Parks and green spaces are vital for neighborhoods, so why aren’t there more?
LA TimesVisitors walk past a foot bridge in Griffith Park on the Fern Dell Nature Trail in August. “There’s a very substantial relationship between having a park within walking distance of your home and good health outcomes,” Christensen said. “This is clearly a public health benefit issue and an issue of environmental justice.” Going back to Arnold’s question, why don’t communities knock down vacant buildings and redevelop old parking lots to create public parks? An example of a “green alley” from the Trust for Public Land Schoolyards also present a big opportunity to increase park space, advocates say. The Trust for Public Land is working to create “green schoolyards” in L.A. “Los Angeles Unified is one of the largest landowners in the county,” he said.
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