Walking To The Park Report
On August 13, 2001, the Urban Land Trust Task Force for the City of Los Angeles released its recommendations in a report entitled “Walking to the Park.” The Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust was formed as an independent non-profit organization to facilitate the creation of small, accessible community green and open space, such as parks and gardens, focusing on underserved neighborhoods For more information see: www.lanlt.org
For two years leading up to the report, the Verde Coalition built support for establishing an urban land trust to foster community involvement in the creation and running of small neighborhood parks. The Verde Coalition is a local coalition of organizations involved in economic development, environmental justice, housing, and community building that works to improve the quality of life in Los Angeles’ urban core. To get involved in the Verde Coalition contact Stephanie Taylor at staylor [at] libertyhill [dot] org. The recommendations in “Walking to the Park” were significant because they represented the City’s commitment to a partnership with the not-yet- established LANLT. Such partnerships with local government have been a key element to the success of land trusts in other cities.