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In this week\u2019s episode, host Margaret Walls talks about improving equity in urban park systems with Norma Garc\xeda-Gonz\xe1lez, the director of the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation, and Catherine Nagel, the executive director of the City Parks Alliance. Garc\xeda-Gonz\xe1lez discusses how data and community engagement have helped Los Angeles County increase the accessibility and quality of its urban park system. Nagel discusses similar efforts in other cities to create equitable urban park systems and the social, environmental, and economic value of parks in urban areas.\n\nReferences and recommendations:\n\n\u201cLos Angeles Countywide Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Needs Assessment\u201d by the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation; https://lacountyparkneeds.org/final-report/\n\n\u201cParks Needs Assessment Plus\u201d by the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation; https://lacountyparkneeds.org/pnaplus-report/\n\nPeople, Parks, and Power: A National Initiative for Green Space, Health Equity, and Racial Justice from Prevention Institute; https://preventioninstitute.org/projects/people-parks-and-power\n\n\u201cPark Equity, Life Expectancy, and Power Building\u201d by Prevention Institute; https://coeh.ph.ucla.edu/park-equity-life-expectancy-and-power-building/\n\n\u201cThe association of green space, tree canopy and parks with life expectancy in neighborhoods of Los Angeles\u201d by Rachel Connolly, Jonah Lipsitt, Manal Aboelata, Elva Ya\xf1ez, Jasneet Bains, and Michael Jerrett; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412023000582\n\n\u201cSacred Nature: Restoring Our Ancient Bond with the Natural World\u201d by Karen Armstrong; https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/671038/sacred-nature-by-karen-armstrong/