[Sosfbay-discuss] On Life in South Central Los Angeles

[alexcathy at aol.com]

Dear Green Friends, 

I have posted this entry on California Greening with Linda Piera-Avila's statement.




On
Life in South Central Los Angeles 





Think Green issues are for "elite" suburbanites? Think again. See
below a brilliant statement about the quality of life in South Central Los
Angeles by L.A. Green activist , Linda Piera-Avila. Ms. Piera testified before
city planners in opposition to a proposed warehouse on the site of the South
Central Urban Farm.



According to "No Place to Play," a report by The Trust for Public
Land, two-thirds of children 18 and under in Los Angeles do not live within
walking distance of a public park.



The study compared the number and percentage of children living within
one-quarter mile of a park -- what's considered to be walking distance-in seven
major metropolitan areas. With only one-third of children living near open
space and 1.8 million children countywide lacking easy park access, Los Angeles
fared worst among the areas evaluated.



According to Los Angeles City's website, www.lacity.org,
there are 250 parks in the city of Los Angeles. Not one is sited in the 90058
zip code, the same zip code as the proposed warehouse project



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Read
more!



 



URL: http://cagreening.blogspot.com/2008/07/on-life-in-south-central-los-angeles.html




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