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Members of the US Conference of Mayors, a non-partisan organization of mayors who reside over cities with a population of greater than 30,000, adopted a resolution in support of parks and outdoor recreation, during a June 2014 annual meeting.
The resolution asks Congress to support the Land and Water Conservation Fund and the Urban Parks and Recreation Recovery (UPARR) program, in order to protect green space in America’s urban areas.
Those who signed the resolution urged all mayors to “raise awareness of the of the need for greater public and private investment in parks and green space to create healthy, walkable and sustainable cities.”
The document also speaks in support of protecting parks as a way to tackle childhood obesity. According to the text, children who live near parks have more opportunities to be physically active.
Latino kids living in underserved areas are especially in need of recreation areas.
For more information, read the resolution here. Read more about the resolution and the need for more parks in this blog.
By The Numbers
33
percent
of Latinos live within walking distance (<1 mile) of a park
