15 . Park Congestion and Strategies to Increase Park Equity

Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy, as part of the " Green Visions Plan for 21st Century Southern California " project. The authors thank Christina Li for providing assistance with the statistical analysis. The authors would also like to thank Frank Simpson for his comments on this paper. Thanks to the Green Visions summer interns of 2005 for the photos on the front cover. The mission of the Green Visions Plan for 21st Century Southern California is to offer a guide to habitat conservation, watershed health and recreational open space for the Los Angeles metropolitan region. The Plan will also provide decision support tools to nurture a living green matrix for southern California. Our goals are to protect and restore natural areas, restore natural hydrological function, promote equitable access to open space, and maximize support via multiple-use facilities. The Plan is a joint venture between the University of Southern California and the San Gabriel and lower Los Angeles rivers and mountains Conservancy, Santa monica mountains Conservancy, Coastal Conservancy, and baldwin Hills Conservancy.