Griffith Park Master Plan Working Group
Representative: Susan Swan
Email:
SSwanLA@gmail.com
Griffith Park: List of Assets
GPMPWG's Redrafted Master Plan Chapters:
1-VISION FOR GRIFFITH PARK
2-PLANT AND ANIMAL WORLD (formerly Environment)
3-HUMAN DIMENSION
4-BUILT ENVIRONMENT, DRAFT ADDENDUM TO BUILT ENVIRONMENT
5-MOBILITY
Have a look at the Griffith Park Fire Recovery Plan as presented to GGPNC in January 2008
For information on Griffith Park closures, see:
Rec and Parks Blog Spot: http://lagriffithpark.blogspot.com/
Sierra Club -- Griffith Park chapter -- home page: http://angeles.sierraclub.org/griffith/index.asp
Hileman's Recreational and Geological Map of Griffith Park
Griffith Park is currently the largest Urban Wilderness Park in the United States. Help us keep it that way, protect your open spaces.
Sign the petition! Print it out, sign it and follow the mail-in instructions on the petition.
You can also read Councilmember LaBonge's statement concerning his position on the Griffith Park Master Plan by reading his weekly newsletter .
The Griffith Park Master Plan - Working Group Meetings
The regular schedule for meetings will be monthly on the first Monday of the month, with provision to modify for special circumstances.
Griffith Park Rangers Station, Meeting Room
4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Griffith Park
For Meeting Summaries and Agendas go directly to the Recreation and Parks webpage at Meeting Summaries and Agendas
Here is what SaveGriffithPark.org has to say about the meeting January 9th
To read the Revised Chapters of the Griffith Park Master Plan by the Working Group go to GPMP Working Group Revised Chapters
HUNC is participating in a 'working group' to go over the Griffith Park Master Plan, which currently envisions much 'revenue recapture' usage of the Park. Many in the community feel that the users of Griffith Park are better served by preserving the open space. To this end, the Los Feliz Improvement Association is spearheading a drive to petition the City to preserve the current open space in the interior as Urban Wilderness. The City of Los Angeles recently established an Urban Wilderness in Debs Park, near Highland Park. Griffith Park's greater biodiversity and historic significance make it an even better candidate for such a designation.
Contact Bernadette Soter for more information or fill out the petition here and drop it off at Counterpoint Books at 5911 Franklin Avenue (at Bronson). You may also mail it in to the address on the petition, but we would like to present the petitions 'en masse' for a greater effect, and to keep track of how many petitions are turned in.
You may also want to attend GGPNC's Parks, Recreation & Open Space Ctte . Discussion of the current events regarding the GP Master Plan are always agendized.
Thanks for your help in keeping Griffith Park the place we all love.
Read the full Griffith Park Master Plan at http://www.laparks.org/dos/parks/griffithPK/gp_masterplan.htm
For more information, go to http://www.savegriffithpark.org
Read the Los Feliz Improvement Assn's newsletter here .
There is also an overview at PreserveLA.com which has been cut out and put here in case it's hard to find on their site
Councilmember LaBonge's newsletter regarding his views on Griffith Park is available in pdf format here and in a text form here . The newsletter is a Special Griffith Park Edition that gives Councilmember LaBonge's views and recommendations on the draft Griffith Park Master Plan. We recommend that you print the newsletter if you have the capability as it contains a two-page map of the park
highlighting all its existing features and a list of the members of the Griffith Park Master Plan Working Group.
City Controller Laura Chick has released 3 audits of the Department of Recreation and Parks, read them in their entirety below:
11/10/05 Audit of the Department of Recreation and Parks (in pdf)
1/05/06 Audit of the Department of Recreation and Parks 2 (in pdf)
1/09/06 Audit of the Department of Recreation and Parks 3 (in pdf)
Some other sites to explore:
www.livableplaces.org/policy/parks.html
USC Center for Sustainable Cities
Toward a Sustainable Los Angeles: a "Nature's Services" Approach
A Second Year Report to the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation
March 2003
Parks and Park Funding in Los Angeles: an Equity Mapping Analysis
Los Angeles National Land Trust
Parks for People.. the Trust for Public Land.. L.A. Case Statement
City Project CA (www.cityprojectca.org)
Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities: Mapping Green Access and Equity for the Los Angeles Region
Los Angeles Times article 2/1/06 including study done by Rand Corp on park usage in Los Angeles. Read the
full Rand Study or read the
summary.
Park and Recreation Trends in California 2005
State of California Resources Agency
An Element of the California Outdoor Recreation Planning Program
Copyright 2005: California State Parks
Greater Griffith Park Neighborhood Council
Parks, River and Open Space Committee
ASSETS
Parks
Griffith Park
Barnsdall Park
Recreation
Active and Passive Recreation
Hiking, Picnicking, Ball Fields
Pony Rides, Merry-go-Round, Playgrounds
Riding Trails
Equestrian Center
Tennis, Golf
Biking
Girls Camp, Boys Camp
River - The Los Angeles River
Open Space - to be identified (open lots, etc.)
Historical Landmarks
Mulholland Fountain
Griffith Observatory
Hollywood Sign
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Areas of Concern
Traffic
Access
Preservation
Thoughtful Enhancement
Law Enforcement
Support Groups
Griffith Park Resource Board
Equestrian Trails Incorporated
Sierra Club
Los Feliz Improvement Association
Friends of Los Angeles River
California Native Plant Association
Audubon Society
Coalition for Safe Trails
Friends of FernDell
Hillside Federation
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Agencies
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Mayor of Los Angeles
Los Angeles City Council
Department of Recreation and Parks
Rangers
Department of Transportation
Street Maintenance
Hollywood United Neighborhood Council
Cities of Burbank and Glendale (and adjacent homeowner associations)
CalTrans
Los Angeles Police Department
Los Angeles Fire Department
Department of Water and Power
Los Angeles County Flood Control
Bicycle Advisory Committee
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