Creating Climate-Smart Cities Through Multiple- Benefit Green Infrastructure. Building community through community-based design

Creating Climate-Smart Cities Through Multiple- Benefit Green Infrastructure Building community through community-based design CALIFORNIA LAND CONSERVATION CONFERENCE California Endowment, Los Angeles, California: March 9, 2016

The Trust for Public Land Photo: Julia Stotz Photography Land Conservation

Climate-Smart Cities Images: The Trust for Public Land

Fitness Zones Photo: Kevin Scanlon

Urban Parks and Playgrounds Photo: Annie Bang

Creative Placemaking Photo: Julia Stotz Photography

Boeddeker Park Vegetated swales Energy-efficient lighting with daylight sensors Photo: Matthew Milman

PROJECT TIMELINE Boeddeker Park

SITE SELECTION Boeddeker Park

Existing conditions Photo: The Trust for Public Land

Existing conditions Photos: The Trust for Public Land

Existing conditions Photo: The Trust for Public Land

PROJECT TIMELINE Boeddeker Park

PARTICIPATORY DESIGN Boeddeker Park Community workshops Focus groups : seniors, youth, children Events Meetings and presentations Translated flyers Email

Participatory design Photos: The Trust for Public Land

Site design

PROJECT TIMELINE Boeddeker Park

CONSTRUCTION Boeddeker Park Construction update flyers Update meetings Temporary art Volunteer events Construction tours Community employment Opening event 3/17/2016 Photo: The Trust for Public Land

Construction Photo: The Trust for Public Land

Construction Photos: The Trust for Public Land

STEWARDSHIP Boeddeker Park Community advisory committee Community meetings Surveys Photos: The Trust for Public Land 3/17/2016

Opening event Photo: Jamie Hopper. Courtesy of SF Recreation and Park Department.

Opening event Photos: Jamie Hopper. Courtesy of SF Recreation and Park Department

After event Photo: Jeremy Beeton

After event Photo: The Trust for Public Land

Multiple benefits Photo: Jeremy Beeton

Vegetated swales Recycled rubber play surfacing Photo: Jan Eiesland. On-site storm water treatment

Passive Cooling Vegetated Geothermal swales Energy-efficient lighting with daylight sensors Recycled rubber play surfacing Energy conservation Photo: Matthew Milman

Vegetated swales Energy-efficient Clubhouse insulation is made with recycled lighting jeans with daylight sensors Park benches are made with salvaged wood Play area surfacing is made with 100% recycled rubber Recycled rubber play surfacing Design that incorporates use of existing elements, where possible, including soils and plants Many items were salvaged and re-used by Rec Park at other nearby parks Photo: Matthew Milman. Material selection local, reused, recycle

Vegetated swales Energy-efficient lighting with daylight sensors Recycled rubber play surfacing Photo: Jamie Hopper Mental health

Vegetated swales Energy-efficient lighting with daylight sensors Recycled rubber play surfacing Physical health Photo: Play area-alejandra Chiesa, Fitness class-jan Eiesland, Play Close-up-Jeremy Beeton.

Vegetated swales Energy-efficient lighting with daylight sensors Recycled rubber play surfacing Photos: The Trust for Public Land Community building

Vegetated swales Energy-efficient lighting with daylight sensors Recycled rubber play surfacing Community building Photos: The Trust for Public Land

Vegetated swales Energy-efficient lighting with daylight sensors Recycled rubber play surfacing Photo: Matthew Milman Boeddeker Park

Avalon Green Alley Network Energy-efficient lighting with daylight sensors Recycled rubber play surfacing Image: The Trust for Public Land and SALT Landscape Architects

ISSUES Avalon Green Alley Health issues Highest rates of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease in Los Angeles County Park poor 0.42 acres of park space per 1,000 residents Water pollution Runoff to Los Angeles River Limited tree canopy Dumping and blight 3/17/2016 Photo: The Trust for Public Land

ENGAGEMENT Avalon Green Alley Photo: The Trust for Public Land

Green Team Photos: The Trust for Public Land

Alley Cleanups Photos: The Trust for Public Land

Community Design Photos: The Trust for Public Land

Placemaking Photos: The Trust for Public Land

Political support Photos: The Trust for Public Land

Stewardship Photo: The Trust for Public Land

Groundbreaking Ceremony Photo: Jose Lozano Photographer Los Angeles Sanitation

Multiple Partners Photo: The Trust for Public Land

Previous conditions Photo: The Trust for Public Land

IMPROVEMENTS Avalon Green Alley Best Management Practices Permeable pavement Infiltration trenches Green infrastructure Art Trees, shrubs, and vines Decorative pavement, poetry, murals Pedestrian-Only Zone 3/17/2016 Photo: The Trust for Public Land

Completed Phase 1 Photo: Jose Lozano Photographer Los Angeles Sanitation

Community art Photos: The Trust for Public Land

Design Rendering Phase 2 Alley Closure Image: SALT Landscape Architects

ENGAGEMENT Lessons Learned Relationships Build ongoing, permanent relationships Collective Vision To pursue a collective vision for the benefit of a community Respect and Trust Requires understanding, respect, and trust Time Time and this needs to be built into the process Framework Framework for continuity and evolution after the project is built Flexibility Design a process that allows for flexibility 3/17/2016 Photo: The Trust for Public Land

Thank you Alejandra Chiesa Program Director San Francisco 415-800-5303 alejandra.chiesa@tpl.org Natalia Gaerlan Project Manager Los Angeles 323-223-0441 ext 12 natalia.gaerlan@tpl.org 3/17/2016 Photo: The Trust for Public Land