{"id":9491,"date":"2017-08-28T10:53:13","date_gmt":"2017-08-28T17:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=9491"},"modified":"2023-02-15T11:38:21","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T19:38:21","slug":"helping-la-tackle-park-equity","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/blog\/helping-la-tackle-park-equity","title":{"rendered":"Helping Los Angeles Tackle the Need for Park Equity"},"author":671,"featured_media":9591,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"sync_status":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","castos_file_data":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[461441,161],"tags":[327142,484122,271,321],"industry":[],"esri-blog-category":[478532],"esri_blog_department":[478192],"class_list":["post-9491","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-equity-social-justice","category-industry","tag-equity","tag-los-angeles-county","tag-mapping","tag-parks","esri-blog-category-analytics","esri_blog_department-gis-for-good"],"acf":{"video_source":"","video_start":"","video_stop":"","short_description":"The Trust for Public Land partners with cities nationwide to transform vacant land into parks, always factoring in equity. ","pdf":{"host_remotely":false,"file":"","file_url":""},"flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<em>The First in a Three-Part series on the Use of GIS to Promote Greater Access to Parks<\/em>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"sidebar","layout":"standard","image_reference":null,"image_reference_figure":"","spotlight_image":null,"section_title":"","spotlight_name":"","position":"Right","content":"Key takeaways\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Parks aid inner-city citizens.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>GIS helps assess park equity.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>TPL\u2019s mission-driven services are interconnected with GIS at the core.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","snippet":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"Although it\u2019s been more than 50 years since the Watts riots near Los Angeles took place, the aftermath of the unrest can still be seen today. Many of the businesses torched by rioters never returned. Lack of investments in the community has had a significant impact on the quality of life and the health of Watts residents.\r\n\r\nIn places, it appears as if an entire neighborhood has been dismissed due to the violent six-day episode in its distant past.\r\n\r\nRonald \u2018Kartoon\u2019 Antwine, a reformed gang member and lifelong Watts resident, wonders: \u201cHow come when I leave my neighborhood, I see clean streets and greenery, but when I come back here, I\u2019m looking at trash and weeds?\u201d\r\n\r\n<strong>Taking action<\/strong>\r\n\r\nOne small strip of land at the corner of Monitor Avenue and 114th Street symbolized the painful effects of such urban blight. Weeds grew to seven-foot heights, and the empty space was prone to illegal dumping of unwanted stuff.\r\n\r\nThe Trust for Public Land, a nonprofit organization that partners with cities nationwide to transform vacant land into parks, worked with the local community and the City of Los Angeles to acquire the property, identify community priorities, and turn the vacant lot into a park.\r\n\r\nIn a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tpl.org\/blog\/los-angeles-community-fights-for-its-park#sm.0001ycn43ot7uf2j10mpy85du1gth\">short documentary<\/a> about The Trust for Public Land\u2019s effort in Watts, Antwine\u2014who has lived across the street from this parcel for more than forty years\u2014recalls the many times his mother would falsely report seeing a dead body in the vacant lot just to get the police to come out and investigate the illegal activities there. He recalls local gang members using the vacant lot to define their turf.\r\n\r\n\u201cOn the west side of the tracks are Bloods, and on the east side are Crips,\u201d says Antwine. \u201cThe park will bring all of them together, because it\u2019s on the dividing line.\u201d\r\n\r\n\u201cOur life in Watts, we\u2019ve got so much cement, bricks and steel\u2014it drains the energy right out of us,\u201d adds Antwine. \u201cWhat is it they say, \u2018Music calms the savage beast?\u2019 Well, nature does too. So, when you're around that greenery\u2014when you can breathe some nontoxic oxygen\u2014that puts you at peace.\u201d"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":9601,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"While Watts is one of the most park-poor areas in Los Angeles (LA) County, it\u2019s not alone in needing more parks and green spaces.\r\n\r\nLike most metro areas, cities across the county has struggled to maintain and improve citizen access to parks. The county is the most populous in the nation and one of the largest, with 10 million residents across 88 cities and an area of more than 4,751 square miles. There are 3,024 parks that cover 900,000 acres; however, most of the acreage is currently in mountain parks, and urban centers are left lacking.\r\n\r\nThe Trust for Public Land has been working in Los Angeles for decades. It was the first place the organization applied geographic information system (GIS) software to help map priority places for parks.\r\n\r\n\u201cI started in 2001 as the first GIS person hired at The Trust for Public Land,\u201d says Breece Robertson, now the organization\u2019s vice president and director of planning and GIS. \u201cMy first job was to figure out how to measure equitable access to parks in L.A.\u201d\r\n\r\n\u201cWe started with very rudimentary analysis\u2014half-mile buffers around parks, population density, and demographic data,\u201d says Robertson. \u201cWe now have sophisticated models to look at who has access to parks and who doesn\u2019t. We use GIS to overlay demographic and health information and climate justice information to determine where to focus our attention.\u201d\r\n\r\n&nbsp;"},{"acf_fc_layout":"sidebar","layout":"standard","image_reference":null,"image_reference_figure":"","spotlight_image":null,"section_title":"","spotlight_name":"","position":"Right","content":"<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24831\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/app\/uploads\/2017\/04\/WhereNext_Subscribe_HouseAd_using_Pardot_Form_Esri_Brief_image_cropped_425.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"106\" \/>\r\n\r\nJoin our community of growth-minded executives and leaders in business and government. The Esri Brief links to the most thought-provoking articles on location intelligence and critical technology trends like IoT, digital transformation, data science, and smart technology. Sign up for a quick read that gives you precisely what you need to stay informed.