Park[ing] Day 2010 is on Friday, September 17. This is the fourth year for Park[ing] Day LA - an international, city-wide event highlighting the importance of parks and open space in our urban neighborhood. By taking over a parking spot, community members build small parks-for-a-day with their own vision of the future.

In an effort to develop a more transparent and accountable leadership for our community, the DLANC Board of Directors approved new roles and responsibilities to supplement the existing Bylaws. By defining expectations of the members of the Board of Directors, Executive Committee, and Committee Chairs, the 2008-2010 DLANC Board hopes to help the transition for the incoming board to be elected in late June 2010.

All motions outlined in the attached document were approved by the Board for implementation.

More trees = more shade = more livable

At a community presentation of the Harlem Place Project, the graduate student team from the UCSB Bren School of Environmental Science and Management discussed the impacts of transforming small-scale open space on both a local and regional level. With more than 900 miles of alleys and many park-poor neighborhoods throughout Los Angeles, the DLANC Sustainability Committee is interested in understanding more about what can be done to enhance our urban environment, improve stormwater quality and quantity, air quality, reduce heat island effect, and create a more livable neighborhood.