a park, playground, or natural area.
* Working Lands: Protecting the farms, ranches, and forests that support land-based livelihoods and rural ways of life.
* Natural Lands: Conserving wilderness, wildlife habitat, and places of natural beauty for our children's children to explore.
* Heritage Lands: Safeguarding places of historical and cultural importance that keep us in touch with the past and who we are as a people.
* Land & Water: Preserving land to ensure clean drinking water and to protect the natural beauty of our coasts and waterways.


Robert J. Reid
LA Area Director
The Trust for Public Land
Parks for People-LA
The Los Angeles River Center
570 West Avenue 26, Suite 300
Los Angeles, CA 90065
Office 323-223-0441
Fax 323-223-2978
Cell 310-909-3891
www.tpl.org/pfp-la