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The organizers behind Transit to Trails recognize that although few people of color visit national forests and other green spaces in Southern California, it does not mean that they do not value parks and green space.
Cities that have fewer parks or wilderness areas have higher levels of childhood obesity. That’s why Transit to Trails takes inner city youth and their families and friends on fun mountain, beach, and Los Angeles River hiking and biking trips. The project enriches their education about water, land, wildlife, and cultural history, and teaches the importance of physical activity and healthy eating for life-long health.
Transit to Trails aims to diversify access to parks and support for green space. Although Latino children in Southern California are less likely to visit state parks, Latinos are in support of them. According to a policy brief prepared by The City Project in 2002, 74% of Latino voters supported Prop. 40, which called for a $2.6 billion bond to provide parks. Later, in 2006 84% of Latinos voted in favor of proposition 84, which provided a $5.4 billion park and water bond.
Read The City Project’s Full Policy Brief on Transit to Trails here.
By The Numbers
33
percent
of Latinos live within walking distance (<1 mile) of a park
