A Land Trust To Build Parks

A coalition will focus on using a land trust to create a string of small parts throughout Los Angeles in low-income areas.

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August 16, 2002, 10:00 AM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

This article reports on a coalition of private and public organizations in Los Angeles that unveiled plans tocreate a nonprofit urban land trust to develop and oversee community parks.Currently, the city is one of the worst in the nation in terms ofaccessible open space. The organizers' vision includes a string of smallcity parks that will dot the urban core of Los Angeles, particularly thecity's poorest neighborhoods. A variety of proposed methods could be usedto acquire land, including conservation easements, property purchases andland donations.

Thanks to California Policy Forum

FULL STORY: Land Trust Formed to Build and Run Parks

Wednesday, August 14, 2002 in The Los Angeles Times

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