\r\n\r\n[pardot-form id=\"9193\" title=\"WhereNext Sign Up Form - NEW\" height=\"380px\"]","snippet":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<strong>Designing for equity<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThe Trust for Public Land makes sure that each park it develops serves a diverse and underserved community. As it works with the community and public agency partners to identify the location for new parks, they use criteria that include: income level, park access, people of color, education, linguistic isolation, population under the age of 5, population over the age of 64, unemployment, and health criteria including factors such as asthma and low birth weight.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe\u2019re focused on the communities that need the parks the most,\u201d says Robertson. \u201cIf there were two options on the table to work in a high-income area versus a low-income area, we would choose the low-income area where we\u2019ll have the most impact.\u201d\r\n\r\nThe organization tackles its parks and conservation work through four different mission-driven services.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><em>Planning<\/em> \u2013 With GIS tools and processes, The Trust for Public Land uses a lens of social justice to help communities identify what to protect.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><em>Funding <\/em>\u2013 Framing ballot measures to fund parks and open space, The Trust for Public Land believes there\u2019s nothing more equitable than voters deciding to tax themselves.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><em>Creating<\/em> \u2013 Working with communities on a participatory design process, The Trust for Public Land pulls together diverse input about what parks and open spaces should look like.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><em>Protecting<\/em> \u2013 Protecting the places on the ground, The Trust for Public Land works in rural areas and in inner cities where land is at a premium. Remediating environmentally-impacted lands is often the only option for a new park.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\u201cOur interconnected services are what set us apart,\u201d says Robertson. \u201cGIS pulls together all of our services and drives what we do.\u201d"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":9531,"image_position":"left","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<strong>Gaining ground<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThe Trust for Public Land has been involved in more than 5,300 park and conservation projects across the United States since the organization\u2019s founding in 1972, but its work in Watts stands out.\r\n\r\nWatts\u2019 Serenity Park opened in January 2015, and the significance of its 1.3 acres cannot be overstated. Trust for Public Land staff worked to design and build a park that included the features the community wanted most. The park includes play equipment, an exercise area for adults, a skate park, and a picnic pavilion for community and family gatherings.\r\n\r\n\u201cParks were the stronghold of our community at one time,\u201d says Antwine. \u201cAfter a very long fight, we prevailed, and the park is a place where the village comes together again.\u201d"},{"acf_fc_layout":"quote","image":9521,"text":"The Trust for Public Land\u2019s mission is to create parks and protect land for people, ensuring healthy, livable communities for generations to come.\r\n\r\n\u201cEmbedded within that mission is equity, which is one of our core beliefs. Equity and fairness matter\u2014 and we are all the public in \u201cpublic land.\u201d In every project, we\u2019re thinking about how to keep quality parks and public lands accessible and welcoming to all.\u201d\r\n","author_name":"Breece Robertson,","author_profession_organization":"vice president and Director of Planning and GIS at The Trust for Public Land"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":9501,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"sidebar","layout":"standard","image_reference":null,"image_reference_figure":"","spotlight_image":null,"section_title":"","spotlight_name":"","position":"Center","content":"<strong>10-minute walk campaign <\/strong>\r\n\r\nThe Trust for Public Land has a broader effort outside of its project-based work to spread awareness of the value of parks. The organization\u2019s ParkScore\u00ae Index, now in its sixth year, can be used to assess and compare the quality of parks in the 100 largest US cities.\r\n\r\nThe ParkScore Index is calculated using advanced analytical capabilities of GIS to examine and promote the idea that all citizens should have a park within a 10-minute walk.\r\n\r\nThe organization secured a grant from The JPB Foundation to expand its efforts. A new ParkServe\u00ae data site and online mapping platform will analyze 13,931 cities and towns across the US, covering 80% of the population.\r\n\r\nThe map-based ParkScore and ParkServe accomplish multiple goals:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>allowing cities to locate neighborhoods underserved by parks<\/li>\r\n \t<li>assessing park system strengths and weaknesses<\/li>\r\n \t<li>comparing cities with each other to provide competitive motivation<\/li>\r\n \t<li>siting the best location for new parks<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nParkServe is slated for release in the Fall of 2017. As part of the rollout, The Trust for Public Land is reaching out to mayors to sign a pledge to meet the 10-minute walk metric within their municipality.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe\u2019re using GIS to develop \u2018What Would It Take\u2019 tools,\u201d says Robertson. \u201cWe can tell mayors that if you\u2019re at 35% served and want to get to 50% served, here\u2019s what it will take. It will show how many parks need to be added, and where they should go.\u201d\r\n\r\nA key element of this broader outreach and awareness is a new partnership with the National Park Service.\r\n\r\n\"We\u2019re getting doctors to write prescriptions for kids and adults to go workout in a park vigorously for five days a week, instead of giving medications,\u201d says Robertson. \u201cParks equate to public health.\u201d","snippet":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<strong><em>Read more<\/em><\/strong>\r\n\r\nThis is the first of a three-part series. To learn more about how GIS can support thriving communities, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/smart-communities\">esri.com\/smart-communities<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/blog\/los-angeles-county-pinpoints-park-deficits\/\">second installment<\/a> discusses how Los Angeles County used GIS to assess parks countywide and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/blog\/los-angeles-funds-parks-in-perpetuity\/\">third installment<\/a> speaks to the ballot measure to fund parks in perpetuity."}],"references":null},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.9 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>GIS Helps Los Angeles Tackle the Need for Park Equity<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Trust for Public Land uses GIS in their partnerships with cities to transform vacant land into parks. 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