Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Open Space

Aileen Getty Foundation Donates $1.2 Million to Hollywood Central Park

By Damien Newton | Aug 22, 2012 | 1 Comment

Friends of the Hollywood Central Park (FHCP), a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a 44-acre street-level park over the Hollywood Freeway in a densely populated and park-poor area of the city, accepted a $1.2 million gift today from the Aileen Getty Foundation. The donation, combined $825,000 from the city fully funds the park’s environmental study, […]

Do I Look Suspicious to You? Livable Streets Starts with Equal Access to Streets

By Sahra Sulaiman | Mar 29, 2012 | 15 Comments

Mikey, Jonathan, and George were waiting for a friend just a few feet from the corner of Ave. 50 and York Blvd. in Highland Park when a police car pulled up. Two cops got out and told them to turn around, spread their legs, and put their hands behind their backs. The police proceeded to […]

Advocates, Rep. Schiff Meet with Secretary LaHood on Hollywood Cap Park

By Damien Newton | Mar 22, 2012 | 8 Comments

Advocates for more open space for the park-starved community of Hollywood had a moment to shine yesterday. Congressman Adam Schiff, members of the Hollywood Central Park Committee and other neighborhood advocates had a meeting with USDOT Secretary Ray LaHood to discuss their proposal to place a 44-acre street level park “on top” of the 101 Hollywood […]

Has Ball, Needs Field: A Parking Lot Becomes a Fútbol Field for an Afternoon

By Sahra Sulaiman | Mar 22, 2012 | 9 Comments

RIDING BACK FROM an interview at a school garden off King Blvd., I came across a dozen guys engaged in a serious game of fútbol in a Coliseum parking lot. Curious, I plopped myself down next to Oscar Villatoro, a sweet guy in glasses who was sitting out the game because of a bum knee. […]

Parks: Sometimes They Take a While to Grow on You

By Sahra Sulaiman | Mar 2, 2012 | 15 Comments

SELLING SOUTH PARK ON their new park seems to be a slow process. “It’s all right…” “I thought it was going to be a water park. Like with a pool and stuff.” “There’s no swings for the kids. It’s nice and all, but what are the kids supposed to do?” “It’s not low-key… it’s too […]

Pocket Plan? Mayor Proposes 50 Small Parks to Address Lack of Open Space

By Damien Newton | Nov 17, 2011 | No Comments

Noting a lack of large, publicly owned, land still available, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced a plan to develop 50 pocket parks scattered throughout the city over the next year and a half. “Neighborhoods – especially those in the most park-poor areas of the City – will be greener, more beautiful and more livable, explained Villaraigosa […]

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