Fri Dec 16, 200
Great
cities are built around great parks. Los Angeles's Great Park, Griffith Park,
is currently in the midst of a major visioning and planning process. The Master
Plan is in review by the City of Los Angeles and under attack by neighborhood
and environmental groups who are unhappy with both the plan and the process.
The plan by Melendrez is intended to maximize public benefit and public use of
the park while minimizing the impact on residents and the environment. Is this
an enlightened and visionary scheme, or undue development and commercialization
in the park? Does improvement of the city's major park come at the expense of
neighborhood parks and recreation in other parts of the city where there might
be more need? Who decides and how? Find out for yourself as Melendrez presents
the plan, and critics respond with their objections.
Download the Griffith Park Master Plan.
L.A. Times article [29KB PDF] endorsing key elements of the Griffith Park Master Plan.
Panelists
Melani Smith, Melendrez
Deborah Murphy, Urban Designer,Planner
Dr. Rosemarie White (Just Added), Sierra Club
Jim Stewart PhD (Just Added), People for Parks
Kevin W. Regan, Assistant General Manager Los Angeles City Parks & Recreation Department
Moderator
Stephanie Pincetl, Director, Urban Center for People and the Environment,Institute of the Environment, UCLA
Download the Griffith Park Master Plan.
L.A. Times article [29KB PDF] endorsing key elements of the Griffith Park Master Plan.
Panelists
Melani Smith, Melendrez
Deborah Murphy, Urban Designer,Planner
Dr. Rosemarie White (Just Added), Sierra Club
Jim Stewart PhD (Just Added), People for Parks
Kevin W. Regan, Assistant General Manager Los Angeles City Parks & Recreation Department
Moderator
Stephanie Pincetl, Director, Urban Center for People and the Environment,Institute of the Environment, UCLA
