Culver City Parks Task 8.1 Final Plan - Flipbook - Page 96
PARKLAND
Culver City has a need for additional park acreage
to reduce park pressure and meet the increasing
needs of the current and projected population.
This includes a need for more overall park acreage,
improved walkability and access to parks, and
reduced individual park pressure on parks that
serve a disproportionate number of users by
walkshed. A variety of land acquisition, joint use,
and potential guidelines for future development
were investigated and are described here as
recommendations for this Culver City Parks Plan.
During these studies an emphasis was placed on
areas with existing high-park pressure as well as
the draft General Plan 2045 identified as “Equity
Focused Neighborhoods” also known as “SB1000
tracts.”
These recommendations consider options for
early actions/implementation as well as those that
require long-term planning and coordination with
external entities and departments within Culver
City. These proposals support the Parks Plan goal to
provide equitable access to parks and park facilities.
Acreage Need
Culver City’s goal is to provide at least 10 acres
of park per every 1,000 residents. This goal was
adopted in the 1968 General Plan and was brought
forward into the draft General Plan 2045.15 This 10
acre goal is split into three separate categories of
Culver City Parks (3 acres), Joint Use Facilities (1
acre), and Regional Parks such as state and county
facilities (6 Acres). At the current population of
40,640 people, the current park need overall is 360.4
park acres with a shortfall of 46 acres, of which
Culver City parks is responsible for 31.5 acres (See
Table 1 below).
By 2045, population projections in the General
Plan 2045 estimate that the population will grow
to 61,600 residents. This means that the park acre
shortfall for the city will increase to 256 park acres
to achieve the service standard of 10 acres per 1,000
residents overall. Out of this, Culver City would be
responsible for an additional 94.4 acres, essentially
requiring a doubling of the city’s park acreage to
meet this demand (See table in Figure 80 below).
This indicates that to maintain a similar amount
of parkland per person, additional sites need to
be located.
PARK ACREAGE: CURRENT AND PROJECTED STANDARD AND SHORTFALL
Current
Acreage
Shortfall
2045
Projection
Needed to
Meet the
Standard
2045
Projection
Shortfall
121.9
31.5
184.8
94.4
0.7
40.6
10.6
61.6
31.6
6
5.9
243.8
3.8
369.6
129.6
10.0
8.8
406.4
46
616
255.6
Current Park
Acres
General Plan
2045 Service
Ratio per
1,000 people
Current
Service Ratio
per 1,000
people
Acres
Needed to
Meet the
Standard
City of Culver
City Parks
90.4
3
2.2
Joint Use
Facilities
30.0
1
Regional
Parks
240.0
Total
360.4
Figure 80. (Table Above) Park Level of Service standards were set originally by the 1968 General Plan and are proposed by the Planning and
Development Department to be carried forward into the General Plan 2045. Source: City of Culver City, California, 1968 General Plan Recreation
Element, Table 1: Summary of Recommendations. 1968. General Plan 2045, City of Culver City, California: Public Draft General Plan, 2023
September 29. Page 138.
Figure 81. (Opposite Top) This map shows SB1000 priority neighborhoods as defined in the General Plan 2045. The Culver City General Plan 2045
uses this term to identify and refer to “disadvantaged communities” as defined by criteria in the California Health and Safety Code. Source: City
of Culver City, California Public General Plan, 2024. Accessed August 28, 2024.
Figure 82. (Opposite Bottom) The existing acreage and shortfall acreage for parkland is broken down by type of park. Culver City needs
approximately 31.5 acres of parkland to meet the General Plan 2045 Standard. Source: City of Culver City, California, 1968 General Plan Recreation
Element, Table 1: Summary of Recommendations. 1968.
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