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for new parks. This baseline information, together with public input,
informs a detailed assessment and
prioritization of local park needs.
This, in turn, guides the development of a green-space vision, conceptual designs of potential new
park projects, and strategies and implementation actions to address the
identified needs - with the overall
goal of making the communities
more sustainable through a variety
of efforts that offer wide-reaching
benefits and impacts.
Implementation of the CPRPs is
well under way, with a multitude of
projects at varying scales and stages of development. Following are a
few key examples:
Woodcrest Play Park
Identified as a priority project in
the West Athens-Westmont CPRP,
Woodcrest Play Park opened to the
public in late 2019. The innovative
project transformed an underused
space at Woodcrest Library into
a small but vibrant public park,
with a book-themed children's play
space, seating with laptop charging
stations, outdoor exercise equipment and drought-tolerant plants.
Created through a collaboration
between DPR and Los Angeles
County Library, Woodcrest Play
Park is located in the community of Westmont, which has about
33,000 residents and a very high
level of park need, according to
the Countywide Parks Needs Assessment. Thanks to this new park,
57 percent of Westmont residents
now live within a 10-minute walk
of a park. That number was just 35
The Countywide Parks Needs Assessment serves as Los Angeles County
Department of Parks and Recreation's
North Star, guiding its planning, resource
allocation and decision making.
percent before. It means that an additional 7,000 residents, including
2,000 young people, can access a
nearby park.
95th and Normandie Pocket Park
The park site was acquired by
DPR shortly after it was identified
as a priority in the West AthensWestmont CPRP. In 2020, DPR
successfully secured nearly $1.3
million in grant funds through
California's Proposition 68 Statewide Park Development Program
to develop the park. The 0.16-acre
pocket park will include a new
play area with shade, therapeutic
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