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"City parks serve, day in and day out,
as the primary green spaces for the majority of Americans."
- Bruce Babbit
It makes us sick.
LACK OF GREEN SPACE directly affects health outcomes. Long Beach has one of the highest rates of asthma in the nation. Residents of western Long Beach pay an extra price with higher exposure to pollution from freeways, ports, refineries, and other heavy industries. Our residents have a 5-10 years shorter life expectancy than our neighbors in eastern Long Beach.
It's our last chance.
Clean air, not concrete.
It isn't fair.
WESTERN LONG BEACH has little more than 1 acre of parkland per 1,000 residents. That's only 10% of the green space recommended for healthy, vibrant communities. In East Long Beach, folks enjoy over
16.7 acres of parkland per 1,000 residents. That's an enormous difference! But if we don’t stop them, developers will soon build on one of the last remaining pieces of open space in western Long Beach.
WESTERN LONG BEACH IS DESPERATE for green space and access to nature. Despite decades of planning for a park at this spot along the LA River, our elected representatives have yet to build it. 3701 Pacific Place is one of the last remaining large-scale open spaces available along the river. Right now, developers are on track to turn this rare open land into a 4-story storage facility, RV parking lot, private RV wash, and RV waste dump station. If the development moves forward, we will never add the green space we need and the LA River will lose a crucial opportunity for natural habitat and flood mitigation.
3701 Pacific Place is our last chance for more green space.
Stop industrial development.
We reject the Environmental
Impact Report at 3701 Pacific Place
We the undersigned neighborhood associations, community-based organizations, environmental and environmental justice organizations write in strong opposition to the current development proposal at 3701 Pacific Place. As organizations that represent and serve communities in Long Beach and throughout California, we urge Long Beach decision-makers to reject more polluting industry in western Long Beach and instead support investments in the health and vitality of these communities.
Who's on our side?
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