Expanding Park Access in California

In 2018, Californians voted to pass Prop 68 and release $1 billion in funding for parks and green spaces - a cause for celebration given their vital importance for healthy, happy communities.

The following year, the California Department of Parks & Recreation released a grant application for municipalities to create or renovate parks in low-income, park-poor communities using this funding. However, there are many municipalities statewide with high-need neighborhoods that might not have the capacity or resources to complete a competitive application.

Kounkuey Design Initiative (KDI) partnered with Public Health Advocates (PHA) to assist municipalities across California to access grant funding and bring new parks to low-income neighborhoods with limited park access. I developed virtual and in-person community engagement techniques, led more than fifteen workshops, led the full application in three sites while supporting others.

LOCATION

Los Angeles, CA, USA

PARTNER

Kounkuey Design Initiative

YEAR

2020

ROLES

Urban Planning

Community Engagement

Program Management

PHOTOS

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