Residents in downtown Los Angeles are leaping for joy because a brand new park is coming to the revitalized historic core. Spring Street Park, which broke ground last October, will be the first public park in the neighborhood. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, 15,000 residents moved into downtown between 2000 and 2010, without the [...]
Filed under: funding, green infrastructure, planning | Tagged: developer impact fees, downtown, los angeles, research | Leave a Comment »
The issue of lighting in urban parks can be surprisingly contentious. One school of thought is that parks are supposed to offer a refuge within the city, a piece of nature untarnished by the glare of neon, light-emitting diodes, and halogen. Dark-sky advocates argue that while some parks might need more light than others, no [...]
Filed under: crime & safety, economics, maintenance/management | Tagged: crime prevention, landscape architecture, lighting, los angeles | Leave a Comment »
An excerpt from The Trust for Public Land’s report From Fitness Zones to the Medical Mile: How Urban Park Systems Can Best Promote Health and Wellness. We wrote a preview of this report in an earlier post. In this post, we look at a mixture of uses and a maximum amount of programming. Mixing uses in parks [...]
Filed under: facilities, green infrastructure, health, partnerships, planning, programming | Tagged: cincinnati, design, fitness zones, health, los angeles, mental health, research | Leave a Comment »
At first glance, Cahuenga Peak, the backdrop to the Hollywood sign, might seem more like a supporting actor than a bona fide star. But it got its moment in the spotlight last year as The Trust for Public Land helped save it from becoming a luxury housing development. Now it has been named “Best New [...]
Filed under: green infrastructure, planning, renewal | Tagged: awards, los angeles, new york city, rankings, waterfronts | 1 Comment »
The famous Hollywood sign has stood for decades in regal solitude on Cahuenga Peak, gazing out over Los Angeles. When the land surrounding the “H” was threatened by a luxury housing development in 2009, The Trust for Public Land stepped forward to lead the effort to purchase the 138 acres surrounding the iconic letters. The [...]
Filed under: green infrastructure | Tagged: awards, los angeles, trails | Leave a Comment »
Each month, City Parks Alliance recognizes two “Frontline Parks“ to promote inspiring examples of urban park excellence, innovation and stewardship across the country in the face of shrinking municipal budgets, land use pressures and urban neighborhood decay. February’s selections highlight the importance of recreation in urban areas. One of the primary functions of urban parks [...]
Filed under: partnerships, planning, renewal | Tagged: los angeles, new york city | Leave a Comment »
Denver’s cemeteries grow into the role of public parks with free concerts, art displays and elegant gardens (Denver Post). ASLA’s The Dirt provides a detailed summary of Peter Harnik’s Wednesday presentation of his new book, which discusses ways to incorporate parks into built-out cities (and guidance on how to plan for them). Earth Policy Institute’s [...]
Filed under: uncategorized | Tagged: denver, health, international, los angeles, parking, santa ana, washington dc | Leave a Comment »
There’s a nice story by public radio station KPCC in Los Angeles on “Fitness Zones” being built in the city’s parks. TPL has been working with the city to bring exercise equipment that is simple, durable and still attractive to use for exercising. The article touches on how they could be of some help in [...]
Filed under: health, partnerships | Tagged: los angeles | 2 Comments »
If Paris has the Eifel Tower and New York the Statue of Liberty, then LA has the Hollywood sign. Earlier this week, TPL announced that the view of the world-famous Hollywood Sign will be protected by purchasing Cahuenga Peak, the 138 acres behind and to the left of the sign which could have been developed [...]
Filed under: uncategorized | Tagged: los angeles | Leave a Comment »
Jack Foley of L.A.’s People for Parks pens an op-ed in the LA Daily News on the need for parks in tough times. (L.A. parks are facing a deep budget cut, as the city scrambles to reconcile lower revenues.) The budget crisis is forcing us to rethink our lifestyle. This isn’t our first economic downturn, [...]
Filed under: partnerships | Tagged: los angeles | Leave a Comment »
