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Latinos from low-income neighborhoods of Southern California are less likely to have access to green space, parks, and other recreational facilities. Robert Garcia of The City Project wants to change this by seeking green justice, through equal access of green space for all. Although, Los Angeles is one of the most heavily populated cities in the country, it continues to have a limited amount of parks, especially in underserved communities.
Residents of Maywood, a predominantly low-income, Latino neighborhood, suffer disproportionately from high rates of obesity and have only 0.6 acres of park space per 1,000 residents.
According to Robert Garcia, of The City Project in California, parks in California are a civil rights issue, because not everyone has equal access to them.
This video highlights recent efforts to restore nature in LA county.
Resources
In this blog post Robert Garcia explains green justice and talks about the vision to bring a proposed web of parks to LA county.
View reports on Green Access and Equity in 10 counties of Southern California. Reports and summaries are available in both English and Spanish.
By The Numbers
33
percent
of Latinos live within walking distance (<1 mile) of a park
