Culver City Parks Task 8.1 Final Plan - Flipbook - Page 73
GOAL 1
PROVIDE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO
PARKS AND PARKS FACILITIES.
Rationale
Relationship to the General Plan
Providing all members of the community with
the opportunity to access and use park space is
critical. Park access equity is impacted not just
by the overall number of parks but also by the
quality of the parks, how many people are using
the parks, how far residents have to travel to use
park amenities, and what the quality and safety of
that trip is like.
The city’s General Plan 2045 sets goals that
forefront parks, recreation, and community
services as key elements in the future of Culver
City. Goals revolve around connectivity, access,
and sustainable biodiversity that offer space and
services to residents of all ages. This includes
eight goals focusing on equitable access, facilities
and amenities, maintenance, communityserving programming, funding and resources,
sustainability, public facilities, and educational
opportunities. Additionally, the General Plan
2045 highlights new development areas in the
city, including the Hayden Tract, the Fox Hills
Development, and the Inglewood Oil Field offer
significant once-in-a-generation opportunities for
new parkland at large scales.
While the majority of residents in Culver City are
within a 10-minute walk to a park, park space is
not distributed equally throughout the city. With
larger park areas near the Baldwin Hills, some
neighborhoods have less park space and many
Culver City parks are under high pressure because
they serve a large number of residents from both
within the city and adjacent municipalities. As new
development areas are planned throughout the
city, increases in population will mean increased
pressure on the existing parks system.
Creating new parks, improving routes to and from
parks, and investing in maintaining and improving
facilities throughout the park system allows for
more equitable access to PRCS resources for
community members, increasing intergenerational
use, and reducing silos.
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